

Among those pictured were Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, Saddam Hussein, etc. The PC-CD Rom version of this game had an advertisement that read "Previous High Scores" and under these words were several photographs of political and military figures.

Most important are the harvesters, which collect Tiberium and deliver it to a refinery, where it's converted into money, thus funding the construction of a base and an army. In most missions, a base needs to be built first in order to build new units and structures.

Both have different units and structures, including artillery, tanks and light infantry. The player can take control of either side for more than 15 missions. The game focuses on a war between two organizations, The Brotherhood of Nod and the Global Defense Initiative. The control system involves selecting units with the mouse and then directing them, while the opponents make their moves without waiting for a "turn" to end. Command & Conquer develops ideas from Westwood's previous game Dune 2, forming a real-time strategy (RTS) game.
