Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour

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8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 324 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 282 out of 324
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 324
  3. Negative: 15 out of 324
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  1. mohammadparsa
    Apr 21, 2023
    10
    this is masterpiece of art, old but gold! 3 faction, 3 ideology, 3 campaign. EA done well on this
  2. Naked_Snakee
    Apr 8, 2023
    8
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.
  3. basic123
    Oct 16, 2022
    10
    Best multiplayer RTS game I played so far. The Singleplayer part gets boring after a while but the multiplayer part entertained me for many years. It is a shame EA stopped the support for this game and never released another good C&C game after Zero Hour
  4. Gowron
    Aug 27, 2022
    10
    When this game released it set the STANDARD for rts games
    The graphics was amazing ! So amazing that alot of the computers at the time had a hard time even running it
    Wanna play Generals in 2022 ? there is countless of mods / add ons and compitability patches
  5. elefsar
    Apr 22, 2021
    9
    One of the best rts game you can play with your friends and so forth. I hope it doesnt lag anymore.
  6. DEDE1973
    Oct 7, 2020
    10
    This is a game that is begging for a remaster. A modern version would be the best thing that can happen to RTS and EA in general.
  7. Nitewolf
    Aug 16, 2020
    1
    The AI is just ridiculous and nowhere near human-like playing style. I've tried playing against Medium (Balanced) difficulty level and it's just consistently relentless at sending units to attack my base. Even if I manage to defend I eventually run out of tiberium.

    I wonder if the developers ever bothered to play against the AI to see what it's like. Also looking at the post-game stats    The AI is just ridiculous and nowhere near human-like playing style. I've tried playing against Medium (Balanced) difficulty level and it's just consistently relentless at sending units to attack my base. Even if I manage to defend I eventually run out of tiberium.

    I wonder if the developers ever bothered to play against the AI to see what it's like. Also looking at the post-game stats there is just no way that any normal player would be able to build units and structures and attack in such a short period of time. Really, because of this I'd say it's border-line unplayable.    … Expand
  8. dlcatalin
    Aug 1, 2020
    4
    It was a good game until i reached the 4th USA Campaign mission, guess what ... you need to build a base and an army, but you have no credits, the only way to get them is by capturing oil rigs, that the enemy will destroy. There are also invisible bombs everywhere. The enemy is already all over the map, the enemy is constantly attacking you, the enemy also spams you with Scud Storm so ifIt was a good game until i reached the 4th USA Campaign mission, guess what ... you need to build a base and an army, but you have no credits, the only way to get them is by capturing oil rigs, that the enemy will destroy. There are also invisible bombs everywhere. The enemy is already all over the map, the enemy is constantly attacking you, the enemy also spams you with Scud Storm so if you had a base, good luck building it back up again, with NO CREDITS. Enemy also spams with end game rocket units while you can barely build a factory in time. I just deleted this game. I give it a 4, learn to make a campaign that is challenging instead of unfair and frustrating.… Expand
  9. Sinmaker
    May 27, 2020
    8
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  10. otherxy
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    i still love the game to death! over 1000 hours played wish there was more C&C like this
  11. OOa007
    Jan 13, 2020
    10
    Excellent game I find myself playing it 17 years LATER still LOVE IT!!!!!!!!
  12. Genek13
    Nov 15, 2019
    9
    More units, more campaign, more of everything :)
    Great expansion with new campaign, which is surprisingly very good :)
  13. pcgamingisdead
    Jun 14, 2019
    10
    You will need some 1337 übermicro skills or you will get pwned. But jokes aside I really liked this game! I'm sure it still has players online too.
  14. Ydun79
    Feb 11, 2019
    10
    The battlebus, the GLA tunnels, thank you for the new shoes, .... I still remember it all. This was SO much fun on LAN parties.
  15. MercenaryofHate
    May 18, 2017
    9
    Simple yet compelling and fun with taking real political references like the war on terror and Communism. C&C shines because of it's simple game mechanics that anyone can pick up on and start having fun. C&C Generals and Zero Hour combines the original Generals game with another game Zero Hour both are fun to experiment with the factions and units. There is a lot of strategy involved inSimple yet compelling and fun with taking real political references like the war on terror and Communism. C&C shines because of it's simple game mechanics that anyone can pick up on and start having fun. C&C Generals and Zero Hour combines the original Generals game with another game Zero Hour both are fun to experiment with the factions and units. There is a lot of strategy involved in the games as you are allowed with cash to command an entire army much like the actual U.S the U.S army is strong and has tones of money and units but the GLA terrorist faction has less money and weaker units but if the player is patient they can also create many units for GLA, US or China all though their are only three factions they differ from one other quite well. A classic and instantly recognizable RTS games C&C having good audio and sounds as well as low system requirements making it runnable on almost all modern computers. It's fun and not as complicated or serious as some of the bigger RTS's so it is a great game to open up and invade Iraq as the U.S or try and defend your power as the GLA or even in the games skirmish mode start a new cold war with China. The cut scenes are weird but they don't ruin the experience.… Expand
  16. chookshagger
    Feb 8, 2017
    9
    Zero added quite a lot to a slick RTS- the challenge system keeps you coming back for more. The with effectively nine factions avaialble its hard to question value here. If you do not like westwoods way of doing RTS then move on as this still Westwood in all its glory
  17. RaminGray
    Aug 15, 2016
    10
    in fact i wonder how in the year of 2003 before the Iraq Attack . this game had planing attack on Baghdad.and shows the great leaders on those years.if you was interested in terrors games you must play this rts. and
    units,spaces and everything was gratefully on 2003 . zero - hour expansion is famous on game nets on that year.
  18. DGDrocks7
    Oct 18, 2014
    9
    Ah, the good old days when you can have fun with the base game and expansions were just icing on the cake. Zero Hour is an example. Nowadays, base games are just half-baked and instead of baking it more, devs try to put icing, which makes the cake nothing but gooey crap. Anyway, on to the review. You get more units, and a new feature: generals challenge, where you select a general withAh, the good old days when you can have fun with the base game and expansions were just icing on the cake. Zero Hour is an example. Nowadays, base games are just half-baked and instead of baking it more, devs try to put icing, which makes the cake nothing but gooey crap. Anyway, on to the review. You get more units, and a new feature: generals challenge, where you select a general with his/her own unique units and battle another AI general. They haven't fix the bugs from the last game, which is disappointing but the game is still fun. Like the base game, ZH is only available with the C&C Collection.

