A must get to all RTS gamers...
It's known that in strategy games, you command it all. You have to build up towns, cities, villages, bases, etc... This game enables you to play war the modern style. Red Alert was an entertaining and revolutionary game of its time, but it offered military equipment that were ahead of it's time.
Command and Conquer Generals puts you in the front seat of the modern art of war. With the realistic weaponry and game-play. There was only one weapon that made me raise my eyebrow which was the Particle Cannon (weapon of mass destruction for the USA). You have three countries in which to play with: U.S.A, China, and the GLA (supposedly Iraqi forces or something). Each have their own weapons, attack strategies, and weak points. The USA: King of the sky. They rule the skies with their high-tech Raptors, Apaches, and Super Sonic bombers. They also have good tanks when it comes to ground assaults. Their defenses are made of Patriot missiles. Land-to-Land and Land-to-Air defense. Enabling them to defend the base from areal and ground assaults. Their weapon of mass destruction is The Particle Cannon, a weapon that emits a very strong laser ray from the skies to take out vast armies and buildings. You can control the lasers' movement just like any units'. To target what ever you want on the ground. It has a short duration but does the job with efficiency. It also has the best spying units and buildings. China: A very strong country, if played with wisely, it can defeat the USA with ease. They air strong air and very strong ground units. Its MIGs are capable of napalm strikes on ground and on areal units. But lack bombers and helicopters. Their tanks are the strongest in the game. They have the Overlords. A very high-tech and humongous tanks capable of lethal blows with one strike. They have the ability to crush smaller tanks because of their size. Thier shells can be upgraded to hold a slight dose of nuclear radiation. Easily damaging any unit on the ground. They can be equipped with a gattling cannon (later discussed), bunker, and Speaker towers. These towers can be built inside bases and near defense lines to heal ground units if a minor strike was established. Instead of building new units, this tower fixes the tanks and heals soldiers that have taken blows but survived. China's defenses are somewhat impenetrable if built with efficiency. The same gattling cannons that can be placed on Overlords can also be built as defense. They are best for infantry and light armored tanks. Bunkers are somewhat a shelter for infantry, where they can fire on incoming tanks and infantry with minimum casualties in their lines. Bunkers are best suited for rocket launchers. These units make toys out of any tank if properly used. For China's weapon of mass destruction: Yes, you guessed it. Nuclear Missile. This baby will annihilate anything in its radius making the ground a scorched earth filled with nuclear radiation. Not as accurate as the Particle Cannon, but this thing is worth the name of Weapon of Mass Destruction. China has many more units and buildings.
GLA: They have low-tech units and use very old weaponry. But they get the job done. Their tanks are limited to a Scorpion. They also have buggies capable of launching a few missiles from a distance. Including pathetic pickup trucks with a mounted machine gun. But also have scud launchers that can destroy units from a distance. Their defense is a nest inhabited with four RPG units. They are capable of Land-to-Land and Land-to-Air assaults. They have the Scud Storm for a weapon of mass destruction. It has the same effect as the Nuclear Missile but with various missile strikes. They also fight to the end, their units come cheap and you like they are always expendable, knowing that you can make much more.
The games' graphics enable the game to be amazing. They put you in a realistic view of the modern war. You can command it all. It is with such RTS games that the true strategy gamer can show his talents and rule. I advise anyone who loves strategy games to get Generals. It's a game that shouldn't be missed. It was made for multi-player game-play. You will spend countless hours either playing it alone at home, or with the friends.