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Command & Conquer: The Covert Operations

Jan 1, 1996

Expansion of Command & Conquer

3.51 average rating based on 51 ratings

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Covert Operations is an add-on for Command & Conquer which features 15 new missions, new music tracks, and multiplayer maps. Unlike the original game, the missions of Covert Operations can be played at any time and in any order, and are not accompanied by mission briefing cut-scenes. It added two new units to the game, and the new missions are more difficult than those of the original. The add-on pack features the DOS version's soundtrack, which includes music that was absent from the Windows 95 (or Gold Edition) version. Covert Operations was originally needed to unlock secret missions, which were … More
Covert Operations is an add-on for Command & Conquer which features 15 new missions, new music tracks, and multiplayer maps. Unlike the original game, the missions of Covert Operations can be played at any time and in any order, and are not accompanied by mission briefing cut-scenes. It added two new units to the game, and the new missions are more difficult than those of the original. The add-on pack features the DOS version's soundtrack, which includes music that was absent from the Windows 95 (or Gold Edition) version. Covert Operations was originally needed to unlock secret missions, which were later enabled by a patch to the main game. Less
Developers
Westwood Studios
Publishers
Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.
Franchises
Command & Conquer
Series
Command & Conquer
Platforms
DOS, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genres
Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Themes
Science fiction
Release Dates
1996 (Worldwide)
DOS, PC (Microsoft Windows)
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User Stats
186
In Collection
13
Wish Listed
2
Playing
50
Backlogged
How Long Is Command & Conquer: The Covert Operations?
100% completion: 40.0 hours
Total completions: 1
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GigaDeathNullGolem
GigaDeathNullGolem gave May 29, 2025
GigaDeathNullGolem gave May 29, 2025
Challenging and Hard Single Mission Structure Expansion
This review is for the PC (Microsoft Windows) version

Not the best in the series but it was pretty cool. Some unique mission and units. It's basically what Aftermath was for Red Alert. And just like it, it's Super difficult. I don't remember there being any videos (or very few) which was disappointing.

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Worthy of at least some kind of review.. It's something to crow on about. Four caws from me, I particularly like the Crowmmado units in this game, as they can really just fly from point A to point B really fast (as fast as the crow flies) enter image description here
The game needs some story to give it structure and without videos it leaves much up to the imagination as you play it. There's no Kain or Crowbrah Cawmmander type villain, which is an L.

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TheCorbeauxKing
TheCorbeauxKing updated their status Oct 20, 2025
TheCorbeauxKing updated their status Oct 20, 2025

Don't get me wrong, I like long ass RTS missions which takes an entire afternoon to get through, but I'm not fond of them when you need to save scum because of how wonky the game balance is.

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