The GLA arrives too late to stop a Chinese nuke.

Graphically the game is gorgeous.  The maps are in full 3D, with rolling terrain, villages complete with pedestrians milling about, and freight trains barreling down the tracks.  Just about everything on the map is destructible, too.  Tanks knock over trees as they pass through forests, trains can plow through units which make the mistake of sitting on the tracks, and dams can be destroyed to release a torrent of water on the unfortunate units in the valley below.  The weapon effects are quite impressive as well.  Exploding tanks send their turrets into the air and their gun barrel rolling away.  Explosions lift soldiers into the air and propel them back into the ground.  The screen shot on this page shows off some of these effects in the form of the exhaust from a nuke missile and the napalm spray from a Chinese Dragon tank.  The downside to all this graphic goodness is that you need the horsepower to run it.  The minimum required CPU is a Pentium III 800, but in the fine print on the box a Pentium IV 1.8Ghz is recommended.

Multiplayer games are supported online through EA's servers.  You can use the QuickMatch feature to jump into a game quickly by setting a few search parameters for the type of game you are looking for.  Alternatively you can browse for available games in the lobby or create one of your own.  Online games can involve a combination of up to eight human and computer-controlled players.  The game will keep track of your online stats for you, and even award you with medals if you meet the requirements for them.  Playing online is a blast, and you'll find plenty of players of all levels to challenge you and throw new surprises your way.

In The End, This Game Hath Been Rated: 89%.  Generals provides some exciting and great looking real-time strategy action.  But what happened to the single player campaign?

System Requirements:  Pentium III 800; 128 MB RAM;  32 MB Video RAM; 8x CD-ROM;  1.8 GB Hard Drive Space;  Mouse.

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