CNET Editors' review
One of the greatest real-time strategy games of all time, C&C: Red Alert brings a sci-fi twentieth-century conflict into the C&C mix. According to the background story, Albert Einstein invents a time machine and kills Adolf Hitler to prevent WWII. Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, however, launches a full-scale attack with advanced Mammoth tanks, Tesla coils, and V2 rocket launchers. Red Alert is intentionally unbalanced. The Soviets have more powerful infantry, tanks, artillery, aircraft, and defensive towers. The United States and Western Europe have only a couple strengths: warships and "smart" units such as medics and mine-layers. Great music tracks, an excellent control system, good-looking graphics (by mid-'90s standards), and superb gameplay make C&C: Red Alert a classic. Former C&C fanatics will shed a nostalgic tear after launching this small demo, but first they'll have to make sure they have Windows 95/98, since the installer won't run on Windows XP or Windows 2000.
Publisher's Description
From Westwood Studios:
Command and Conquer, one of the most popular strategy games in recent memory, is back and bigger and badder than ever with Red Alert. The story takes place in an alternate stream of history, around the time of World War II. In this version of world history, World War II never happened, and Hitler was nothing more than a minor annoyance. The real threat here is something hundreds of times worse than Hitler could ever have been: Joseph Stalin. The Soviet Empire is killing its way through Europe. Towns are falling and countries collapsing before the overwhelming might of the Soviet forces. Does anyone stand a chance, or will the Red Menace engulf all of Europe? New features include improved AI, new game units and structures, a Skirmish mode, and a detailed, interweaving story line.
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"beast zzx 16"
Version: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1
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beast zzx 16
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beast zzx 16
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beast zzx 16
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"best and good"
Version: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1
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hnd ko alm..
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hindi ko alm...
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"had good memories with this game"
Version: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1
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graphics in 90's standard
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good and exciting game but seriously it won't run on xp or vista?
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"its good game"
Version: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1
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i like this because i want to play this good game
Cons
there picture
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i like this coz it good
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"i like this type of game"
Version: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1
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because of c&c
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noting to told
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this is the start of red alert series so i like this
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"I am not sure about viruses in this game"
Version: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1
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I love strategic game especially when there is battle against enemies!
Cons
Can anyone tell me if there is virus in this game? If not, I will download it
Summary
I hope someone could reply me...
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"did not install"
Version: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1
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nada, nada
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did not install
Summary
waste of time
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"This is not my favorite game."
Version: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1
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I like that it is not a 3D game. I like the challenge, the strategy, and the assorted units.
Cons
It is difficult to separate and control different units. I would prefer to be able to march formations, give orders to guard or attack, and to combine units into platoons that react together.
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I prefer this type of game because 3D and similar games make me physically ill. I would like this game better if my cons were addressed. I prefer fantasy games over military games but this was fun anyway.
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"Could not get it to work, waste of a 500mb download"
Version: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1
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None, could not get it started
Cons
Well, it is 15 years old. What did we expect?
Summary
Nice offer, but should have known it would not work in 21st century
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