DOS

Command & Conquer: Red Alert

Description

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.

Alternate Titles

• "命令与征服：红色警戒" -- 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

Part of the Following Groups

• Command & Conquer games
• Command & Conquer Red Alert series
• PlayStation Platinum Range releases
• Total Entertainment Network (TEN) multiplay platform
• Visual technique / style: Live-action cutscenes

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User Reviews

A typically bad Command & Conquer game.	Tomer Gabel (4418)
The Windows Version is great, the DOS version is downright ugly.	Jim Fun (222)

The Press Says

High Score	Jan, 1997	5 out of 5	100
GameSpot	Nov 26, 1996	9.5 out of 10	95
DarkZero	2003	9.4 out of 10	94
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Mar, 1997		90
GamePro (US)	Feb, 1997	4.5 out of 5	90
Gamesmania	1996	90 out of 100	90
Just Games Retro	Oct 08, 2008	90 out of 100	90
Power Play	Nov, 1996	87 out of 100	87
Cyber Stratege	Jun, 1997		80
Game Revolution	Jun 05, 2004	B	75

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Trivia

Freeware release

To celebrate 13 years of Command & Conquer, the game was made available for free on 31st August 2008. The link is available in the related web sites section.

German version

The German version removes Hitler from the intro and replaces all the soldiers with cyborgs.

Sales

In 1998, Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC) won the Platinum-Award from the German VUD (Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland - Entertainment Software Association Germany) for selling more then 200,000 (but less then 500,000) units in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Awards

• Computer Gaming World
  • May 1997 (Issue #154) – Strategy Game of the Year (Readers' Choice)
• PC Gamer
  • April 2000 - -10 in the "All-Time Top 50 Games" poll
  • April 2005 - #17 in the "50 Best Games of All Time" list
• Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland
  • 1998 - Platinum Award (more details in the "Sails" section)

Information also contributed by Grant McLellan, Sciere and Xoleras