What if Hitler never existed? Einstein pondered the question and created a time-machine to eliminate Hitler as a young man, thus preventing World War II as history remembers it. However, Einstein stopped one evil only to create another - because Stalin's Soviet Union is now poised to conquer Europe... and Allies must stop them!

Command & Conquer: Red Alert can be considered a prequel to Command & Conquer. Like its predecessor, it is a real-time strategy with an isometric semi-top-down perspective using 2D sprite graphics engine. The player takes control of either the Allies or the Soviets, as he battles for destiny of the planet. Gameplay features are similar to those of the previous game, including building a base with some defenses, massing units, harvesting resources, etc. The game has a variety of environments in its missions, adding some indoor missions that use only infantry units.

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Alternate Titles

"红警 " -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
"RA" -- Slang/Informal title
"Hung Jing " -- Chinese title
"Command & Conquer - Teil 2: Alarmstufe Rot" -- German title
"Command & Conquer: Alerte Rouge" -- French title
"Command & Conquer: Alarmstufe Rot" -- German PlayStation title
"C&C:RA" -- Informal name
"C&C 2" -- Common German abbreviation
"커맨드 앤 컨커: 적색경보" -- Korean spelling

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Command & Conquer Red Alert	DOS
	Command & Conquer Red Alert	PlayStation	$11.66
	Command & Conquer Red Alert	Windows
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User Reviews

A Hollywood blockbuster for the masses.	Windows	Roedie (5213)
The best of the franchise	Windows	MAT (46636)
The apex of the C&C franchise.	Windows	Dr. Elementary (274)
Addictive enough to complete and anticipate sequels	Windows	anton treuenfels (37)
Fool me once, shame on you…	Windows	PCGamer77 (3029)
HEY! What's with all the bad reviews here? This game is a masterpiece	Windows	CKeen The Great (149)
Good but not good enough	Windows	Peter Clark (10)
The best of the C&C games, and one of the greatest strategy games every made.	Windows	Brian Jordan (20)
Red alert-- well, i better get my hands to battle stations!	Windows	paul cairey (332)
One of the Best and Worst Games of All Time	Windows	Sean Johanson (16)

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The Press Says

High Score	DOS	Jan, 1997	5 out of 5	100
GameSpot	Windows	Nov 26, 1996	9.5 out of 10	95
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows	Dec, 1996	95 out of 100	95
DarkZero	DOS	2003	9.4 out of 10	94
Coming Soon Magazine	Windows	Jan, 1997	90 out of 100	90
Gamesmania	Windows	1996	90 out of 100	90
Just Games Retro	Windows	Oct 08, 2008	90 out of 100	90
Edge	Windows	Dec 25, 1996	9 out of 10	90
Game Revolution	DOS	Jun 05, 2004	B	75
All Game Guide	PlayStation	1998		70