Total Annihilation

E914269

real-time strategy game video game

Total Annihilation is a 1997 real-time strategy video game renowned for its large-scale battles, advanced 3D terrain, and pioneering use of fully 3D units and ballistic physics.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Total Annihilation canonical	1
Total Annihilation: Battle Tactics	1
Total Annihilation: The Core Contingency	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11250886 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Total Annihilation
Context triple: [GT Interactive, published, Total Annihilation]

A. UNIverse at War
"UNIverse at War" is a track from The Roots' acclaimed hip-hop album *Illadelph Halflife*, showcasing their socially conscious lyricism and live-instrument production.
B. Grand Commander
Grand Commander is one of the highest ranks within the Philippine Legion of Honor, typically awarded to individuals for exceptionally meritorious service to the Philippines.
C. World in Conflict
World in Conflict is a real-time tactics video game set in an alternate-history Cold War scenario, known for its cinematic presentation and large-scale, team-based multiplayer battles.
D. TekWar
TekWar is a science fiction franchise created by William Shatner, best known as a series of novels adapted into television movies and a TV series set in a near-future world plagued by a powerful digital drug.
E. Time for Annihilation
Time for Annihilation is a hybrid studio/live album by American rock band Papa Roach that combines new tracks with live recordings of their earlier hits.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Total Annihilation
Target entity description: Total Annihilation is a 1997 real-time strategy video game renowned for its large-scale battles, advanced 3D terrain, and pioneering use of fully 3D units and ballistic physics.

A. UNIverse at War
"UNIverse at War" is a track from The Roots' acclaimed hip-hop album *Illadelph Halflife*, showcasing their socially conscious lyricism and live-instrument production.
B. Grand Commander
Grand Commander is one of the highest ranks within the Philippine Legion of Honor, typically awarded to individuals for exceptionally meritorious service to the Philippines.
C. World in Conflict
World in Conflict is a real-time tactics video game set in an alternate-history Cold War scenario, known for its cinematic presentation and large-scale, team-based multiplayer battles.
D. TekWar
TekWar is a science fiction franchise created by William Shatner, best known as a series of novels adapted into television movies and a TV series set in a near-future world plagued by a powerful digital drug.
E. Time for Annihilation
Time for Annihilation is a hybrid studio/live album by American rock band Papa Roach that combines new tracks with live recordings of their earlier hits.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	real-time strategy game ⓘ video game ⓘ
awarded	Computer Gaming World Strategy Game of the Year ⓘ GameSpot Game of the Year 1997 ⓘ
composer	Jeremy Soule ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
designer	Chris Taylor ⓘ
developer	Cavedog Entertainment ⓘ
director	Chris Taylor ⓘ
feature	3D terrain ⓘ ballistic physics ⓘ base building ⓘ fog of war ⓘ fully 3D units ⓘ large-scale battles ⓘ line-of-sight system ⓘ multiplayer mode ⓘ resource management ⓘ single-player campaign ⓘ
followsConflictBetween	Arm ⓘ Core ⓘ
genre	real-time strategy ⓘ
hasExpansion	Total Annihilation: Battle Tactics ⓘ linked to: Total Annihilation Total Annihilation: The Core Contingency ⓘ linked to: Total Annihilation
hasUnitType	aircraft ⓘ experimental units ⓘ infantry ⓘ naval units ⓘ vehicles ⓘ
influenced	Planetary Annihilation ⓘ Supreme Commander ⓘ
notableFor	advanced physics-based projectile system ⓘ orchestral soundtrack ⓘ pioneering 3D units in RTS genre ⓘ
perspective	top-down ⓘ
platform	Mac OS ⓘ linked to: macOS Microsoft Windows ⓘ linked to: Windows
primaryResource	energy ⓘ metal ⓘ
publisher	GT Interactive ⓘ
releaseDate	1997-09-30 ⓘ
reviewAggregateReception	critical acclaim ⓘ
setting	science fiction universe ⓘ
supports	custom maps ⓘ skirmish mode ⓘ
supportsMultiplayerVia	LAN ⓘ internet ⓘ
theme	galactic civil war ⓘ
usesGameEngine	Total Annihilation engine ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

GT Interactive → published → Total Annihilation ⓘ

Total Annihilation → hasExpansion → Total Annihilation: The Core Contingency ⓘ

linked to: Total Annihilation

Total Annihilation → hasExpansion → Total Annihilation: Battle Tactics ⓘ