Plot[edit]

Generals takes place in the near future, with players given a choice of three factions to play. In Generals, the United States and China are
the world's two superpowers, and are the targets of the Global Liberation Army(GLA), an omnipresent borderless terrorist organization,
fighting as a fanatical irregular force. The United States and China are depicted as allies in the series who occasionally co-operate against
the GLA, whose goals is the elimination of the military forces of China and the United States.
The game begins with a devastating GLA nuclear attack on Beijing and a subsequent GLA attack on the Three Gorges Dam. The player
assumes the role of a Chinese general who rallies the remaining Chinese forces and counterattacks. The general eventually destroys the
GLA cell masterminding all Pacific Rim operations.
The player then assumes the role of another GLA general who regroups GLA forces in Central Asia and gathers funds and biological
weapons. In doing so, he has to face both American and Chinese armies and a GLA splinter cell. His campaign eventually culminates in the
overtaking of the Baikonur Cosmodrome and the firing of a Soyuz rocket bearing a biological MIRV at an unnamed city.
At this point the American campaign begins in which the USA engages the GLA across the Middle East and the Central Asia. A joint
American-Chinese operation eventually destroys the main GLA command base inAstana, Kazakhstan.

Gameplay[edit]
Command and Conquer Generals operates like most other real-time strategy games, in that the player must construct a base, acquire
resources, build various combat and support units, and defeat opponents. [4] Various unit types can be constructed, ranging from infantry to
vehicles and air units. The player may control the United States of America, the People's Republic of China, or the Global Liberation Army,
and each side has its unique characteristics and abilities. All sides share some similarities, such as training infantry at a barracks, building
armored vehicles at a factory, possessing "high tech" buildings needed for more advanced units, possessing a means to acquire additional
resources and possessing a unique superweapon.
The game's interface is similar to that of real-time strategy games such as Age of Empires or StarCraft. The player selects buildings to bring
up build orders and purchase upgrades, and can select individual units to activate their special abilities. Structures are built by selecting
dedicated builder units and placing the structure anywhere on the map.
As with other real-time strategy games, the various units have advantages and disadvantages against other units, and the player is
encouraged to mix unit types in order to succeed and fight tactically with various unit abilities in order to win.
For example, rifle infantry are capable of quickly killing other infantry types, but are vulnerable to light vehicles and dedicated antiinfantry/anti-air units such as tankettes and APCs, which in turn are vulnerable to main battle tanks, which themselves are vulnerable to
missile-equipped infantry and aircraft.
As the game progresses and the player defeats enemy units in battle, the player will gain "experience" points, which are used to purchase
"Generals Abilities," unique abilities that range from enhancing units and unlocking new unit types to powerful air strikes, one-shot
enhancements to units, or targetable "spawn points" to drop or create groups of units anywhere on the map.
As individual units attack and defeat enemy units or capture buildings, they gain "veterancy" and become more powerful, much like the
General commanding them. Higher-ranking units attack faster, have more health, and heal or repair themselves.

Single-player[edit]
In a single-player campaign, a player can play any of the three sides in any order, with each side's campaign consisting of seven missions.
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The storyline follows the order of China first, then the GLA, then the United States. Additionally, there is a training mission that can be

accessed directly regardless of the player's progress in the campaign. In this mission, the player is fighting as the U.S. against the GLA.