Just saw this and didn't find a post for it.
This could be good.

Command and Conquer 3

Red Alert 2 is still my favorite RTS ever....I hope they go back to a 2D map...possibly with 3D units. I HATE all 3d RTS games.

Oh, memories of Red Alert LAN parties. Yes, those were good times.

I wasted many, many hours online defending from those Soviet rushes.

I really enjoyed Zero Hour as well. Looking forward to C&C 3!

Moving to the Video Game Announcement Forum.

Whoa, when did that subforum show up?

Thread bump: The demo just came out. I think we have a winner! Plays like the classic with modern day graphics. Now I am super pumped.

These games had a great plot. I hope it continues...

After Work Plans: Eat. Play Gurumin. Play C&C3 Demo.

And less than a year later, the Video Game Announcement Forum is gone and forgotten. Alas, Video Game Announcement Forum, you were DVDTalk's Virtual Boy.

Hopefully this will play well on the 360

Hopefully a Red Alert 3 will follow.

So.. after about three hours I got the demo. A 1 GB demo. Fantastic.

And since when is Command & Conquer an EA property?

Anyway.. holy crap it's been forever since I played this game. Time to turn it to easy mode. But, this demo did one thing for me.. it's the first time my $200 video card actually got put to use. I think I was just mesmerized by how the game looked in 1600x1200 over the old 2D originals I'm so fond of that I got smoked with the quickness. But, it's still C&C through and through so I'm happy to see that. I might be picking this up if there's a sale on it on the release date.

It is obvious you haven't played a PC demo in awhile. The average demo has been at least 1 GB for a couple years now. That is why many people hate that the Xbox360 hard drive is only 20 GB. Download 10 demos, and your hard drive is full.

EA bought out Westwood Studios in 2003 as part of their overall plan for global domination.

How does this game compare with Supreme Commander?

Can't access the link here at work. This is being released on the 360?

The game itself is. I am not sure about the demo. Here is a link to the xbox360 page: http://www.commandandconquer.com/xbox360/default.aspx and the key features section:


KEY FEATURES

· Fast, Fluid, Fun - The ultra-responsive, smooth-as-silk gameplay C&C invented is now better than ever, intuitively placing your entire arsenal at your fingertips.

· Over 35 Single Player Missions - In a vast open-world ‘theatre of war’ where each decision you make matters, you’ll experience one cohesive, epic story told from the unique perspective of all three warring factions.



· Story Like You’ve Never Seen – Over 90 minutes of high-definition, live action video sequences that seamlessly tie the game’s epic story together featuring an unparalleled, diverse Hollywood cast. Top talent includes Tricia Helfer, Josh Holloway, Michael Ironside, Jennifer Morrison, Billy Dee Williams, Grace Park, Shauntay Hinton, and more.

· AI With Distinct Styles of Play - The game AI matches your style of play - choose from play styles such as ‘rushing’, ‘turtling’, ‘guerilla’, and more, or level the battlefield and let the AI use its own tactics to give you the highest level of challenge.

· New Ways to Attack - Keep your opponent guessing by building flying battleships, wielding the power of terrifying Ion Storms, and combining units to form powerful never-before-seen super-units.

· Technology Makes the World Come Alive - Lose yourself in reflected sunlight and scream in sheer joy as you blow chunks off of enemy tanks, structures, and anything else you can launch a rocket at. The game world gains a new dimension and the battlefield comes to life as the atmosphere fills with smoke, fire, haze, tracers, explosions, and state-of-the-art weather effects.

· Intuitive and Evolved Interface - Fully evolved side-bar interface that allows you to fully manage your base operations while never leaving the action.

· Xbox LIVE Exclusive Multiplayer Modes Experience four multiplayer modes – Siege, Capture the Flag, Capture & Hold, and King of the Hill.

· Xbox 360 Vision Camera – Meet your opponent face-to-face in the lobby and talk to them while playing the game. As a bonus, check out the ‘Winners Circle” feature where the winner of any match can have bragging time.



Ship Date: Spring 2007

Command and Conquer games have always been top notch...at least the original games. I have yet to play the newer incarnations over the last few years. Looking forward to this on the 360.

Just in case you didn't know, you can play as nod. Select the drop down list and choose nod, then hit the n key. it will select nod. you can change the ai to gdi with the same trick using the g key.

Have fun.

C&C Generals was the first release under EA.

Gamespot review : 9.0


IGN review : 8.5

I liked the demo.

The demo wasn't bad. It reminded me a lot of Company of Heroes

Red Alert 2 is my fave from the series so far, but Generals was certainly no slouch. The only one that sucked was Renegade, which was their attempt at turning the game into an FPS type.

Gonna try and pick this up today and I'm debating on whether the Kane Edition is worth the extra $10.

We actually played a lot of C&C Renegade at lans. It was a poor game, but could still be a lot of fun with the right people. Cool moments, like driving a tank into a nod base and bailing out just before the obelisk blew you up.. then making a dash for the nearest building to load it up with C4 using your engineer. Anyway, I imagine a C&C fps done well could be pretty popular.