Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2

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8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 568 Ratings

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  1. quacker
    Dec 18, 2010
    10
    This game is brilliant. The AI could use a little work to increase the difficulty, but overall the missions are challenging and well thought out. The guy that said single player is impossible just isn't good at it. The faction imbalance in RA2 (Allies stronger than Soviets) is mostly corrected in the expansion. Each side has some very strong offense and defense and makes for an incredibleThis game is brilliant. The AI could use a little work to increase the difficulty, but overall the missions are challenging and well thought out. The guy that said single player is impossible just isn't good at it. The faction imbalance in RA2 (Allies stronger than Soviets) is mostly corrected in the expansion. Each side has some very strong offense and defense and makes for an incredible multiplayer experience. Buy this game. It's worth it.… Expand
  2. Trowzers
    Apr 6, 2011
    9
    I guess I can be a bit girly when it comes to games- I'm not a big fan of blood and gore and FPS's, but give me a good strategic game with interesting puzzle-type content and I'm there! Along with the Civilization Series (well, the earlier games in that series) this is one of my all time favourites! I just wish there were more games that build upon this type of concept rather than theI guess I can be a bit girly when it comes to games- I'm not a big fan of blood and gore and FPS's, but give me a good strategic game with interesting puzzle-type content and I'm there! Along with the Civilization Series (well, the earlier games in that series) this is one of my all time favourites! I just wish there were more games that build upon this type of concept rather than the raft of FPS clones that seem to be flooding the market at the moment :( :( And don't forget, there is multiplayer, but the single player campaigns aren't just an afterthought to the multiplayer like some games, they are fun and intriguing in their own right!… Expand
  3. DSchrute
    Sep 9, 2011
    10
    Far the best RTS game I ever play. Let's StandStrong and highlight that we can review only game which we played, and games can be reviewed only if this site allows it - after the release. Wondering if people should write 0 reviews for games they never played.
    I love Red Alert 2 still and forever, a real classic.
  4. chronoT
    Sep 2, 2012
    9
    I think people who haven't played this game would be surprised at how fun it is. When it came out in 2000, it was truly a solid real time strategy experience that brings in the soviet vs allies theme, which is still kind of relevant today. I know that the soviet union collapsed, but the kremlin and KGB did not :) No, seriously though, I had a lot of fun with this game, the sides areI think people who haven't played this game would be surprised at how fun it is. When it came out in 2000, it was truly a solid real time strategy experience that brings in the soviet vs allies theme, which is still kind of relevant today. I know that the soviet union collapsed, but the kremlin and KGB did not :) No, seriously though, I had a lot of fun with this game, the sides are actually very well balanced and the game even supported (Maybe still) an online vs. that was extremely competitive. You can also create your own maps in this game, and it is pretty easy to do. Overall this was a great game, and I hope EA someday makes a C&C that is equally fun but also graphically pleasing. I am crossing my fingers for the new C&C, because Generals was ok but not superb.… Expand
  5. killzon32
    Jun 11, 2012
    10
    Nothing to say this is one of the only rts games that could even compete with broodwar and in some cases it was better but red alert 2's time has gone EA bought westwood so we will never see something of this ever again and thats why there will all ways be a spot in my heart for this game.
  6. Kirase
    Jan 1, 2012
    9
    Seems like EA noticed that they could not "seriously" compete to games like starcraft. So they did the right thing and simply didnt even try it the "serious" but instead in a ironic and fun way. They did an amazing job doing so. Red Alert 2 is just plain fun to play. The units are well designed. The cutscenes are good for a few laughters. Soundtrack and atmosphere are also great. This gameSeems like EA noticed that they could not "seriously" compete to games like starcraft. So they did the right thing and simply didnt even try it the "serious" but instead in a ironic and fun way. They did an amazing job doing so. Red Alert 2 is just plain fun to play. The units are well designed. The cutscenes are good for a few laughters. Soundtrack and atmosphere are also great. This game is still worth to get picked up and played.… Expand
  7. iLegend
    Jun 20, 2012
    9
    In short, this is the 2nd best 2.5D real-time strategy computer game of all time in the history of mankind. Red Alert 2: Yuri Revenge is the expansion and is The Best.

    From the moment of installation which has a very nice song till finish installation it gave the feeling of you are inside the story and in the army. First time try right away gave you the "X Factor" excitement. It is like    In short, this is the 2nd best 2.5D real-time strategy computer game of all time in the history of mankind. Red Alert 2: Yuri Revenge is the expansion and is The Best.

    From the moment of installation which has a very nice song till finish installation it gave the feeling of you are inside the story and in the army. First time try right away gave you the "X Factor" excitement. It is like watching a long movies series. You can not stop and can not wait to know the next stories and missions. The storyline and missions are very addictive. I wish they could be reproduced or remastered it in a better graphics.

