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1. What is Generals' story?

EA Pacific have created a brand new storyline, units and tactics that have all been inspired by the technologies and ideologies of today's tumultuous world. Generals spans between present day and 20 years into the future, and offers up a metaphor for today's version of global warfare. Three very different sides are fighting for supremacy, the superpowers of the United States and China, along with an umbrella terror organization, the GLA. Each employs very different tactics in their war efforts. For example, the United States places a great deal of importance on human life, and thus has a small, but very capable, ground force among its weaponry. The Chinese, on the other hand, has a massive, swarming army that uses their numbers to their advantage. China also has an affinity for fire and uses it in much of its weaponry. Finally, the GLA relies on sneaky tactics and being hard to find... thus hard to kill.

2. How about a more detailed story overview?

Set roughly 20 years into our future, China is no longer governed by old communist beliefs and cold war mentality. While still communist, the new Chinese government are people that grew up on modern culture and things like MTV. These new leaders strive to make China a mainstream world power and part of the G8. The GLA, an umbrella terrorist organization, is stepping up its assaults on the Chinese borders and terrorist attacks inside China. Bent on proving their world super power status, China sets out to combat the GLA in a war against terror. To spite more countries, GLA launched a nuclear strike against Europe and the United States of America. While Europe was hit by the nuclear strike, the USA managed to intercept the missiles and now they have launched their own campaign against the GLA, to eradicate the terrorist organization.

Yes, it is the same team.
RA2, YR and Generals (and Nox) were all made by Westwood Pacific/EA Pacific. That's why they had absolutely NOTHING to do with the canon C&C story (RA->C&C->TS->FS)
The C&C community itself was waiting for C&C3 (Tiberian Twilight) and was totally shocked when this RA3 thing was announced.

yet, in Command and Conquer the good guys had a giant ion cannon orbiting the Earth.

I just don't know what to believe any more.

yet, in Command and Conquer the good guys had a giant ion cannon orbiting the Earth.

I just don't know what to believe any more.

Actually, you are not alone in novel halloween idea. Someone from GameSpy think it's cool to be suicide bomber. Also, you can buy Bin Laden masks. Even Walmart could not resist for 'Satan' Hussein masks at one time.

To think... Maybe one of those gaming caffe's have Red Alert 2? Then Iraqies can play as themselves in a war game!
But to their disappointment, they're on the bad side! :-)

Alternatively...

They could just play the GLA in Command and Conquer Generals instead.

(I wonder if it would be harder to get reimbursed for a $40 game from petty cash than to get a multi-million-dollar simulation written...)

Sadly, independent sources cannot be found. Better Homes and Gardens and Reader's Digest haven't done a Mac review in ages.

I did find a couple of sites you will find that aren't biased towards Macs, but the have no lists either.

From everything I've seen, Tanya has always been fully built.

From everything I've seen, Tanya has always been fully built.