Command & Conquer: Red Alert

Command & Conquer: Red Alert

Released: November 22, 1996
Type: Main Game

Platforms:

PlayStation 3 PC (Microsoft Windows) DOS PlayStation PlayStation Portable

Genres:

Real Time Strategy (RTS) Strategy

Game Modes:

Single player Multiplayer

Themes:

Science fiction Historical Warfare

Player Perspectives:

Bird view / Isometric

Ratings

User Rating

85.7
Based on 327 ratings

Total Rating

85.7
Based on 327 ratings

Summary

Travel to an alternate universe where dark experiments have permanently altered time. Or have they? Soviet tanks crush city after city while Allied cruisers shell bases. Spies lurk, landmines await, and strange new technologies aid both sides in the struggle for ultimate control. In this parallel reality, the mighty Soviet Empire has begun to “liberate” all of Europe. Cities fall and countries collapse before the overwhelming might of the Red Storm. The Allies are scrambling to meet the onslaught, but they have been caught by surprise. Red Alert puts the fate of the world in your hands!

Storyline

In 1946, Albert Einstein finishes his time machine, dubbed the Chronosphere, and travels back in time to 1924, just after Adolf Hitler was released from prison in Landsberg. There, he creates a time paradox which erases the dictator from history, and returns to his starting point.

With Nazi Germany removed from history, the Soviet Union is left unopposed as Joseph Stalin sees an opportunity to expand into Eastern Europe. In response, most of Europe ally against this new threat, and start a desperate war against the new aggressor.

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Involved Companies

Westwood Studios

Role:
Developer

Sony Computer Entertainment

Role:
Publisher

Electronic Arts

Role:
Publisher

Virgin Interactive Entertainment

Role:
Publisher

Dice Multi Media Europe

Role:
Publisher

Sold Out Sales & Marketing

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Publisher

Keywords

world war ii - ww2 time travel construction micromanagement multiple endings artificial intelligence rivaling factions full motion video racial stereotypes original soundtrack release non-player character resource gathering in-game map editor historical figures in fictional settings nuclear bomb live-action cutscene tech trees alternate reality keyboard and mouse support for consoles pc to console port macromanagement playstation mouse support

Alternative Names

Command & Conquer - Teil 2: Alarmstufe Rot

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