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Command & Conquer Red Alert Expansion: The Aftermath

Command & Conquer Red Alert Expansion: The Aftermath

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Rocks!
Review: Command & Conquer Generals "rocks!" The sound, story line, and special effects are awesome. If you like to kick terrorist ass "buy the game asap!" Generals is worth every dollar. Make sure your video card is at least 64 MB. I have a ATI Radeon 9000 64 MB. By the way! This game is not racist!!!! If you think the terrorists in this game are some sort of freedom fighters "YOU HAVE A BIG PROBLEM. GET SOME PROFESSIONAL HELP!" Bush/Cheney 2004

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: It's not that great!
Review: This addition to the original Command and Conquer: Red Alert is fun for a while, but it gets boring fast. The add on levels are extremely hard, the units just buff up the Soviets more, so that they are basically unstoppable in multiplayer games. Another thing that really annoys me is that the new levels aren't supposed to go in any particular order, you can play them in whatever order you want.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Why there are no reviews for oldies
Review: This is a decent expansion of one of the bestselling RTS games made. This almost, neccesary update will take down both strategies than made Allies useless in the basic game. I mean, the TANK rush and the tesla nightmare. 8 of 10 multiplayer games in RA1 will pick soviets for these reasons, and after several conversations with other gamers and forums, it was stated that after 3 minutes, there was absolutely no way to stop this technique with allies. Of course, sea can give you a chance, but, oh, players HATE sea, therefore you wont be able to make cruisers, whatsoever.You are doomed. Aftermath brings the solution, by slowing down certain building structures speed, allowing you to stop that pesky IN base multi tesla. And also you get some usefull units for the allies to get some chances vs the soviets. Not to forget that heavy tanks blockade protecting those v2 rockets.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great Strategy in Multiplayer Mode
Review: I'm a huge fan of the Command and Conquer series, so buying Generals didn't require any thought. We were rewarded with great graphics and amazing multiplayer gameplay.

First, the good. The graphics are quite impressive, definitely a step up from previous games. The various terrains - from snow to sand to grass to concrete - are well done. The trees sway in the wind. The units leave little tracks as they move, the construction of buildings makes you really feel like you're watching an army base get built.

The sound and music is well matched and makes the game feel realistic. Controls all work just the way you'd hope they would - after so many games they really have that down to a science.

On the down side, the usual problems in strategy gaming exist here. pathfinding isn't always perfect, units get stuck against buildings or in chasms. The campaign missions help you learn your skills but aren't extremely challenging.

Still, as with just about every game that comes out today, the built in gameplay is merely a training ground for the real challenge of multiplay. There's no way a computer could compete with the challenge posed by a real human being with experience and knowledge at the other end of the map. This game really shines in multiplayer. The three sets of units are well balanced, and if you get yourself onto a large map with teammates and opponents, you'll be hooked for months.

Skirmish mode is quite fun too, earning medals for different accomplishments.

Definitely a great game for any strategy gaming fan!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Generals is AMAZING!!!!
Review: The game I am writing a new fiction in a line dating back to 1996, and this game revolves around the events currently happening. This is Command and Conquer Generals, three sides go to war. these are China, the United State, and a terrorist group called the Global Liberation Army try to takeover the world. It sounds like the events of today in a game.
This game has EXCELLENT graphics (which shows what multi-Gigahertz procesors and 128 bit Graphics cards are for,) great gameplay, except for the easy artificial intelligence compared to other great games such as Starcraft, which was probably the best RTS ever made, Command and Conquer, and Warcraft 3. The realistic storyline is a great change from the previous games( such as Red Alert Yuri's Revenge, ect.) A great soundtrack is included, a "general" system lets you recieve different abilities and commands to use. I highly recommend this game:)

Too all of you who hate Generals, go buy Praetorians, thats good, or Warcraft 3 The Frozen Throne when it comes out in June.

GENERALS RULES (but Starcraft does too...)

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Very Accessible Strategy Game
Review: This is a game that I ended up liking a lot better than I would have thought. It isn't overly difficult or complex, allowing the strategy-rookie to get into the game easily. This is the kind of game where you can play a few missions and then come back a month later and pick up where you left of, without having to re-play the tutorial.

I would have even given this game 5 stars, if it wasn't for a few details that I didn't care for too much. The interface leaves a bit to be desired. I found myself wishing for easier ways to select and group units. Sometimes, I also wished for the game to give me a bit more feedback about what's going on. For instance, when the GLA attacks my base with a SCUD-storm, why not show where it hit on the mini map? Games like Pretorians show how to do this (at least a little) better.

The other problem with this game is that it lets you get away with too much. The game doesn't force you to use advanced strategy. Often, it is enough to just build up a very large number of troups and send them into battle all at once. In those scenarios, I often wish the game would make me find out a bit more about all the great upgrades and special units that are available. Of course, this is a problem the player could solve :-)

Overall, this is a very good game. Personally, I had a lot of fun with this game. Probably even 5 stars worth. But compared to some other 5-star games, it just didn't seem fair to give this one 5 stars as well. It just isn't quite among the very best. But if you are looking for fun without twisting your brain all too much, then this one is for you...

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Great real time strategy game, but...
Review: Red Alert 2 is a great real time strategy game. There are two different people to play as, the US and Russia. The game is set slightly in the future, with realistic technology. Some of the missions take a long time to do, since Westwood didn't add a cheat engine to the game. However, the greatest downfall of this game is that it has no map editor. The possibilities of this game are not as great as other real time strategy games, especially those made by Blizzard. This game is one of my favorites, but after comparing to other games, it gets points taken off.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of the best "Starcraft style" RTS's in years!
Review: My home office shelf is a game graveyard. I've been suckered into nearly every high profile RTS ever made. When I first played Generals, all the dissapointment, the years of frustration with hyped up garbage suddenly didn't matter.

This game is a gem.

I pay attention to a few key things in an RTS:

1. Diversity

In species or nationalities, units of production, and units of war. Generals has not only an abundance of diversity, it's managed to very elegantly balance them. The Americans, the Chinese, and the Terrorists all win (online) at about 1/3rd each.

2. Pace

Remember Total Annihilation or Starcraft? Those games had you sweating it out from the second a game launched. This appeals to me. You can play a fast-paced game and not have to devote a night.

3. Animation

Units with high detail, beautiful lighting, insanely cool looking explosions....this one has it all! The graphics engine for this game was (at the time of release, and still to my knowledge today) the best on the market by far.

You can very easily play this game online, it (now) has a very well developed playmatch system, and as you win, you gain rank (very addictive attribute).

I recommend this, and Rise of Nations to anyone who loves RTS.

Enjoy...

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Red Alert 2s the best!!!
Review: This game is soooo fun its just like age of the empires but even betr. U get to create yor own army and yor own base! And then defeat the enemys.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: It was very disappointing
Review: I thought it would be better then it turn out to be. It had terrible graphics. The movies were interesting, but the game was lame. I urge you NOT to buy this game.


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