Advantages: Great graphics and unit design. The new challenge mode
Disadvantages: Still suffers from slightly poor online connectivty and other issues.

...INTRO: I refer to My review of Command and Conquer Generals, there I stated that Generals was a flawed gem, a game capable of being the best strategy game of the year, period. However it was bogged down with technical problems and a somewhat bad single player option. Now heres where Zero hour comes into it because Zero hour is everything Generals should have been and much, much more. Firstly theres the much improved interface, there are now superweapon limit options and money options, these add variety to the play, there are also minor additions that you may not notice short term but are a great improvement in the long run. GRAPHICS: The graphics in Zero Hour have not much changed from the original, theyre still gorgeous and spectacular, in fact there some improvements, but none that are incredibly significant... Read review

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Advantages: Great graphics, gameplay and units.
Disadvantages: Singleplayer isnt so good, system hog.

...INTRO: It took long enough but it finally happened, the Command and Conquer series, spanning 9 years already and topping the pc game charts in 1996 with Red Alert has gone 3d. But this isnt the rushed kind of 3d which is merely an improvement over the previous game, no the differences between the previous c&c(red alert 2) and this game are huge. First of all the game is 3d, but it has embraced 3d and special effects with an unprecedented bear hug bringing us a stunning game engine which has the capability to produce some stunning effects. Secondly the whole Command and conquer interface which has been there from the beginning has gone, there is no longer any sidebar, units are no longer queued in war factories, you can now have as many as you want. Almost everything about Generals has changed C&C, except for two things, its still... Read review

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Advantages: Addictive gameplay, better than predecessor, excellent multiplayer
Disadvantages: A couple of small things fixed with Zero Hour expansion pack!

...If you thought Red Alert 2 was good, then I recomend you play this excellent game. Since playing the original Red Alert on Playstation, I have been a Command and Conquer fan. It really took hold when I eventually got around to owning Red Alert 2 on PC. Generals is in a sense an updated version of the Red Alert series (unlike tiberian series of games, too futuristic for me!). The graphics are better, the gameplay is better and yet it has not lost the Command and Conquer feel. It has retained some of the better qualities of Red Alert 2 such as the ranking/ veteran system, coupling this with the much improved graphics, new units and updated story ( it has moved away from Russia vs USA cold war type) combines for hours of fun. There is 3 campaigns: USA, China and the GLA. There is also a single player skirmish mode and of course... Read review

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