    I know you're reading this EA: if you want to return C&C to its former glory, look at Generals, do the exact thing, clean out the bugs and when you release DLC, it should be a fresh coat of paint like ZH. I want to see what you intend to do with C&C now. I'm glad you didn't release that Pay-2-Win crap as a C&C title last year.    … Expand
  19. anggadaz
    Aug 8, 2014
    8
    This game is good strategy game. This has three main character and have several generals with many abilities that different each others. You can get achievement for your user commander.
  20. COMThing
    Feb 19, 2014
    10
    Best expansion ever made. It adds so many new things to the base game that it is probably worth just as much. It is also one of the few games to have 3 singleplayer modes that are all very fun; campaign, generals challenges and skirmish give you plenty of options for replayability.

    I played it first on Mac and then Windows and didn't encounter any game changing bugs as other people have    Best expansion ever made. It adds so many new things to the base game that it is probably worth just as much. It is also one of the few games to have 3 singleplayer modes that are all very fun; campaign, generals challenges and skirmish give you plenty of options for replayability.

    I played it first on Mac and then Windows and didn't encounter any game changing bugs as other people have said (only played singleplayer though).    … Expand
  21. lach1223
    Nov 19, 2013
    6
    I really wish I could love Zero Hour. It makes some fantastic additions to the game. The new units are cool, the generals add more variety,the new music is great and the new campaign missions and general challenges are wonderful. However, the game is crippled by bugs that EA has never bothered to fix. Some bugs are minor graphical glitches which are easy to dismiss, but others are major.I really wish I could love Zero Hour. It makes some fantastic additions to the game. The new units are cool, the generals add more variety,the new music is great and the new campaign missions and general challenges are wonderful. However, the game is crippled by bugs that EA has never bothered to fix. Some bugs are minor graphical glitches which are easy to dismiss, but others are major. Quite frequently the game will crash giving an error message that my computer doesn't meet the minimum requirements of the game (which is completely false), sometimes all my units and buildings will blow up, and some maps just don't work. Also, USA AI dozers will frequently sit doing nothing for a while before building structures. Theres also issues with multiplayer, with opponents sometimes quitting the game admitting defeat but somehow the game gives them the win??? The game's balance is also way out, with some units clearly being overpowered (I'm looking at you GLA rocket soldiers and USA humvees/ambulances) When an opponent "Air Force" General gets nothing but humvees, you know something is wrong with the game's balance. A 1.05 community patch has been released for those inclined but it says a lot of EA when its the community that has to patch a game and not the developers themselves. Its such as shame really. Zero Hour has made some fantastic additions to the game but the game breaking bugs and poor balance tarnish the experience.… Expand
  22. NevNav
    May 30, 2013
    9
    Great RTS game.
    Difirent generals bring lot to the game Challenge mode is nice plus Overall a solid C&C game
    Good skirmish Great multiplayer.
    Abit poor singleplayer but doesent matter so much.
  23. WhiteTalpa
    Jan 20, 2013
    8
    This is great DLC for an already great RTS. This game shows people how good c&c can be. There are a few problems like balancing issues and the AI is not perfect however this game is a must buy for any RTS fans.
  24. Canamavrick
    Jan 29, 2012
    9
    Great expansion to a great RTS, i love to play as GLA, because they can expand easily and this should run on most pc's (because it's kinda old). Recommended for all RTS lovers.
  25. Kirase
    Jan 1, 2012
    6
