Yes, Command & Conquer is now fully 3D. Please try not to pee in your pants just yet.
Blizzard"s WarCraft III truly set a new standard for 3D real-time strategy games. Fans of the C&C universe will be pleased to know that the preview copy of C&C Generals met that benchmark and may even be capable of setting a new one.
Generals" story is separate from the Command & Conquer canon, featuring three factions (USA, China, and a terrorist organization known as the G.L.A.) battling for supremacy in a pre-apocalyptic world set only slightly in the future. Because of this, Generals is influenced by today"s current weaponry, which helps keep the game within the realm of believability.
The preview version"s interface was intuitive and is worth mentioning—even if it did seem borrowed from WarCraft III. Despite the complexity of the gorgeous 3D environment, Generals controlled as easily as the previous C&C titles, keeping the focus of the game on the action rather than the interface. Many units featured customizable upgrades, and a new leveling-up system enabled players to wield new abilities and units, encouraging aggressive gameplay. C&C Generals seems to be doing so many things right so far, it"s hard to see where it can go wrong.