The game suffered heavily from lack of advertisements. Common criticisms included complex interface, lack of variety and monotony in game modes, steep difficulty and learning curves. Praise included innovative gameplay, immersive 3D battlefield experience consisting fully destructive environments, tactical and strategic depths involving diverse range of ground and air vehicles, balance model consisting four entirely unique factions, non-cheating singleplayer AI, and excellent joystick support and the introductory video with music by Mark Snow. "Next Generation" said of the game, "There's enough variation to keep you playing, but not enough to really consider this a major step forward in a new sub-genre that's ripe for exploitation."