Command and Conquer Generals
A very important title for EA Pacific gets a thorough grilling. This is C&C in 2003.
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Generally speaking the all-important AI that governs unit behaviour and enemy tactics in the game is looking very good indeed; the enemy Skirmish intelligence proving particularly crafty and making for some very multiplayer-esque battles. Which is good. The unit AI does however have its flaws, and can occasionally be found taking an irritatingly long-route to its destination, or coming under attack without returning fire.
It is also a shame that no naval units have been included in the game. This may be a result of the premise, but it still seems a little lazy on EA’s part to discount one of the most tactically interesting elements of real-time strategy. An odd exclusion.
This leads me on to the omission of another C&C favourite. The cinematic cut-scenes between missions. Sadly, they’re gone, replaced by mediocre in-game briefings. This means that Generals is found somewhat lacking on the plot front, and as previously mentioned, doesn’t really have a story that progresses during the game at all. This is a pity as the cut-scenes in past titles did wonders to hold together the single-player game, and was an incentive on its own for completing singleplayer missions. Hopefully EA Pacific will bite the bullet and splash the cash to include this fondly remembered part of C&C in future outings.
The ‘Generals’ ability system is a small but noteworthy addition to the original formula, and it means that your burgeoning experience and success in battle will be rewarded with improvements to your army. The interface has also shifted slightly, from the ride-hand side menu to a Warcraft-style arrangement across the bottom of the screen. In practice this change makes little difference, and navigation as a whole is not a problem.
Visually-speaking this is the finest Command and Conquer to date, and is certainly one of the best looking titles in the genre. The effects (such as explosions), can be awe-inspiring at times, as well as the debris and fire that comes with them. The detail of the landscapes is more ambitious than ever before, and whilst some have criticised the lack of terrain variety, some of the scenery is incredibly intricate and very realistic, especially the towns and villages that can be occupied strategically. Unfortunately, this new level of richness and detail comes with a rather nasty drawback, namely that you’ll need a rather beefy PC to appreciate Generals at its silky best. This is not an understatement, as without hardware of the advanced kind, your Generals experience will be infuriatingly jerky and slow. Bare this in mind.
When it comes to multiplayer, EA seem to have got all their bases covered, and it really is incredibly easy to setup and play games online. What’s more we’re given a goodly selection of multiplayer maps to play on, too - and if they prove insufficient, the World Builder tool included allows you to create your own battlefields.
The audio is of a high standard in the game, and whilst the accents might be hilarious, the music does a good job of heightening the atmosphere, with each side enjoying suitably colloquial accompaniment.
C&C Generals then is an exceedingly well-made game, proving a good competitor to other big players in the genre. It is not without it’s flaws or oversights however, and this coupled with the gargantuan nature of system requirements means that it is not a game that will be relished by all. Regardless, fans of C&C won’t find themselves disappointed.
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Comments
the only bad thing bout this game is that it is so slow
LAN is where this game rocks.
Ah... brings back memories of the original C&C over a null modem cable... jumpers for goal posts.
Or the horrors of trying to get an ipx network game between 3 machines. The days wasted....
Great new visuals, but why oh why do they persist in that stupid-beyond-belief waste of the right mouse button?
Everyone and their dog prefers the Blizzard take on an RTS control scheme, EA Pacific should swallow their pride and copy it.
I don't have a dog
But if you did, he'd prefer a useful right mouse button...
good graphics.....but omfg the multiplayer is laggy as hell and wtf is with the chinese havin the NUKE!!! and all the goood tanks??? THE U.S would dominate china any day in modern time....why do they get a dum laser that cant even destroy a nuke silo in one attack???????
does u know cheats for command&conquer red alert playstaion
I am going to buy this cos it looks alot more advanced than all the other c&c games i have got apart from generals which is just crap
not generals, renegade...soz
not generals, renegade iz da crap 1
not generals, renegade iz da crap 1!
Yo Dugan, the americans would not dominate the chines on the ground but they do in the air, that is why the americans dont have good troops, but when it comes from the plains look out in the skys!
its the best CNC game so far i think, it runs on my computer smoothly, so who ever says it lags, it is your computer Spec not the game
THIS GAME ROCKS!!!
It looks alright yer no what i mean?
