Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Genres:
Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Strategy
Themes:
Science fiction
Historical
Warfare
Perspective:
Bird view / Isometric
Game modes:
Single player
Multiplayer
Released on:
22/11/1996
Platforms:
PlayStation 3
PC (Microsoft Windows)
DOS
PlayStation
PlayStation Portable
Involved Companies:
Westwood Studios
Developer
Sony Computer Entertainment
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Publisher
Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Publisher
Dice Multi Media Europe
Publisher
Sold Out Sales & Marketing
Publisher
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!
History
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.
Expansions
Command & Conquer: Red Alert - The Aftermath
Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Counterstrike
Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Bundles
Command & Conquer: The First Decade
Shooter, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Adventure
Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection
Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Command & Conquer: Red Alert, Counterstrike and The Aftermath
Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Remakes
Standalone Expansions
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