Introduction:
First of all, I would like to tell you that Command and Conquer: Generals, has nothing to do with the past Command and Conquer released games...
Generals is situated in the near future, where the war against terrorism is the main object.
In this game, China and USA fight against the GLA (Global Liberation Army). So for the first time, you have 3 sides instead of the usual 2.
The Units:
The USA has high-tech war machines like paladin tanks (which can shoot missiles from out of the air using a laser), stealth planes and a satellite to spy on enemies (which can be very useful!). It also has a great variety of planes and helicopters. The infantry consists of RPG troopers, normal soldiers which can also carry flashbangs (so you can clear a building of enemy troops easily), a hero who can plant time bombs on buildings and a very dangerous sniper, which is invisible when not moving (known as a Pathfinder).
On the other side, we have China. China has very destructive weapons. It’s based on gattling technology, napalm and nuclear force. China’s vehicles range from small Gattling tanks to huge (when I say huge, I mean huge!) overlord tanks which are the most powerful land units in the game. And if they are not powerful enough as it is, you can still upgrade them with either a gattling canon, a propaganda tower (which heals your units) or a bunker (where you can put infantry in to fire from the tank). A Dragon tank is also at your disposal which you can use for cleaning out bunkers and buildings with napalm. Another destructive vehicle that China possesses is the nuke cannon. It fires mini nuclear bombs from a cannon mounted on the back which can cause a devastating effect to anything in the area. If you compare China with USA, you can say that china has more power on land, whilst USA has more power in the air. China has only 1 type of aircraft, known as the Mig. Migs are good in large numbers as they can fire black napalm, which once upgraded can cause large amounts of damage to both vehicles, buildings and infantry. The infantry consists of three units, The Red Guard, RPG Troopers and a special unit known as Black Lotus. The red guard is armed with single shot rifles that take roughly a second to reload. The Black Lotus can steal enemy buildings so that they become yours. She can also steal money from enemy supply depots and disable nearby vehicles for a period of time.
The GLA, the third side, is the newest most resourceful side of generals. They need no power and they are able to upgrade units by using the remains of destroyed vehicles. They have no defence-like turrets or bunkers. Instead, they have three soldiers with stingers slightly protected by sandbags. The GLA is a very mobile side, the radar is a van, which you can move to different place in order to explore. You can then build a tunnel network far away from your base. This enables you to transfer large numbers of units from one location to another almost instantly and without being attacked by enemy units on the way. The tunnel network is especially useful for staging surprise attacks on your enemy as the units can be instantly deployed very close to the enemy’s base. Imagine what that does in multiplayer games! ?. The GLA doesn’t have air units but their belief is very strong. They have suicidal men, that blow themselves up when they are near enemy units. You can even load a whole truck with explosives, drive right into the enemy’s base and detonate it?. When you think the enemy would see this, you are wrong, because you can camouflage the bomb truck so that it looks like one of your enemy’s vehicles. Your enemy won’t notice that the vehicle doesn’t belong to them until it’s too late! With the toxin tractor, you can easily eliminate enemies in a bunker or building. It sprays extremely harmful toxic waste at enemy infantry causing almost certain death.
Other nice vehicles are the marauder tanks and buggies. Buggies are very fast, good for attacking and retreating, and can shoot multiple missiles at once. Marauders are tanks that can be upgraded using parts from destroyed enemy vehicles. Once fully upgraded, the tanks have two cannons which they fire fairly rapidly.
Like the USA has Colonel Burton, and China has Black Lotus, the GLA have their own “hero”. His name is called Jarmen Kell. He is also a sniper (like USA’s Pathfinders), however, he is more impressive. He can even shoot drivers inside vehicles......... so the enemys vehicle just stands there; ready to be taken over by one of your men.
These are the most important (there are some more) vehicles and infantry of the 3 sides.
But that’s not all. Every side has its own super weapon. The USA has a particle canon, a laser shot from the ground to a sattelite and then back to a place on earth, to destroy everything in its path. China has a nucleair missile, which speaks for itself, and the GLA has a scud storm.
If thats not all, all units gain experience during the battle, and when you have earned enough experience you get promotions, with these promotions you can choose certain bonuses. For example, an A-10 air strike or a fuel bomb (USA)
