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[puggsoy]

I personally think that's rather cool. It definitely improves the immersion, it'd be like you're actually commanding your troops (rather than using a cursor to magically control them). The accuracy seems pretty sweet, and you can assign your own custom voice commands.

Until someone like me in the UK tries to play it and nothing at all works.

From the FAQ:

How good is the voice recognition? And what if I have an accent?

Assuming a nice, quiet environment (external chatter can significantly worsen results), a standard American English accent is hitting around a 96% recognition rate with the Microsoft Speech Platform Runtime 11. We've tried quite a few accents, and none seem to dip below 91%. The real key is enunciation.

I'm sure "quite a few" must have included the most common UK accents. Plus, as I said, you can assign your own custom commands if it really becomes a problem.

I have a Kiwi accent, which they probably didn't even test, so I get where you're coming from. I'm confident it'll turn out OK though.