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very nice game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 15
Date: April 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game because my friend told me about it. Am I glad I did!! Its one the best strategy games out there. You have to a variety of stuff in the game. You have to control and build weapons (tanks, rangers, etc.). You also have to do a lot of other stuff as well. I suggest that you buy this game no matter whats your age. Its definately one of the best games ever. Plus it comes with three CD's - Aftermath, Allied Disc, and Soviet Disc.

Great value...!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: December 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Except for the $10 jewel case for total annililation and maybe starcraft there is no better value in gaming. Red alert alone is a great game with solid balanced units and structures and fun entertaining and challenging missions. Add aftermath and counterstrike and you have hours of great game play. While this is a an older game you really don't think much about it. The graphics still are decent and the game play is smooth. Certainly this game doesn't need much computer or video card to function well and still there are hundreds of players ready to take you on at either westwood.com or mplayer .

In red alert ore is the heart of your strategy. Controlling and dominating the ore on the map is the key. This might be a shock to age of empires or total annililation fans who are used to producing vast amount of resource in camp. No in red alert you send out defenseless ore trucks to harvest and protecting them becomes harder as the game progresses and the trucks have to go further away from the confines of your camp. While you can eventually build an mcv and start a second camp you have nowhere the flexability or mobility you have in those other games. The worst is when you start a second camp only to have it destroyed and all that money was wasted because it is very difficult to protect more than one camp so try and conceal it if you can.

The units while not as numerous or interesting as TA are more than adequate. The soviets(russia or ukraine) have the bigger tanks and the better air force while the allies(england,france,germany) have smaller quicker tanks with the superior navy. The concept is cold war not WW2 as some have said. Germany is an ally while the soviets are the enemy.

Now i don't actually own this package rather i have owned the components for years. My question for those who actually own this package is whether it all comes on one disc or not. I have counter strike and aftermath but i don't have access to both at the same time. If all of those units and missions are available on the same disc it only makes the package an even better value.

...................socks

Unbelievable; 'nuff said

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: April 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Could this be the most addictive game of all time? It certainly feels like it, and it has that office space feel to it that really sets the atmosphere for such an epic game.
Command & Conquer 1 was a revolutionary game, and this game continues the legacy. Red Alert's story is engrossing in and of itself (start playing and find out), but the strategy and various battle mechanisms that really make this game a treat.
In Red Alert, you are playing against an enemy but against the clock. The game is a frenetic quest to build up your units before the other side decides to attack, and the multiplayer mode only increases the the urgency.
The Arsenal Pack is well-designed in and of itself - it includes the regular game plus an additional mission disc called The Aftermath, which also gives you 150 additional multiplayer maps. I strongly suggest the Arsenal Pack now that The Domination Pack (which also included the Counterstrike mission disc) is no longer in stock.

good game but dated

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 10 / 16
Date: December 21, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I believe that this is the Command & Conquer Red Alert Arsenal which is the Red Alert Game along with the Aftermath add on disc. If so, this was a really cool game for it's time. It is a real time strategy game, a genre made popular by the original Command & Conquer game. I really enjoyed it. Since it came out, it has been greatly surpassed by newer games including Starcraft and Homeworld and more recently by even better games like Shogun and Red Alert 2. If you want the newest, latest game, this is the wrong game. If you don't care about having the most current thing or have an older computer that can't handle the newer games, this game can provide hours of fun. It is especially good as a multiplayer game.

Hours of strategy and fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: September 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Play both sides of this war. I started with the soviet side and after winning all, (some after many tries) I started with the allies. I found it harder to win with the allies. I recommend that for the price, you won't find more strategy and enjoyment than this game.

Still the best of its genre?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you don't play games on the internet, this review is pretty much useless, but if you do, please read on, since I have some (maybe you didn't know before) inside scoop on Red Alert with the great expansion back Aftermath.

