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84 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critics What's this?

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9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 125 Ratings

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  • Summary: Wielding strange new technologies and hungering for revenge, the Soviet Empire invades America. New York City and Washington are overwhelmed. Allied forces, unprepared for the surprise attack, are decimated. Will freedom be crushed under the heels of Communist aggression? [Electronic Arts]

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Cincinnati Enquirer
    100
    The game's plot-twisting story, addictive game play and bevy of single- and multiplayer options makes this an excellent addition to your CD-ROM collection.
  2. Games Radar
    100
    The game play is absolutely superb, with well-balanced armies and some simply brilliant new units including a new building system more akin to the WarCraft series that allows for a more efficient unit production system.
  3. Spank!
    70
    If you're looking for no-frills old school resource management, then Red Alert 2 is what you are looking for.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. quacker
    10
    This game is brilliant. The AI could use a little work to increase the difficulty, but overall the missions are challenging and well thought out. The guy that said single player is impossible just isn't good at it. The faction imbalance in RA2 (Allies stronger than Soviets) is mostly corrected in the expansion. Each side has some very strong offense and defense and makes for an incredible multiplayer experience. Buy this game. It's worth it.… Expand
    • 5 of 5 users said yes
  2. DSchrute
    10
    Far the best RTS game I ever play. Let's StandStrong and highlight that we can review only game which we played, and games can be reviewed only if this site allows it - after the release. Wondering if people should write 0 reviews for games they never played. I love Red Alert 2 still and forever, a real classic.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  3. JimwickM.
    6
    Not that great compared to its predecessor. Even when patched fully up to 1.006, the game has significant bugs. The difficulty curve of the campaign missions is more like a difficulty cliff, where the first few on both sides can literally be completed in under 5 minutes if you know what you're doing, and the rest are of the "battle royale, you are surrounded with no meaningful defense, and the enemy is at your doorstep from the first few seconds" variety. The AI, while stupid, is nevertheless relentless, and will make you choke on its dead. It's not a question of game difficulty, but rather more a question of inhuman multitasking being necessary to answer the AI at more than two places at once, which is made impossible because there is no way to pause the game without going to menu, which means there's no way to give orders while paused. This game might be great in multiplayer, and you can tell it was designed almost exclusively for it. But the single player aspect is very disappointing.… Expand
    • 0 of 4 users said yes

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