20 years after its original launch, what can we make of Command & Conquer 2?
Its chronological position in the series does it no favours. Being sandwiched between the two best games in the series Red Alert and its sequel makes it easy to unfavourably compare to those two juggernauts. Tiberian Suns overly ambitious nature, too, was an ironic leash. Westwood lamented this lack of discipline, but still managed to bring a damn fine game out of it.
Source: N4G PC Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun – Ambition Meets Reality