As
expansion packs go, this is one of the better ones I have played
in a while. C&C: Generals was a good game, but it was missing
things here and there. Zero our fixed most all of those issues.
Here is a quote from the EA Games C&C: Generals website.
“
Next-Generation Armies for the Next Generation of War
Unload
on your enemies with an all-new, hi-tech arsenal featuring
30 new units and 20 new upgrades from the Chinese ECM Tank
to the United States Spectre Gunship.
The
Ultimate Challenge
Enlist
in the all-new Generals Challenge mode where you match your
strategies-and your next-generation arsenal-against 9 enemy
AI Generals with unique personalities, tactics, and taunts.
New
Missions, Tomorrow’s Headlines
15
new missions rattle veteran Generals as they set out to
destroy the U.S. fleet in the Mediterranean, root out a
splinter cell in Cairo and send in special operatives to
capture weapons of mass destruction.
Combat
the Elements
All
new weather effects further immerse you in a more realistic
combat environment.
Take
the Battle Online
Prepare
for multiplayer mayhem with 25 new multiplayer maps! ”
As
you can see, they went all out. With the new generals, it
adds so much to the game-play with their special abilities,
general promotions, units, and taunt lines, it adds a whole
new personal aspect to the game. There are 3 generals of each
faction. USA gets Malcolm “Ace” Granger, the Air
Force specialist; “Pinpoint” Townes, the laser weapons
expert; and Alexis Alexander, the super-weapons specialist.
Global Liberation Army gets Dr. Thrax, the self-explanatory
toxin general; Prince Kassad, master of camoflage; and Rodall
“Demo” Juhziz, master of explosives. Finally, China
gets Ta Hun Kwai, tank extrodanaire; Tsing Shi Tao, commander
of nuclear supremacy; and “Anvil” Shin Fai, who
has awesome infantry units.
I
have been playing the new Generals Challenge Mode which is
explained in the EA excerpt above, and I am liking it a lot.
I am General Townes, and I am against te 6th general now.
They start with prefabricated bases, and hold the whole map,
and you have to fend off their attacks while building your
own strike force. It adds a lot of strategy and fun to the
game. Also, the new multiplayer maps are a plus, expanding
the fun of trying new terrain.
The
addition of all of the units helps a lot. Before the game
was sort of monotonous, with not too many units for U.S, only
one base defense per team, all of that has changed with new
structures (U.S.A. Firebase, Chinese Internet Center, Etc.),
units (like the Microwave Tank, Battle Bus, Etc) and general
promotions (Carpet bombers, GLA Surprise Attacks, Etc.) and
upgrades (Stealth Fighter Bunker Busters, Chinese Isotope
Stability, Etc). This just makes the game more well rounded,
interesting, and replayable.
The
last thing I will mention is the campaigns because I have
not done too much with them yet. The missions are much like
the original C&C: Generals ones, but with support from
the U.S. Navy now with its battle cruisers, aircraft carriers,
and destroyers, and other new features involving new units
to make the game more fun. The sound in this game incorporates
most of the old C&C: Generals music, but with a few additions.
The graphics remain very realistic, with the flames from a
particle cannon lingering on the fields, to the nuclear radiation
creeping across a base, to the pieces of ground flying in
the air from a bunker buster bomb. The replay value is very
high, this game is one of the ones that takes a very long
time to get old, unlike some games I have played.
I
enjoyed this game a whole lot. Overall, they did a sweet job
of improving C&C: Generals, and if you own it, I HIGHLY
recommend getting this expansion pack.
Replay
value: 10 of 10
Graphics: 9 of 10
Music : 8 of 10
Fun factor: 10 of 10
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