Buy an oasis album know what i mean.
can i join u
why oh why do i always seem to get over powerd by other players when playing online, i just cant seem to get enough cash to build up my army b4 i am over run by the opposition, i have tried many times in many different ways to build up my army but low and behold i loose every time, have we got people out there with a cheat to give them more money at game startup. ??????
one bad thing there is no ships/boats no water battles one of the best things about the game
what if i only had a 733 mhz pentium 3 processor but i have a 512 mb ram and a 32 mb videocard and all other requirements, will it be compatible?
How can all these reviews be so negative?
C&C generals' a great game especially over a LAN!
The only improvement EA could possibly make to this game is having more civilisations e.g. Britain, Germany, Japan.
does any one know any cheats about command & conqure renegade
i want to be able to hack into sistems and im young can u help me out with codes an cheats
bloody brill, but beginin to get too easy
Please, whatever you may think about this otherwise try and play it on a lan with some friends. i have 4 non RTS flatemates who now all play this game every day. the common question in the living room since it's purchase is, 'Fight?'
I like The Game C+C Generals
uits so bad, it stinks of s hit, its the worst game any ones ever made, wat u doin?
uits so bad, it stinks of s hit, its the worst game any ones ever made, wat u doin?
uits so bad, it stinks of s hit, its the worst game any ones ever made, wat u doin?
i like generals its amazing espeacialy online ive won 2 and lost 8 but im just getting the hang of it, the reason i keep losing is coz im always gla coz they dont need power but the problem is u cant spy on where your enemies are any one got any tips for me?
I get confused by colors Dirt And mud.And I agree Wiv matt about the ships and nations (include Britan)
hell yeah! try zero hour
GO KIK SOME ASSSS!!!
hell yeah! try zero hour
GO KIK SOME ASSSS!!!
hell yeah! try zero hour
GO KIK SOME ASSSS!!!
hey no prob just build chemicals.toxin tracters scud stiorm and black markets for those good tanks and build bomb trucks. :-) they always work escpiclly the scud storm go them hell ok?
Got to agree with Sam on this, Generals has superceded Warcraft III as the LAN game of choice in my flat. As for China being overpowered, I too thought this initially, but am slowly coming round to US superiority....consider the advantages.
1. Aurora Bombers. These can't be targeted before they've released their payload. If you're prepared to lose them, the enemy can't stop you from taking out any building of your choice. If you can achieve economic superiority, the cost is manageable, and you've nullified enemy superweapons.
2. Spy drones. The USA is really difficult to surprise with stealth units, and has unrestricted viewing of the whole map by midgame, minus the occasional loss of one of the drones.
3. Supply Drops. The USA has a building which supplies money, as opposed to China's hackers, which are slow to produce and easy to kill unless they're spread around..and most players dont do that.
Granted, the nuke is better than the particle cannon, but you shouldnt be using it to target enemy superweapons, but rather clusters of troops or power stations, or massed defenses. Plus, the US has the fuel bomb and tankbusters, two very useable upgrades. The US, played right, is very capable of beating China.
man its quite cool iv just started playin it but its good enough to atract MOHAA players:)
how do i get the console down on command and conqure generales
did you get some cheats for cc
did you get some cheats for cc
i want cheats for c&c generals
zero hour is funny. i tried the general challenge, and the comments of the enemy were funny at first, but soon i got fed up with the 'soon we will...' -Kwai, "...the sun"-Tao, and dr. thrax's maniacal laffs. gameplay is good, but i dont have the chance to maximize the video fx (have to resort to 'medium', 800x600) like i can in wc3. even with my 2ghz comp, 512 ram and gforce 4 card
do you have a extra bar code that i could use so me and my friend could play please help he will not use it for the net
Somebody write me the registration code! Tanks.
You need better hardware
i need the number to install it i lost the box and case
I would like you guys to teach me how to hack sistems, i could give you a code so tht you could store viruses from a university and send it anywhere
This game ROCKS. Holla !!
I need Command and Conquer Generals Instant Build Cheat but I am not sure what version my game is how do I check what version it is?
I need Command and Conquer Generals Instant Build Cheat but I am not sure what version my game is how do I check what version it is?
does anyone have a code for C & C Generals that is on the lower left of the back of the CD case. I would really appreciate it if you could give it to me. Thank You.
The game (c&c) is expensive in using the memory. But it is a great game the problem again is, their are only 3 kinds of country fighting. I hope by the next time I buy games that is related to c&c genarals it would be more good and challenging.
