| Command & Conquer: Red Alert | Westwood Studios, Inc. / Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. | 1996 | |
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This is a prequel to the real-time strategy war game Command & Conquer. In the "what if" alternate-history universe, World War II was not initiated by Germany under the leadership of Adolph Hitler but was a blight on mankind authored by the rise of Russia's Joseph Stalin instead. The war itself happens but the driving factor is the invasion of Europe by Soviet forces, thus the significance of the title "Red Alert". As in the original game, this supports multi-player action but doubles the number of possible players (from four to eight) via a LAN or the Internet. The game features many new enhancements including a much more detailed level of unit command on land, in the air or at sea, a practice option (Skirmish Mode) and a choice of playing as either Soviet or Allied forces, each with 13 specific missions. Additionally, the game introduces a large number of new units and structures ranging from attack dogs to Chronosphere Generators. The game's real-time aspect is preserved and gameplay includes appearances of both famous and infamous historical figures. It has a dedicated web site containing such extras as a "War Factory" for learning about the various vehicles (helicopters, mine layers, tanks, submarines, missile launchers and more) available during gameplay and a "Research Archive" that offers information on weaponry. Special software designed for chatting with other fans of the game can also be found at the site. It has thirty new units include destroyers, MIGs, spies, and submarines, over 40 missions and dozens of multiplayer maps, and up to eight players can battle it out via IPX. To celebrate 13 years of Command & Conquer, the game was made available for free on 31st August 2008.
See also: #Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Counterstrike, #Command & Conquer: Red Alert - The Aftermath, Command & Conquer Remastered Collection, #Ace's Revenge, #Are You Ready & Alert, #C&C 2: Level Alert, #Defcon 3 for Command & Conquer and Red Alert Add-on Levels, #Total Destruction: The Madness Of War, #Tactical Operations Volume II: Beyond Destruction, Red Dawn, Toolkit For Red Alert |
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