"#world-in-conflict|"World in Conflict" känns som en blandning av Tom Clancy och Command & Conquer" skriver GameSpot i sin färska förhandstitt. Texten berör främst spelets flerspelardel som tycks innehålla ett par innovativa grepp för strategigenren.

Four players will be ideal for multiplayer because the game basically divides the forces into four types, which is similar to the way the different classes in the Battlefield games work together. One player can choose armor and purchase tanks and other armored vehicles; the second player can select infantry; a third can choose aviation (mainly helicopters); and the fourth can go with support, which is a combination of artillery, anti-air, and everything else.