Hey ya'll, my game got deleted and when i tried to reinstall the game i couldn't because i lost the cd cover with the code. Can someone e-mail me a valid code?? I will be very greatful ; )
where do you get a build hack from for generals zero hour as the start of the game is slow can anyone help i would very much appreciate it
anyone know any online cheats
this is site is one porcary
does any one play with GLA
man palying with GLA is great fun i mean alll those sneak attacks
I have two computer on my home and i want to play lan when i want to play and press to my friend on the game the game tell me your serail is aready in use ?
tell me the way PLZ PLz
thank
the perso who made this web site should send me zero hour plz plz
you know I've never lost a game on command and conqure generals. All I do is set up gun implacements around my base and create about 100 men. This takes a long time, but you can't loose. make sure you make about 10 machine gun tanks to guard your place incase anything big attacks.
If you are controling the GLA do the same trick shown above, exept to make the game more fun make an extra 100 suicide foot bombers to attack the enemies base.
If you don't want to spend time making so many men, try making an airport; use the planes to scout out the entire area for that level. Then start attacking the bunkers along with the buildings that make tanks and any markets or money making buildings that only the enemy can use. When the enemy is crippled to making their army stronger you can dominate!
by the way I also have not found any coads for command and conqure:generals but I do have coads for command and conqure,covert operations;red alert;red alert aftermath;red alert counter strikeand many coads for renegade
i need the code to install the game and if anyone can help PLEASE do. Thanks
hi can so1 plz tell me how to get the world builder tool.
where is the world builder tool on command and conquer generals
i wanna play with the best
the matrix has you...
hay can some one please give me a code so me and my nepheu can please on lan here at my home please i just got the game and we cant play just on lan on my home network :)
This game is COOL. Where is Red Alert 3?
whats the cheat for money it might be up their in the writing but i dont read ican read but i dont like it
Generals is the best game ever to be made EA games u r a LEGEND!! :¬)
GLA IS THE BEST
G'day, ok guys...uve seen my post about giving youse keys ages ago....im telling you right now, im not giving anymore out. Im sorry but, i just keep getting so many pll wanting keys.....just getting anoyying is all, took me ages finding this post..so here is a key for Generals not zero hour.... and you cant play this online....so be thankfull...thanks cya
C&C Genrals Key: 1971-0848194-2296348-0321
or
1166-3869793-4374210-2751
or
1348-5514783-6410506-4600
I posted 3 just in case....im not giving zero hour ones...becuase i lost them :P (my bad)
Yo Vincent in case ur still wondering when u put in the cd and the auto run thing comes up click on cheak for updates
later
any1 got cheats for generals?
Well I feel stupid , I Got C&C generals pack and can't figure out how the heck you use the World builder tool
I've used the game builder in Empire earth and its easy
Bought a factory version and didn't find ant directions in the manual for the WB tool on the disk...this sucks any ideas
Is there any other way of playing LAN games without buying a new copy of c+c generals?
Dont you have more cheats?
Hey, can someone help. I bought Generals in London ages ago. I am now back in Australia and I left the Iinstallation security code behind. I want my fix but can't install the damn game. Is there a way of installing without this code?
Cheers
how do u use worldbuilder
very cool game, one of the best.
a bit hard but cool
i paly lan but when i try to join it says falled to join room y ?? this is bad or good
i now the scud bug itsa cheat and i can tech u it
i need help
When I try to install CnC Generals, it says: missing messages: autorun_title & can't_find.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO!!!!!!!!!!!
Buy the damn game
Hi, if anybody out there knows the SCUD bug cheat plz
email me on:
nufc_taylor@yahoo.co.uk
If u do this i could sort u out an account for command and conquer generals online or may b get keys for u if needed. :-D Thx :-D
the game iz gr8 but u could just go online and have more fun.
C&C 3 is on its way! Be ready for some serious NOD on GDI on ??? new race action! Boo-yah!
why is it that wen i finished installing it with one of the codes on here and i run it it says pls insert correct cd???
King you have to put in the 2 cd you got ;-)
king booga insert the green disk
tell me the sereal code
the hell with the tell me the sereal code ya bichis
yeah i need to know to plz tell me if u get it.
can anyone give me a code to install the game C&C generals... I have lost the box and had to reformat my drive bcoz of a virus...stinks!!!
does any one know a cd key for generals
I lost the box for C&C Generals so now I can't load without a registration code. I still have the rule book, so is it in there or somewhere in the disk directory.
Please help
does anyboby have an installation code for c&c generals