Command & Conquer: Red Alert

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90

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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 418 Ratings

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  • 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 &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]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. GameSpot
    95
    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.
  2. TotalGames.net
    92
    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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  3. PC Gamer
    91
    Red Alert will be like by the legions of the faithful, and win new converts as well. [Dec 1996, p.238]
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  4. Yahoo!
    90
    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.
  5. Adrenaline Vault
    90
    Suffice it to say that if you like strategy, military tactics, or liked the original game, you will love Red Alert.
  6. All Game Guide
    90
    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?
  7. Game Revolution
    75
    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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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 38
  3. Negative: 1 out of 38
  1. XandervanDijk
    Feb 7, 2009
    10
    Best game ever!
  2. Woolee
    Sep 26, 2021
    10
    The nostalgic feeling I get form thinking about this RTS trend setter for so many games. Made me start getting into the genre I will neverThe nostalgic feeling I get form thinking about this RTS trend setter for so many games. Made me start getting into the genre I will never leave. Just epic.… Expand
  4. DoisK.
    Jan 16, 2007
    10
    Red Alert is the defining game for RTS.
  5. AndrewCarts
    Sep 30, 2009
    10
    At its time, it was the best RTS out there. From the way the various units traded off (I will never forget that 5 infantry can take out aAt its time, it was the best RTS out there. From the way the various units traded off (I will never forget that 5 infantry can take out a light tank without even one of them dying (as long as none are run over), and with 4, one of them will die before killing the tank), to the crisp sounds (the sound of the Tesla Coil charging up then zapping will always stay in my mind), and especially the music (Hell March is one of my all time favorite tracks ever), it stands out.… Expand
  6. SolveEtCoagula
    Jun 7, 2020
    9
    I liked this one mostly for its style and setting, but its the same game as the original, with new paint, music score and balance nuances.
  7. GolovA
    Nov 28, 2015
    9
    Real Time Strategy, son! Is no joke! This was not as revolutionary as many other titles of the same year, yet it took Command and Conquer toReal Time Strategy, son! Is no joke! This was not as revolutionary as many other titles of the same year, yet it took Command and Conquer to all new levels, with improvements in almost every area. And although i like both games, i prefer Red Alert to C&C. Tesla Coils, son! Whaaaaa!!! :D zzzzzAP!… Expand
  8. LogicGAM
    Jan 24, 2021
    2
    Game is Good , But I don't like it. , Become I confused this gameplay , It doing I frustrated and I don't like it , But you may like gamesGame is Good , But I don't like it. , Become I confused this gameplay , It doing I frustrated and I don't like it , But you may like games Become It's best game for you but not me.… Expand

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#5 Most Discussed PC Game of 1996
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