- The U.S. and China have been fighting to rule the world -- but now a new group called the Global Liberation Army(GLA) is ning 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 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!.
Product Description
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Take on the role of great generals and leaders
throughout history as they fight the battles for borders, wealth
and glory.
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In Command & Conquer: Generals gamers choose from three
radically different fighting forces, build an army from the
ground up, and seek out and destroy sing 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 games 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
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From the Manufacturer
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Command & Conquer: Generals puts your trigger finger on the
pulse of modern warfare. Become a powerful general and control
massive armies of bleeding-edge weaponry across a globe
teetering on the brink of Armageddon. Command one of three unique
sides, each with customizable high-tech arsenals ready to deliver
unprecedented firepower on land or in the skies. Annihilate the
sition in the 23-mission single-player campaign or dish out
the damage in global multiplayer mayhem. Prepare your forces,
Commander, it's time to engage in the next generation of
real-time strategy.
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