Game Overview:  Total Annihilation is a piece of legend in the gaming world. Many old timers swear by this game. It is one of the oldest, most played, and most mod-able RTS game to date. Thousands of mods (short for modification) were created for this game and alot of major ones are still been updated today. The game was released in 1997 by Cavedog Entertainment, headed by Chris Taylor. (Chris Taylor is considered as one of the gaming gods who stand toe to toe with Sid Meier.) A huge fan based was developed immediately after the launch of the game. That fan base still stands today, 8 years later. Many forums and sites are still devoted to this game. As you can see, the influence created by this game is huge.