Play Tom Clancy's EndWar Online

Summary

Playing Tom Clancy’s EndWar on the Nintendo DS feels like a bite‑size command post. Unlike its console counterpart, the handheld swaps the frantic real‑time flow for a turn‑based system that still lets you orchestrate rifle squads, engineers, tanks and even helicopters as entire platoons. I’m drawn to the three distinct forces: the ultra‑mobile European Federation Enforcer Corps with its speedy urban units and an orbital laser, the lumber‑heavy Russian Spetsnaz Guards boasting armor and a fuel‑air bomb, and the tech‑savvy U.S. Joint Strike Force that relies on long‑range fire and a kinetic strike. The DS’s dual screens make it easy to scan terrain, use walls and debris for cover, and watch destructible environments crumble when you press fire. Critics gave the game mid‑70s marks—about 70 % on GameRankings and 69 % on Metacritic—reflecting solid ambition even if the sales never lived up to the series hype.

Storyline

Tom Clancy's EndWar puts you in the role of an army commander during a speculative World War III. The conflict ignites after a 2016 nuclear terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia triggers a global energy crisis, leading the United States, the European Federation and Russia into a tense arms race.

In 2020 the United States launches the Freedom Star space station, but a covert virus planted by Russia causes an EF orbital laser to destroy the Freedom Lifter, sparking full‑scale war. Players choose one of three factions – the U.S. Joint Strike Force, the European Enforcers Corps, or Russia’s Spetsnaz Guard Brigade – and create a personal commander to battle across 28 battlefields and three capitals.

The campaign features dynamic events such as weather‑driven typhoons, civilian protests and televised reports, while online multiplayer lets you lead your army to victory in a persistent online war. The story concludes with the winning side’s flag raising and a final speech from its general, hinting at the new world order.