- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Release Date: Oct 21, 2000
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The game play is absolutely superb, with well-balanced armies and some simply brilliant new units including a new building system more akin to the WarCraft series that allows for a more efficient unit production system.
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The game's plot-twisting story, addictive game play and bevy of single- and multiplayer options makes this an excellent addition to your CD-ROM collection.
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Da GameboyzI was completely won over by the simplicity of the resource management and gameplay, and will be playing it for many months to come.
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Although the gameplay hasn't changed much from the original, the updated graphics and the resolution of minor bugs make this a wonderfully enjoyable title.
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One of the most polished, best-conceived, and downright enjoyable real-time strategy games in recent memory.
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OK, so it's not a quantum leap forward in gaming, but so what? It's a heck of a lot of fun from the company that defined RTS.
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The gameplay is nothing new, but the engrossing story and intense action will keep you playing for hours.
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Not only one of the best games that Westwood has ever created, but is easily one of the most entertaining, visceral, and tactically focused RTS products ever seen, and will likely be remembered as a true classic for years to come.
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The single player campaigns are great fun, and multiplayer has been very well balanced and improved so that most of the rough edges have been smoothed out, resulting in a game that is simply great fun to play.
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Even though you're not breaking new boundaries in the technological field your definitely raising the standards in gameplay for RTS games to come.
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Total Video GamesRed Alert 2 is THE game that fans of the genre have been waiting for a very long time.
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You're not going to have a social life if you purchase this game. Tell your friends you will be unavailable for extended periods of time. Explain to your girlfriend that, no, you're not seeing someone else. And tell your mom to come into the room every 2 or three days to see if you have dehydrated yet.
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Solid and extremely stylish (if unrevolutionary) RTS gaming.
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In spite of its premise -- a world war -- Red Alert 2 is lighthearted. From the humorous full-motion video sequences to the heavy-metal music to the toylike unit designs, the game has much more in common with G.I. Joe than with "Saving Private Ryan."
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A beautiful meld of both action and strategy that seems to hold a little something for everyone.
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PC GamerWestwood must have felt that the RA engine didn't need improving - add 7% if you agree. [Jan 2001, p.118]
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The game is one of the better efforts in the series, with the flaws that put off hardcore gamers reduced, but still present. It’s not really one for strategy nuts, but if you like a less challenging but enjoyable dose of strategy, this will fit the bill nicely.
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The most important thing we can say is that we had a whole lot of fun playing it - and that's what matters, isn't it?
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If you are looking for a fun and explosive real-time strategy title that isn't mired in diplomacy and realism, look no further.
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While not totally original, it's got enough intensity and excitement to have even the most jaded real-time strategy gamer glued to his computer for hours. Death to the American dogs, comrade.
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CNET GamecenterRed Alert 2 proves to be one of the finest offerings in the C&C series.
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A well-polished sequel that lives up to, but doesn't necessarily advance, a real-time strategy classic. More compelling RTSs have come, and more are on the way.
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Not revolutionary by any means, but it's a solid and polished game that is one of the only jewels to be placed in the RTS crown recently.
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RTS fans will really enjoy the faster pacing, new objectives to complete, and the well-acted cutscenes. Other fans looking for 3D graphics or new gameplay options will be disappointed, but the missions are still entertaining enough to keep them happy.
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CheckOutEven though Westwood hasn't blazed much technological ground with Red Alert 2, it does succeed in being their most enjoyable real-time strategy game yet.
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Daily RadarThe recipe might be getting old, but what comes out of the oven is still plenty tasty.
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Spank!If you're looking for no-frills old school resource management, then Red Alert 2 is what you are looking for.
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Straightforward, cautious, and pleasurable - this is a prequel-sequel that fills the stomach with candy that threatens very few intestinal side effects.
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Red Alert 2 can be both fascinating and bewildering, neither of which amounts to much when you are launching a tank rush in multiplayer games.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 506 out of 568
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Mixed: 45 out of 568
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Negative: 17 out of 568
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