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Command & Conquer: Generals (PC Games)
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AU$19.95
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Electronic Arts |
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PC CD-ROM |
| All-Time Sales Rank: | #53 Overall |
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Product Description
Command & Conquer: Generals puts your trigger finger on the pulse of modern warfare. Become a powerful General and control massive armies of bleeding-edge military 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 opposition in the 20+ mission single-player campaign or dish out the damage in global multiplayer mayhem. Prepare your forces, Commanderits time to engage in the next generation of real-time strategy - Command & Conquer Generals.
Become a Powerful General - Rack up victories in each campaign and upgrade your forces. As you acquire skill points, more weapons and tactics become available, such as the Nuclear Bomb and the Scud Storm.
Three Ways to Dominate - Command one of three unique armies inspired by real-world ideologies: the high-tech US force, the swarming Chinese war machine, or the resourceful Global Liberation Army.
Modern High-Tech Warfare - Unleash your fury using modern and near-future military weaponry on the bleeding-edge of technology. Wage real-time war in more ways than ever before, with thrilling air-to-air duels, urban combat, and an enhanced veterancy model.
State-of-the-art SAGE Engine - Experience Command & Conquer in unprecedented detail as you battle it out in full 3D on urban cityscapes, rugged deserts and frozen wastelands. Real-time strategy never looked so sharp.
All-new Units and Tactics - Assemble your war machine with top-secret Aurora Strike Fighters, massive Crusader Battle Tanks, Angry Mobs, skilled Hackers and over 60 other distinct units. Bring death from above with your sides exclusive super weapon - the US Daisy Cutter Bomb, the Chinese Nuclear Missile, or the GLA Scud Storm.
Multiplayer Mayhem - Wreak havoc online, either cooperatively with a friend or go head-to-head in all-out global domination with a multitude of other players.
System Requirements
PIII 800 or equivalent
128 MB RAM
8X CD-ROM
32MB 3D Accelerator
1800 MB disk space
DirectX 8.1
Customer Reviews
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Fast and Furious
Reviewed by Mike from Christchurch, NZ on September 25th, 2007
Generals gave me one first impression: it was fast paced! Both in terms of unit movement speed and the rate in which units perished on screen. You really have to keep your wits about you for this ride. The three factions were all well balanced: the US with the high tech weapons, the Chinese with the massive armour and the GLA with their fast hit and run tactics (and the angry mobs!). The superweapons are fun and each is unique, however the US orbital laser was a bit lame and weak compared to the Chinese nuke and the catastrophic chemical weapons of the GLA.
The Good: well balanced factions, fast and furious pace and angry mobs.
The Bad: lame US superweapon, unrealistic aircraft behaviour
You gotta love this game!
 Reviewed by Anonymous from Auckland, NZ on April 21st, 2007
This game is a major step up from the previous versions. I recommend this game for all those still on the Red Alert 2/Yuri's revenge buzz.
Hours & hours of fun. The Expansion pack (Zero Hour) is also recommended to make the game last.
Great Game, Fun to Play
Reviewed by Daniel from Greymouth, NZ on November 20th, 2004
I own many of the other C&C games and I enjoyed this one just as much, if not more! The game has great graphics and is easy to get the hang of - the helps manuals are great as well.
I played this game for weeks and weeks. The wonderful graphics do come at a cost though, you need to have a fast computer to play the game at a resonable speed - my Warehouse Dell couldn't quite handle the graphics at the graphics at the highest setting. The only disappointment was, unlike all the other C&C games, Generals did not have the real life movie clips at the start and end of the missions, but the game still had a great story line and ingame motion clips.
IF you are thinking of buying this game I would recommend buying it as a two pack with the expansion "C&C Generals : Zero Hour". I am planning on getting the expansion and wished I had bough the two games together to save money, oh well - have fun.
Way cool but way too short.
Reviewed by Phil from Auckland on May 13th, 2004
This game is very much like the Red Alert games in most respects. The gameplay is almost identical and it has the same sense of humor.
One difference to note is there are no naval units. This might be an attempt to make everything appear in proportion. Nothing looks more silly than a battleship sailing past an infantryman on shore who's as tall as the ship is long. In reality he'd be like two hundred feet tall.
The other difference is there are none of the groovy video briefings and movies. I suppose they dropped these to save some money or maybe they thought they were a bit adolescent, but I really loved them in the RA games. It may be adolescent but I liked having my ego stroked by a gorgeos woman after every mission. Sue me!
The game looks fantastic. The 3d enviroments look great as do the units. Combat effects are especially cool like when a tank goes up there's primary and secondary explosions and the turret and chunks of metal go flying off as it grinds to a halt. Voice acting and artwork are also excellent.
I did find two major flaws though. First the difficulty seems to be poorly balanced. The difficulty settings are normal, hard and brutal. Hard was just about right except for one mission in each campaign which was nearly impossible. But playing on normal was way too easy.
Second, and by far the biggest disappoinment was it's way too short. Each of the three campaigns has about six missions. You're just getting into it when it's all over. It needs to be about twice as long for it to be worth full price!
Other than that it rocks!
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Release date: 4th March, 2005.
List price: AU$19.95.
Catalogue number: 1456797.
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