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Command & Conquer: Generals
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Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Electronic Arts
EAN: 0014633145694
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Format: CD-ROM
Item Dimensions: 31
Label: Electronic Arts
Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
MPN: 14569
Number Of Items: 1
Platform: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Release Date: February 11, 2003
Studio: Electronic Arts
Features:- The U.S. and China have been fighting to rule the world -- but now a new group called the Global Liberation Army(GLA) is gunning for the both of them. Step into this three-way power struggle and take command as a General, to lead your side to victory.
- Command U.S., Chinese or GLA troops, each with their own unique abilities, weapons and strategies
- Use your tactical skills to lead the Chinese with their nuclear and fire-based weapons, or the U.S. with their advanced technology&air superiority, or the GLA with their guerilla tactics&scavenging skills
- As you play and win in these multi-level campaigns, you'll earn General Points you can use to break out the Super Weapons - Nukes&Particle Beams are waiting for you to deploy them
- Unique new missions and campaign goals combined with all-new multiplayer modes bring up the challenge, as you fight for the right to Command&Conquer!
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Editorial Review:
In Command & Conquer: Generals gamers choose from three radically different fighting forces, build an army from the ground up, and seek out and destroy opposing players' armies and bases. Your three choices are the USA, the Chinese, and the Global Liberation Army (a group of freedom fighters/terrorists). Each force has unique strengths and weaknesses; Generals does a good job making the three forces differ in more than aesthetics. The USA has costly but technically advanced units along with a stunningly powerful Air Force, the Chinese have weak but cheap ground units that gain advantages when attacking in large groups, and the GLA has a ramshackle army that relies on stealth. Each force caters to a completely different style of play, and playing around to find the group that you'll like the most is a lot of fun.
One of the game's most important innovations is the Generals point system. This system allows both the player and his units to gain experience points for each enemy kill. Experienced units will become hardier and more dangerous, and the player will gain points to spend on new technologies or special attacks. Each force has its own selection of bonuses you can purchase in this manner, and more experienced generals have access to increasingly powerful items.
Generals is the first title in the Command & Conquer franchise to go fully 3-D, and it looks absolutely gorgeous. All of the models and environments in the game look really good, and it's both cool and useful to rotate the camera around to get different perspectives on the battlefield. The tradeoff here is that Generals has extremely high system requirements, and you're going to have to go even higher than the posted minimum if you want consistently smooth gaming performance. In fact, you're probably going to have noticeable slowdowns if you're not running approximately the equivalent of a 1.5GHZ processor and a GeForce 3 or better.
Ever since the release of the first Command & Conquer game in 1995, the C&C franchise has practically defined real-time strategy gaming. With a half dozen original titles and a handful of expansion packs released on a multitude of gaming platforms, any new C&C game has some seriously large boots to fill. Fortunately for gamers, Command & Conquer: Generals has not only met those previous expectations, but raised the bar once again.--Jon "Safety Monkey" Grover
Pros: - Great looking, fully 3-D graphics
- All 3 races are fun, yet fully distinct from each other
- Innovative Generals point system
- Fun single-player campaigns; exciting multiplayer over Internet or LAN
Cons: - Very high system requirements
Command&Conquer: Generals brings real-time strategy fans the excitement and combat action they crave, in this fast-paced, intense new adventure!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - 10 out of 10
WOW --get the deluxe version, this game is that RAD!!!
this is a stand alone version, with Zero Hour as a expansion--yes get the expanstion as well--for the added options.
its a very good game even without Zero Hour--but why deprive yourself!?!
the super wepons are more realistic, than in red alert 2. That was the only thing RA2 really needed to impove on --an they did with this game.
you choose a general to fight as---EACH with their own army style--ie.. tank genral has ... Read More
Rating:  - Great Game
Most of the other reviews for this game are dated back to 2003. That really suprised me. I didn't even realize that this game was that old. My brother got it as a birthday present from a friend last year (2006), and I just assumed it was pretty recent, due to the impressive graphics. The only flaws I ever really noticed are that the infantry units don't have any faces. Other than that I didn't notice anything too corny, but it's not like I looked for flaws in particular. The explosions are cool ... Read More
Rating: - Fun game, good for multi-player
This game is great, it's one of the best C&C games to date. If you like starcraft you'd love this game.
Rating: - For the price, it's nice
This game does'nt have the best graphics, but they're good enough. Gameplay is great, but the sounds of troops saying various, yet repetitive things after being trained gets tiresome very quickly. The ability to occupy buildings enables the player to develop their strategy more than is common to RTS games. However, I would suggest getting the expansion pack (which I don't own) for an extra ten bucks or so. I actually found at Wal-Mart a five pack of games; Generals, Zero Hour, and some other, not so my ... Read More
Rating: - War Has Never Been So Perfectly Depicted
Ever wonder about nuclear war? Ever curious about what terrorists COULD do? You like realistic startegy gamess on PC? Yes? The, without a doubt, this is most certainly, DEFINETELY the game almost tailor made for you.
Okay, enough with the introduction. Command and Conquer Generals is a very polished RTS. It combines reality with the very near future, and it still manages to be realistic and fun at the same time. There are a diverse arsenal of unit types, three factions, and good single player ... Read More
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