Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
by Electronic Arts
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Video Game Reviews of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Customer Review: This is a very fun game.
Summary: 3 Stars
The graphics are very good, there are a lot of tiny graphical details that really make it beautiful. Although is fun, the story (single player mode) didn't have a solid line of events, some parts of the story were a little interesting but for the rest, nothing really new. To make up for that, 95% of the acted sequences were injected with scenes showing chicks (your lieutenants, enemy commanders, etc.) with very short skirts, partially-shown [...] and/or very tight clothes. Clearly, they hoped to keep over-excited boys enticed with them (the game even brings a poster with all the hot chicks from the game posing) instead of developing an entrenched and deep story line.
The strategy part of it is just as any other C&C game. Some cool features (special abilities, super-weapons) and has its own particular pace. Not as exciting as playing a Starcraft match, but its fun in its own way.
Despite all of this, the game is fun to play and has its moments.
Customer Review: Worst C&C ever!
Summary: 1 Stars
Before ordering I read the numerous reviews about secureRom and despite the warnings I ordered the game, because I love C&C and especially Red Alert, which was the first game I played in the series. In the end the limited installs won't be a problem for me, because I can't imagine that I would want to install the game twice, nevermind 5 times.
The first problem is the video clips, which were so much fun in the early games, are boring. The acting is bad, but more than that the storyline is very predictible and essentially the same story they have told in RA 1 and 2. Tanya, who was awesome in the first two games is completely uninteresting. The new actress is nowhere near as attractive as Katie Wuhrer was as Tanya, and she doesn't look anything like a soldier.
The biggest problem of the game, though, is the boring gameplay. There is no strategy anymore. Just making things look fancier and providing new units doesn't make for an improved game. I used to play C&C for hours, sometimes not sleeping much as a result. This game I turned off after a couple of hours and haven't touched it since. I have the Decade disk and I play the games every couple of years and enjoy them completely each time. I can't imagine that I will ever do that with this game, if I even finish it once.
I understand everyone's complaints about the DRM, but more important, in my opinion is the deterioration of the quality of this product. It's nowhere near the quality of the early games, and sadly it doesn't even measure up to C&C 3 and Kane's Wrath, which were way more entertaining than this.
Customer Review: Dis-satisfied
Summary: 1 Stars
I just purchased C&C3. I will return the unopened game tomorrow. I just happened to see the reviews on this site and learned of the policy of EA games. The install controls and worm software is not stated anywhere on the packaging of the game. This is very bad business. I have also followed the C&C titles and own every one that has been released to date. This one I will return. I will buy the Sins of the solar empire game as it looks interesting and doesn't have "controls" that I vehemently object to. Shame on you EA games, this nonsense has got to stop.Customer Review: Welcome back commander!
Summary: 5 Stars
The wait is finally over! Red alert 3 is one of those games that will remain in your memories for a long time! Great Graphics, story and playCustomer Review: I love T&A - I mean C&C 3
Summary: 4 Stars
This review will almost completely ignores the limited installations BS. Suffice to say, EA is quickly eroding their customer base. On one hand, they complain about piracy, then wonder why they have more piracy when they impose draconian steps to curtail it.
Red Alert 3 replays the original Red Alert storyline. In place of Einstein, to have the Russian Commandant, played by Tim Curry, who has been involved in more games than Gary Gygax. Using a Russian time machine, they kill Albert Einstein, presumably after he kills Adolf Hitler, setting the stage for a three way war between the Allies, the Soviets, and the Japanese, represented by the Empire of the Rising Sun.
Following the mantra of the previous C&C games, you run through a progressively harder series of missions, sometimes with a combat squad, but often with the familiar base system we all know and love. The storylines are entertaining, though as the title implies, the uniforms have shrunk by five or six sizes. This is strange and disturbing for two reasons. You're so busy staring at breasts that're barely contained by jet black latex suits that you miss your entire briefing, and when you replay the briefing with a strategically placed piece of duct tape, the briefings are really pretty good. Emotions and accents are a tad over the top, but the production values and immersion levels of the Command and Conquer series has steadily improved. Why they felt the need to try and improve sales by making the cutscenes strike of soft-core porn is beyond me.
They've also introduced the deputy commander, a second officer played by either a friend or the computer that maintains its own base and forces. While you can't control the other forces directly, you can give strategic orders to the other commander. This is a great improvement, as you can defend and send them on attack, though more likely vice versa, ensuring there is always a defense force without having to split your focus.
Aside from the neat co-op option that I just mentioned, theres nothing here that hasn't been seen before, but if you're a fan of the series, you definitely won't feel let down. The difficulty curve is a little step later in the game, but not so difficult to make you give up. Cutscenes continue to improve, and in-game mini briefs a more frequent, and make it feel more like a progressing battle than an attrition slugfest. Personally, I'm going to wait for the battle chest with the expansions that's a few months away, but I'm trying to think of my wallet as much as possible. And by that point, hopefully EA will get the sand out of its ears and be able to hear their falling market share, and realize they need a better solution than securom.