Command and Conquer Generals: Deluxe Edition | 
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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $34.99
New (5) Used (3) from $30.69
Avg. Customer Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 2710
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows Xp
ESRB: Teen
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Deluxe
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 98
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 3.4 x 1
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 302
UPC: 014633147438
EAN: 0014633147438
ASIN: B0000CE1GK
Release Date: October 20, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Includes both Command & Conquer Generals and Generals Zero Hour | | • | Become a powerful general--rack up victories and upgrade your forces | | • | Command 1 of 3 unique armies inspired by real-world ideologies | | • | State-of-the-art battleground with unprecedented detail | | • | Next-generation weapons for the next generation of war |
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Product Description
Command&Conquer: Generals Deluxe brings you the thrill and responsibility of having the world's fate in your hands! This expansion pack features the original Command&Conquer: Generalsand its expansion pack, Zero Hour.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 47 more reviews...
 Command & Conquer Generals & Zero Hour March 2, 2008
A step up from the original C&C games with better and more realistic game play and weapons. You can only choose from three different countries this time but there are many different types of styles you can choose to be. For example you can be the United States, but you can choose from three different Generals; Air Force General, Super Weapons General, and Laser General. Make sure that your processor and video card are in accordance with the minimum needed to play the game so you don't have a lot of lag and make the game less fun for yourself!
I wasted waaaaaaaay too much time playing this game online January 8, 2008
I doubt it is as popular online now since there have been many great new additions to the RTS game genre the last couple of years, but this will go down as one of the best. Why? 12 different armies to choose from, each with their advantages and disadvantages and quirks to master, fast paced games based on combat rather than economy building. I doubt there will be anything as good for a long time.
Great game and training in strategy December 22, 2007
I asked a friends son what to give my nephew who lives out of the country. This game and another version I purchased were highly recommended by both the son and his father. Now we have to find out if there is any problem playing it in South American.
An oldie but a goodie! August 28, 2007
I've been a fan of this series of games for over 10 years, but just recently have had the equipment to play network games in the house with my 2 boys. C&C Generals and C&C Zero Hour, which both come in the deluxe edition, are old games by today's technology standards, but they are still excellent if you want some interactive and strategic fun--and even better if your machines are not all the highest powered PCs on the market.
I bought multiple copies, because you'll need separate licenses if you want to play a networked game. My sons and I have gravitated toward C&C Zero Hour, because it has a plethora of weapons and landscapes. There are 3 levels (Easy, Medium, and Hard) in Zero Hour. From our perspective, Medium is the equivalent of C&C General's Hard--it's tough! This is a good thing, because Zero Hour's Hard level provides constant challenges!
We have had no difficulties playing with 2 computers networked together. We have encountered difficulty connecting 3 machines together. Sometimes things get so out of sync that we have to reboot each machine and start over. I don't know if this is a quirk of the game or if it's something with my network. We can live with it tho, because we have a blast playing the game together.
Here are a few ways of playing that we've enjoyed:
You can always play with everyone taking on everyone else. Of course, my boys usually happen to gang up on me, and they are now good enough that I'm toast. Now, we'll set up teams and I'll get to have an "easy" army on my team. It helps a little... ;-)
If you can, place all the computers in your network close together--it really contributes to some good natured smack-talk!
Put yourselves on the same team and take on a couple of hard armies. That presents a great challenges and forces siblings to work together. This has been great.
If you have an inexperienced or young player, put a medium or hard army on their team. It balances things out very well.
And finally, have headphones for every player if you're all within hearing distance. Otherwise your opponents will quickly figure out what your strategy is!
Highly recommend the games, even though they're dated. These are classics and not that difficult for younger players to learn. Have fun!
Excellent. Buy it now. It is still a great game. August 2, 2007
This is one of the best real time strategy (RTS) game ever. I have been playing this game for two years with my friend online, and we are still playing it. If you still didn't have this game, go and buy one.
Units are not so futuristic, so you can realize the power of the units. One spiderlike tank is not killing the entire army with one shot. So that is good. Huge variety of land units, air strikes, mines, intelligence units and etc. You can earn experience, after destroying enemy units and you can gain new points to earn new technologies. Unit and technology variety is great.
One of the best features in the game is resource management. One type of resource makes you to concentrate on strategy. If all resources in the map are collected, you can still make money by building alternative resource collecting units/buildings. If you like long games like I do, this is a great attribute. I remember playing Red Alert or Starcraft with my friends at LAN party. Every game was the same. We were attacking each other with super high technology for first 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, we were attacking each other with stones and arrows, just because of resources were depleted on the map. Game makers should place this property to all new generation RTS's games (I hope Blizzard considers resource generation or alternative resource production in Starcraft 2).
Game is relatively old, so you can play with almost any system with no problem. Graphics are still good, and game is created on 3D basis. You can rotate or zoom the map. I have a three year old, cheap and on-board video carded laptop. Although these negative computer configuration, I play this game fluently and having great fun.
If you are looking for great RTS, this is one of them.
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