    While this basicly is a decent addon it becomes hurtfully obvious that EA is mismanaging the C&C franchise releasing such games. First of all this game has basicly nothing to do with C&C. It is just named this way for marketing purposes. And as second this addon could have been outstanding if EA would have invested more in it. But they simply didnt. It got released with horrible bugs, aWhile this basicly is a decent addon it becomes hurtfully obvious that EA is mismanaging the C&C franchise releasing such games. First of all this game has basicly nothing to do with C&C. It is just named this way for marketing purposes. And as second this addon could have been outstanding if EA would have invested more in it. But they simply didnt. It got released with horrible bugs, a horrible cheating ai and plain retarded mistakes in campaigns scripts that simply should be impossible to happen. Like for example players starting base beeing set in the same corner of the map where the ai is repeatedly launching its super weapons from so the player can not defend himself against the attacks.… Expand
  26. jwt7000
    Oct 13, 2011
    4
    I wouldn't trust the critics and users on this one, but I do agree on what PC Gamer said. This C&C game just got much buggier than Generals and is much worse on balanced gameplay when it comes to a dozen factions. EA never fixed the major AI bugs. The popularity on modding on Zero Hour was just unthinkable since you can't run several good mods at once, just one at a time. Even most ZeroI wouldn't trust the critics and users on this one, but I do agree on what PC Gamer said. This C&C game just got much buggier than Generals and is much worse on balanced gameplay when it comes to a dozen factions. EA never fixed the major AI bugs. The popularity on modding on Zero Hour was just unthinkable since you can't run several good mods at once, just one at a time. Even most Zero Hour mods are also buggy as well. If someone can manage to fix Zero Hour's major bugs and make a better balanced game, I could play this game all over again and play its mods.… Expand
  27. tager3
    Oct 19, 2010
    9
    Very fun, great replay value
  28. Elenonde
    Oct 29, 2008
    7
    A fun game, with many flaws. With it's Blizzard-style interface and "modern" setting, it's only remaining C&C trait is its ridiculous weapons. Oh, and the computer player still isn't really AI, but more of a build script. And the strategy is still "build more stuff faster" with a few extraneous side-specific tactics. Imbalance is an even worse issue in the expansion, since A fun game, with many flaws. With it's Blizzard-style interface and "modern" setting, it's only remaining C&C trait is its ridiculous weapons. Oh, and the computer player still isn't really AI, but more of a build script. And the strategy is still "build more stuff faster" with a few extraneous side-specific tactics. Imbalance is an even worse issue in the expansion, since with the addition of Generals turtling with the US has become all the more easier. Still, it's hard to resist melting your enemies with a dozen superweapons or overpowering them a wide variety of fantasy-fied booms. woot GLA!… Expand
  29. KevinD.
    Dec 30, 2007
    8
    It's good, but not great. there are to many bugs and all it features, had to be part of of the original generals. if you have generals, it's worth your mony. otherway it to much.
  30. JamesB.
    Dec 2, 2007
    10
    It is an excellent expansion to an excellent RTS. All the new units add unparalled depth to strategy.
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#31 Best PC Game of 2003
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#17 Most Discussed PC Game of 2003
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#27 Most Shared PC Game of 2003

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Game Over Online
    85
    Given the little over a week that it took me to run through it all, I feel that this expansion pack is about average. It contains a few little tweaks that improve the game mechanics noticeably, though some of the more basic problems with C&C:G continue to shine through.
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  2. GameSpy
    90
    The addition of the specialized generals, however, pushes this expansion set over the top. If you've already got Generals, you cannot go wrong with getting Zero Hour.
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  3. GameZone
    88
    Finally, an expansion that is a must have for every fan of the game. Quite simply, if you don't pick this up, you are definitely missing out!
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