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Command & Conquer: Red Alert

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9.4 User Score:

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Game Info

Publisher: Virgin Interactive

Developer: Westwood Studios

Genre(s): Real-Time Strategy

Players: 8

ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

Release Date: October 31, 1996

Summary

Surrender is not an option. Dark experiments have permanently altered time. Or have they? Now, Soviet tanks crush city after city while Allied cruisers shell bases. Spies lurk, land mines wait, and strange new technologies aid both sides in their struggle for ultimate control.Command & Conquer: Red Alert gives you the opportunity to be more devious, cunning and ruthless than ever before. Easy to play and highly addictive, Red Alert puts the fate of the world in your hands! [Westwood]

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What The Critics Said

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GameSpot

Red Alert belongs in the same category as "Civilization II" and "Quake," games that followed legendary predecessors and immediately eclipsed them. One can only wonder where Westwood can take us from here.

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TotalGames.net

With lusciously detailed graphics and some superb sound FX and music rounding the game off, Red Alert looks destined to follow "Dune II" and "Command and Conquer" straight into the Westwood hall of fame.

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PC Gamer

Red Alert will be like by the legions of the faithful, and win new converts as well. [Dec 1996, p.238]

Yahoo! Games

It not only completely satisfies the wants of any eager strategy player, it also covers those who like more action in their games, and then appeals to practically everyone in between. If you don't have Command & Conquer, buy this immediately.

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Adrenaline Vault

Suffice it to say that if you like strategy, military tactics, or liked the original game, you will love Red Alert.

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All Game Guide

While perhaps not upgrading the original Command & Conquer engine as much as some would have liked, its clean graphics, crackerjack music score and immersive sound effects all make for a game that's great fun to play...and that's what it's all about, isn't it?

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Game Revolution

A lackluster second offering when so much more could be done with the Command & Conquer universe, but just see how much damage I do to you if you take it away from me.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 9.4 (out of 10) based on 20 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Joe M. gave it a10:
This was the best rts game of its time. It had amazing intro with the helicopter blowing up the tank. What really got me hooked i think was the vocies of all the different units. The Engineer for the Soviets has a classic voice that i still remember to this day. Also the units themselves were very well done and balanced. The Allies could stop the Soviet Tank Advance with mines and cruisers but the Soviets can use their subs and Air Force to blow up the ships and land on the beach with Air cover. The game is brillantly balanced and well polished. The cinimatics are great too. Nice gameplay and control.

Mark M. gave it a10:
Probably the best game i've ever played, it was so addicting and the music was truly inspired.

Toe K. gave it a10:
This was the game that got me hooked on the rts genre. unfortunately, it was overshadowed by starcraft. but at it's time, freakin awesome.

bob bob gave it a10:
This is the best RTS I've ever played even after 10+ [years] I still play this.

Dois K. gave it a10:
Red Alert is the defining game for RTS.

Adam M. gave it a10:
The best strategy game I have played.

[Anonymous] gave it a 10:
The first, and still one of the best real time strategy games i've ever played! It rocks!

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