Command and Conquer Generals

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• Includes both Command & Conquer Generals and Generals Zero Hour
• Become a powerful general--rack up victories and upgrade your forces
• Command 1 of 3 unique armies inspired by real-world ideologies
• State-of-the-art battleground with unprecedented detail
• Next-generation weapons for the next generation of war

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000CE1GK
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 3.4 x 1 inches ; 12.8 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 20, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,944 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #86 in Video Games > PC Games > Strategy
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PC | Edition: Deluxe

Platform:  WINDOWS 98/ME/2000/XP Publisher:  ELECTRONIC ARTS Packaging:  RETAIL BOX Rating:  TEEN Command & Conquer: Generals Deluxe PC The Most Explosive Arsenal Ever Assembled for Command & Conquer:Generals! Prepare to mand the ultimate in modern warfare with this year'snumber one selling RTS game rrced with over 50 new unitsupgrades and Generals Powers from the critically acclaimed Command& Conquer Generals Zero Hour Expansion Pack. This is the only wayto play Command & Conquer Generals.Wele to the next era of military strategy and might. Lead thehigh-tech U.S. forces the vast Chinese war machine or theresourceful Global Liberation Army to victory against the world'smost formidable military masterminds.With the ultimate in destructive force at your fingertips createtomorrow's headlines today to bee the ultimate modern warfaregeneral.Deluxe Edition includes:Command & Conquer: Generals--the #1-selling RTS game in 2003!Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour--the highly-acclaimed Expansion Pack.The Generals World Builder--this easy-to-use design tool lets you create single-player missions and multiplayer maps.Deluxe Edition Units Poster--this 2-sided poster lists all of your units structures and Generals Powers for quick reference in the heat of battle.Features:Command more than 150 unique units structures and upgrades.Deploy over 30 Generals Powers to turn the tide of war at the push of a button.Take on more than 35 missions at the most explosive hot spots around the globe.Match strategies and arsenals against modern war's new masterminds.Wage war with up to seven friends or go head-to-head in massive online multiplayer battles. System Requirements:Windows XP Me 2000 or 98DirectX 8.1 patible sound card800 MHz or faster ProcessorDirectX 8.1 patible video card Hardware Transform Lighting capable AGP video card with 32 MB or more memory and one of these chipsets is required: NV

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

62 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't let this slip by!, August 3, 2004

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B. GOODWIN "dragon678" (LIMA, OHIO United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Command and Conquer Generals: Deluxe Edition (CD-ROM)

C&C Generals is definitely one of the best RTS games there ever has been. And with the low price for the game and the expansion, this is a great deal.
Generals was a very solid game. A good challenge with excellent graphics and gameplay. the only problem I had was the difficulty settings. If you play this on easy, it was too easy. It you played it on hard, it was extremely hard. Other than that, the only other thing would be that I wouldn't reccommed this game if your computer is below the following: P3 1000mhz, 256 ram, 64meg video card. It was quite laggy, but playable. I upgraded to a P4 2.8mhz, 256ram, 128meg video card and this game played great on the highest settings.

You also get the expansion pack Zero Hour which I believe is the second best expansion pack ever (behind only Warcraft 3).
You get 15 more missions that are pretty challenging with more units, maps, and just plain fun.
There is also something called the Generals challenge which allows you to choose 1 of 9 different generals and you play against the other generals in 7 different battles (they mix them up depending on which general you choose). And this is quite challenging (again, don't play this on easy as it is too easy) and very fun. You can also use these generals for games vs the computer opponents or for on-line/LAN play. The generals give you more units and buildings. this expansion pack is what really makes this game rock. Alot of replay value here.

If you haven't gotten any of the C&C Generals games yet, here is your chance to get the whole thing at a great price and enjoy a great game.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still poor support from EA...but the game is awesome, December 27, 2005

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David A. Bielby "Ev Xpistw" (Normal, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Command and Conquer Generals: Deluxe Edition (CD-ROM)

My son and I have played Red Alert & Red Alert 2 together for a long time. We bought this product and the difference is amazing. The graphics and missions are much more like todays warfare around the world. For example, you can upgrade a regular soldier (USA ranger) to be able to capture buildings...you don't need an engineer. You can upgrade your tanks to have drones ...so every tank or Humvee can have upgrades....so a cluster of vehicles has all these cool things flying overhead helping win battles. You can call in airstrikes and lots of other cool things that make the game much more realistic.

On support...EA still misses....for example in the book it says if you register they will give you a free cheat code or tip for doing that. The only thing they gave us was a note saying we could now play the game online. On top of that the click through menu on the software for Generals main website is no longer there..and there is no redirection (if you can believe that!!). there's no easy way to ask questions and these problems are not addressed on their FAQ's page.

We haven't figured out how to do everything on this game yet, and the lack of tutorials or tips is frustrating for my son (7 yrs old). Yet the missions are more like Iraq/Afghanistan warfare in the news over the last few years than it is like Viet Nam or WWII.

We have had these same problems with almost every EA game we own. But still this game is an incredible improvement over the other Command and Conquer games.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great installment to the series., March 28, 2004

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Dmg (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Command and Conquer Generals: Deluxe Edition (CD-ROM)

I bought this without reading very many reviews because I've loved all the C&C games in the past. I'm very pleased with it so far. The graphics are a huge boost from the previous installment, and the little details like civilians and foliage are great, and the little cut-scenes are right on. Character sounds are awesome and kind of amusing the first times around for some. Money-harvesting is pretty slow, and there's some slowdown in the game even on my new computer, but as of yet I haven't been very annoyed. The 'story' isn't too indepth, but that's to be expected. I haven't gotten to the expansion, Zero Hour, yet but by reading the manual and the few reviews that I did it apparently makes the game even better. A great installment in the series.

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