Ok, you may ask yourself what I am thinking for writing the headline. But ask yourself this. What combat strategy games do we have today?
Yes, StarCraft is a great game, and surpasses this game in the mere fact that you have more options there. But, then again, the Westwood Tournament System is a delight, and free of charge. I have never really gotten Blizzards tournament system to work, and have found it complicated to get to grips with.

The follow up to Red Alert (2) is of course a lot better graphic-wise. The music in my opinion, is actually a step backwards since I think much of the music in that game is pretty annoying in the long-run.

BUT, that is just me mumbling about the cons, and odds of each of the games. WHAT MAKES RED ALERT SO MUCH BETTER? Well for starters, it is so well balanced. The Soviets have their might and power, while the Allies have their speed and agility. Have you tried this game on the internet? What a treat it is! If you haven't experienced it, you should. It really wakes a new adrenaline hormone inside the body, you know.. I've played the game on the internet for about two years, and never really gotten bored with it. Using the Q button to control tanks while shooting is a real must-learn if you want to get good at it, since using the X button really doesn't help much since all the tanks do is scatter instead of shoot. I am mentioning this, because they removed the fun Q button option in the second game, something I think is a bummer. Because then it's really just about building the biggest army, and attacking. Nothing about skill in the mouse control department: No dodging shots, like in the original beautiful Red Alert.

Oh, before I let you off, there is one more thing you SHOULD know. Aftermath is the expansion pack to Red Alert, and if you want to try it out on the internet, you really shouldn't be without it. It adds some nice new music to Red Alert, some great new units, and some more tweaking of the weapons and armour, balancing out the two sides even more!
THE ALLIES
* Gets a great Chrono Tank which can blow out any building within three to four shots.
* The field Mechanic repairs units!! So you don't have to drive your units to the repair bay each time. He also can take a few hits, but protect him just in case.
* Probably most importantly, the allied guns now do double the damage of what they did before.

THE SOVIETS
* Gets a Tesla Tank. These are really the teslas you are used to, but a little less powerful version on wheels. Pretty neat.
* Tesla Troopers, has an even smaller version of the same tech. Have many of these, and start a grill party.
* The Missile Sub is probably the most talked about addition since it makes the Soviets more capable on waters. Some say it ruins the balance of the game somewhat. I don't think so, but its up to you to decide for yourself on that subject.
* And last but not least the M.A.D tank. This one carries a shock wave dispenser which when activated does 1/3 damage to everything around it (on-screen.) This means, that if you have three of them, and activate them all at once. Whoops.. 100% (3/3) devastation man!

Plus, there are tons of new maps to use on the internet here too.

That was about it I had to say about Red Alert (with Aftermath.) I really can't recommend it enough. It truly is an amazing game! I play on the Westwood Tournament System as "Xanitra" so if you see me on the ladder, why not play me:) If you say you bought the game because you did read my review of the game here on amazon.com, I might just go easy on you, or even let you win:D hehehehe.. Well, why is Red Alert so much better internet-wise than all the other new ones I've played? The answer probably is; they don't make em like they used to I guess..Well, good luck with your choice in games.
Have fun

BE WARE!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: August 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I bought The Arsenal pack for 10 bucks. I loved playing the red alert games and i always loved the original. But when i went to install I was disapointed that it would not work on my XP operating system. I thought Xp was pretty compatable with everything but i guess not this game. This is the first time i ever said this. But make sure ur OS (operating system) is below windows 98!

Command and Conquer Heaven!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 16
Date: December 01, 2000
Author: Amazon User

You looking for some hardcore machinegun firing, grenade throwing, tank crushing, and nuclar rampage? Then buy it, but if your looking for some lame boring fun games, then dont read this. Anyways, its a nice strategy wargame beased in the 20th to 21th century warfare. Nice overhead graphics, lots of units, good gameplay and movies defently make these games one of the tops.

ALL C&C GAMES

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 9
Date: May 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I HAVE THEM ALL AND EVERY ONE IS BETTER THAN THE LAST.

It's a classic

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is a classic. Myself I spent hours behind the computer triyng new strategies.m If a spy infiltrates your base and you don't have the ferocious Russian attack dogs...

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