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The titular war revolves around a rare mineral called [[Unobtainium|Siberite]]. Originally found in Siberia, it is discovered by US agents along with an alien artifact, EON. The artifact and a small amount of Siberite is smuggled out of Russia, and experiments eventually determine that Siberite is both a catalyst for cold fusion and fuel for EON - which is revealed to be a [[Time Machine]]. With no safe way to acquire the priceless Siberite from the Russians, another approach is decided upon: to send a task force back in time 2 million years on a one-way mission to transport the Siberite over the then-intact land bridge between Alaska and Siberia. Upon arriving, however, the task force members are scattered in both time and space, and much to their surprise find themselves beset by hostile Russians.

 

Oh, and there's an Arab faction involved as well. <!-- Needs expansion -->

* [[Action Bomb]]: Arabs love to strap apemen with explosives. Or brainwash them into driving exploding vehicles...

* [[Action Girl]]: Lisa Lawson.

* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: While not a happy stroll in the park in any way, the American campaign is much more idealistic than the Russian one, where several important characters are unceremoniously killed off (including {{spoiler|1=Burlak's brother and MacMillan's [[Love Interest]]}}, and remaining loyal to your [[Bad Boss]] earns you a firing squad rather than his respect. {{spoiler|If you decide to follow it, the Alliance route is more idealistic than staying loyal to either of the sides.}}

* [[Soviet Superscience]]: Soviet tanks at the beginning. Then Soviet time-displacement technology, teleportation and probably out of all [[Humongous Mecha|mecha armed with all-kind-of-possible-weapon]] build like a factory, not in a factory. Not to mention being build 2 millions years ago by bunch of car mechanics.

* [[Take a Third Option]]: The Russian victory means they invade United States in the present day, while the American victory creates an [[Alternate Universe]] where they oppress the whole planet and the USSR still exists. To avoid this, [[Wide-Eyed Idealist|Peter Roth]] hopes for both sides' scientists to cooperate in understanding. The Arabs have their own third option as well, although a rather... [[Stuff Blowing Up|extreme]] one.

* [[The Aloner]]: Tim Gladstone, a scientist, who arrived as first time-traveller and spent a year alone.

 

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