[b]Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun[/b] is a 1999 real-time strategy [[video game]] developed by Westwood Studios, published by [[Electronic Arts]], and released exclusively for Microsoft Windows on August 27, 1999. 

The game is the sequel to the 1995 game [[Command and Conquer]]. It featured new semi-3D graphics, a more futuristic [[science fiction]] setting, and new gameplay features such as vehicles capable of hovering or burrowing. 

The main story of the game focuses on a second war between the UN-backed [[Global Defense Initiative]] (GDI) and the cult-like [[Brotherhood of Nod]], both seeking to rule over an [[earth_(planet)|Earth]] which is undergoing rapid ecological collapse.

Tiberian Sun was one of the most anticipated games of 1999. Its development suffered numerous delays, with several features being cut before release. However, it was a commercial success and received positive reviews from critics, despite some of the technical bugs in the game. The dark atmosphere, foreboding soundtrack, and slow paced gameplay of Tiberian Sun received a mixed reception from fans upon release, although have earned it a cult following since. Its story of a military-industrial complex preoccupied with [[terrorism]] rather than environmental failure has been hailed as a metaphor for modern times. 

Several additional features were added to the game with the Firestorm expansion pack, including new units and a multiplayer global war mode. The game was later succeeded by the 2007 sequel [[command & conquer: tiberium wars|Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars]], and was later licensed by Electronic Arts as freeware on February 12, 2010.
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