Features
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License:
Free to try
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Editor's Rating:
Not rated
- Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
1,453,709
- Requirements:
Pentium-60, Windows 95, DirectX drivers
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
July 27, 1999
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Publisher's description of Command & Conquer: Red Alert
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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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.7 stars out of 1504 votes
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1
Pros: So good to have it
Cons: Nothing, excepts online games sometimes lag
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Version: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1
Pros: Red alert is the best staregy game ever. It is fast and full of action. I have been playing it since 96 and it never gets boring. It has a set of interesting missions ,and also an option to play against the computer in skirmish mode. Multiplayer game is also possible if using the KALI program.
Cons: Westwood studios stopped supporting this game a long time ago , so it is hard to find a working version to play with online. I recommend viewing the red alert archive website for more recent versions of this product (3.03) and ability to play online. Also sometimes it might be difficult to make the game run on newer version of windows like win XP or win 2000 , as it was designed to run in win95.
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1 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Version: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1
Pros: Hours of fun
Cons: There are better versions
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1
Cons: it's the demo 8(
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4 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Version: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1
Cons: Use compatibility mode for Windows 98(right-click and click "Compatibility" then read the page)
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