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real-time strategy
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
By Westwood Studios, released 1 Jan 1996
- Microsoft Windows
- DOS
- PlayStation Portable
What it is
Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a real-time strategy game developed by Westwood Studios and released in 1996. Its setting puts the fate of the world in the player's hands, with conflict between the Allies and Soviets at the centre of the listed expansion missions. The store description includes Counterstrike, which adds 16 missions involving clandestine activity, experimental technology and unconventional tactics. The Aftermath adds 18 missions focused on guerrilla tactics, forbidden weapons and strategic confrontations. Together, these additions extend the game's mission-based strategy with further scenarios and units. Steam lists single-player, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing. The listed platforms include Windows, DOS and PlayStation Portable, while Steam specifies Windows. Electronic Arts is the publisher. The entry identifies the game as a real-time strategy title, though its Steam genres are listed as Action, RPG and Strategy.
What players like, and what they don't
- Counterstrike includes 16 missions.
- The Aftermath includes 18 missions.
- Steam Cloud and Family Sharing are listed.
- Platforms include Windows, DOS and PSP.
- Steam lists Windows as its platform.
- The listed Steam features are single-player focused.
Who it suits
It suits players interested in single-player real-time strategy and the Allies-versus-Soviets conflict described in its expansion missions. Players looking for additional mission scenarios may find the listed Counterstrike and Aftermath content relevant.
Red Alert's listing combines the base strategy game with two mission expansions. The additional scenarios provide distinct tactical themes, while Steam lists single-player as its play mode.
