I've actually only had the chance to play C&C Generals twice since I got it two days ago. It seems pretty cool though. I actually only played the first one (Red Alert) too. This is the first one I've played since so I couldn't tell you the difference. Generals is a lot like the first one IMO but you can only pick form USA, China and GLH (terrorist group - does not require power factories to operate). The weapons are more up-to-date and the graphics are far more advanced. I was actually really surprised about the graphics and how much better it is. There's a lot more cities, too. There's a lot of in's and out's to the game I have yet to learn though. Plus I didn't feel bad about buying it because I traded 4 games into EBX and got it for free, with $1.18 left over!