And, unlike some of Westwood's previous games, defensive structures aren't prohibitively expensive. It helps that many of the maps feature lots of buildings in which infantry can attack from the safety of cover. Right now, there's no effective way to counter how quickly they can mobilize a considerable army capable to taking out infantry or vehicles. The jury's still out as to whether these three sides are balanced, but you can almost guarantee one of the early patches will tone down China's early rush potential. Rather than employing expensive resource-gathering trucks (China) or helicopters (the U.S.), they have swarms of workers who double as construction units. Unlike the U.S., they have no airpower and no easy way to keep an eye on the map, but their tunnels and camouflage afford them the opportunity to mount devastating surprise attacks.
They can salvage destroyed enemies for money and upgrades. They require a certain amount of stealth and patience. Even if you can write it off as being "just a game," it's hard to believe all this is from the same company who felt the need to change the artwork on their Red Alert 2 boxes in the aftermath of 9/11.īut the GLA is mainly interesting for the gameplay mechanics. You have Arab terrorists with car bombs and truck bombs (the nightclub bombing in Bali and the embassy attack in Kenya), Arab suicide bombers with explosives strapped to their bodies (the Palestinian attacks in Israel), Arabs researching anthrax and biotoxin delivery systems (Iraqi attempts to develop weapons of mass destruction), Arabs avoiding destruction by using tunnels and hiding in caves (al-Qaeda troops in Afghanistan), and angry ululating mobs of Arabs wielding AK-47s (the events in Mogadishu recounted in Blackhawk Down). There are elements of the GLA that clearly reflect recent events. The GLA is the most interesting side, partly for Electronic Arts' blunt disregard for how this might be inappropriate subject matter. Eventually, China can bring to bear monster tanks and fearsome napalm weaponry. They have computer hackers who can steal money or quickly subvert enemy buildings and units. China, on the other hand, excels at amassing hordes of cheap units and improving their capabilities with bonuses. Their superior intelligence capabilities and flexible air force allow them to strike quickly anywhere on the map.
Generals is built on a solid game design that revolves around three unique sides, each with a distinctive look and feel: the United States, China, and Arab terrorists with the sanitized moniker of "Global Liberation Army." The United States has powerful and expensive units, including well-armed infantry and vehicles that can heal themselves. If you're looking for a story, you're in the wrong place. There are some clever scripted moments in some of these, but they're mainly excuses to gradually fold in each side's unique units and capabilities. Instead, you get the game engine used to create some fairly clunky cutscenes for each of the three sides' campaigns, which consists of a handful of loosely related missions. There are no cinematics with pre-rendered cities being destroyed by blimps or live action sequences of Kari Wuhrer in a low-cut tank top leaning over a tabletop.
Unlike the previous games, Generals eschews Red Alert's silly time-traveling storylines and Command & Conquer's overblown chronicle of the battle between Nod and the GDI. Generals is weighed down by its own unique problems that are new to the series. Like Westwood's real-time strategy games, there's a lot of flash here, some of the same old interface problems, and more than enough "yee-haw!" enthusiasm to make up for any shortcomings. Although Generals wasn't created by Westwood (EA Pacific developed this one), you'd never notice. Westwood Studios might be dead, but their legacy is alive and well with Command & Conquer: Generals, the latest title in the long-running series. The single-player campaign features over two dozen missions and multiplayer options support both competitive and cooperative online skirmishes. As players gain experience, they become more powerful and choose new skills and abilities. Players choose to lead the armies of one of three factions: the high-tech United States forces, the swarming war machine of the Chinese, or the resourceful Global Liberation Army. Command & Conquer: Generals was developed by EA Pacific, an Electronic Arts studio that began as a division of the series' original developers Westwood, but Generals is set in its own 3D game world.
Take the role of a great general and lead your forces to war in a world on the brink of Armageddon.
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