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Reda lert
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User
Since this game has been out for quite a while now, a majority of us have gone on, "Dawn of War", "Age of Mythology" But looking forward... HAve we really improved our game designing skills? Some are too bulkky looking, to close up, complicated and downright flibbergitty. However, the astonishing creation from westwood studios got it right in all of their games. Although the P.C version of RA1 stands greater than most of the games we see this as our new comer. Command and Conquer Red Alert 2 is quite clearly the ingenius sequel, we could not have asked for anthing better, the challenging missions (for some) the exciting skirmishs - however, I still think that being able to chose the tech level was the best part of skirmishs for the first: On tech level one the map was an infantry slaughter house, millions of soldiers ordered to attack the enemy who have flocked there bases in flame towers. my record death toll in one match is almost 800 - quite a massacre. However, here on RA2 the excitment is drained just a touch by the constant us of advanced weapons and unchallenging opponents.
Who are better? Soviet? Fearsome tanks and desgnied purely for blowing everything up...? Or the Allies? super advanced, better infantry and greater versitillity, if you, like me enjoy the ability of seening the entire map then choose the allies, the Spysat is the easiest improvement from the GPS of RA1
stop reading this and just buy it!
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User
For the other reviewers who complained about the horrid storyline and even worse cutscenes, they were right. But in a way, it did a lot of good for the game. Here's a recap: Albert Einstein invents a time machine to go back in time and kill Hitler (time travel paradox anyone?), so that World War II never happens. Then, America installs a puppet dictator in Russia, who later decides to invade America. Yes...what a story. However, the storyline allowed the game producers to think of the craziest units ever possible. Instead of your plain vanilla Marines and snipers and whatnot, we got soldiers with jet packs, power-suit clad infantry that shoot bolts of electricity, a hero who can mind-control almost anything, giant squids, laser-firing tanks, infantry that teleport instantaneously and erase enemies from time, and hell, there's even a machine that can conjure up a lightning storm at will. The graphics are OK, with a sort of bird's eye (2.5D) view but you'll still be able to easily tell the difference between the myriad of buildings and units. The game is the simplest a strategy game can get, with the only thing you have to worry about is keeping the power up and getting some money to train and build more units. If you're getting into real-time strategy games, this is your gateway. There is a wide selection of maps with different terrain like forests, islands, snow, city, to wage battle with air, land, or sea units!
The campaign is mediocre and pretty boring; nothing much more than infiltration or destroying or defending something. However, you can set up games with computer AI at three different difficulties and do battle with up to 7 other computers. There are 9 different countries, each with their own unique unit, but there are in general two different sides: the Allies and the Soviets. Allies have technology and Soviets have brute strength. Comes with free multiplayer that is still up and running today with servers by other people always up if you want to have a quick skirmish or battle royale with up to 7 other players. The lowdown:
PROS
-unique, crazy units that makes the game fresh and different from other RTS games
-simple gameplay that's easy to learn yet hard to master
-free online multiplayer included (and, yes, a lot of people are still playing online, even 7 years after its release)
-two totally different yet balanced sides that assure the fact a player can only win with skill, not because he has the best units
-the game can run pretty smoothly on any computer
-fast paced; the game brings you right into the action
-the cutscenes use real actors (or otherwise very good CGI for any of the battle scenes)
CONS
-there is not exactly cutting-edge graphics, but it's good enough for anyone, I say.
-a minor gripe is that although all the infantry have different sayings of some sort, all the Allied and Soviet vehicles have the same set of lines. It gets kind of repetitive.
-the game can lend itself to cheapness, not having a build limit. That means a player can easily crush an enemy by building 60 tanks (or, well, a tank rush) as soon as he can afford them.
Awesome game!! One of my favorites!!!
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User
This is one of my first CP games I have ever bought, I still have the same copy from when I bought it back in 2000, this game is so much fun! It's great that you can build and command your own army!! Note: if you buy this game, be sure to buy the Expansion Pack, Yuri's Revenge
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