    This game had great storylines, missions and most importantly many skirmish maps and modded extra missions which you can download from the fans/C&C community WEB sites. I had never bored playing this game. Thank's to the fans and C&C community to make this game alive.    … Expand
  8. VidyaBum
    Mar 22, 2014
    10
    I can't criticize this game, it's too good, I loved it too much. I can't play it anymore because I played it to death.

    2 races with very different units and strategies, pretty good balance between them, and an incredibly good usage of absolutely every single element a strategy game can give. Terrains, type of units, range of units, speed of units, unit mobility(the time it can take    I can't criticize this game, it's too good, I loved it too much. I can't play it anymore because I played it to death.

    2 races with very different units and strategies, pretty good balance between them, and an incredibly good usage of absolutely every single element a strategy game can give.

    Terrains, type of units, range of units, speed of units, unit mobility(the time it can take for a french Grand Cannon to turn around can mean life or death), defensive buildings small and big ones, range of defensive buildings, tech buildings, unit armour type, unit attack type, type of mining units, types of ore to mine, buildings, height, covert units, flyers, land and submarine units, ranks of units giving them bonuses once they've killed enemies, this game simply has it all. That's one tiny portion of what it offers and the amount of complexity and different strategies and units to use for each situation is enormous.

    Got a fortress entrance to attack? Prism tanks, Apocalypse tanks, Aircraft Carriers, V3s, Dreadnoughts, giving away dozens of conscripts to cover for the heavy tank attack, dogs, infiltrating with a spy or just not attacking and going the back way with amphibious assaults or airborne troops or whatever you want, this game never fails to give many different ways of attacking or defending yourself. It never runs out.

    The only reason I got tired of this game after years of playing is that I finished all campaigns, maps, and enemies on every possible skirmish in the game. And I still sometimes regret putting it down.

    The Industrofunk soundtrack remains to this day one of the most memorable strategy games ost there is, and is far, far better than the completely forgettable junk Starcraft II offers. Designs are also nice and colourful while retaining a modern-industrial quality.
    The story and characters are certainly campy, laughable and by no means to be taken seriously, but they all come off like possible real people(the fact that they're all played by professional actors certainly helps that a lot) and as silly as they may be, the fun factor in both Allied and Soviet story just won't stop until the end, which is a tiny bit short(12 missions for each campaign). I still find Romanov and Yuri to be adorable and Athena Massey in mission 7's opening certainly has left quite an impression on me since my teenage years.

    The fun campyness of the story only compliments a very thoughtful but also very amusing RTS.
    Red Alert 2 is still a wonder of strategy and is all about going around being smarter or more cunning than an enemy. The Isometric view may be a little ugly but it helps the gameplay a lot and adds complexity, like with the range of units which can be counted in tiles.

    The very example of a true masterpiece, as it may be in no way experimental or create anything new, but it masters perfectly everything it is supposed to master. The one game to try if you ever want to know if you can like real-time strategy.    … Expand
  9. Erosiccu
    Jul 25, 2013
    10
    Red Alert 2 was amazing. This game along with the Yuri's Revenge expansion kept the Command & Conquer franchise in the game against huge blizzard Real-Time Strategy titles including Warcraft and Starcraft. There actually existed active debate as to whether Red Alert 2 was a better RTS than Starcraft.

    This game was an absolute blast and definitely had its day.
  10. iansarmy1
    Jul 18, 2014
    10
    Best RTS of all time, the futuristic Cold War setting is brilliantly portrayed with subdued tongue-in-cheek humor taken straight from American Cold War era pop culture hysteria. The units, game mechanics and maps come together to create some great scenarios. The multiplayer suffers a bit from the allies having a slight advantage over the Soviets but the excellent expansion "Yuri's Revenge"Best RTS of all time, the futuristic Cold War setting is brilliantly portrayed with subdued tongue-in-cheek humor taken straight from American Cold War era pop culture hysteria. The units, game mechanics and maps come together to create some great scenarios. The multiplayer suffers a bit from the allies having a slight advantage over the Soviets but the excellent expansion "Yuri's Revenge" even's things out and greatly improves upon the general formula.… Expand
  11. cserii
    Dec 1, 2015
    10
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  12. Vio
    Nov 20, 2011
    9
    One of the most fun strategy games I have played, beautiful maps to conquer for your soviet or allied lords with interesting units and weaponry! Did I like it? YES.
  13. Aquila
    Feb 21, 2012
    9
    Most fun RTS game i ever played, good job Westwood! The Yuri expansion is also a lot of fun. Skirmish and campaigns were very nice. EA made a mess of it compared to this.
  14. Kolert
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    Игра - просто супер. Играл в свое время - с удовольствием.
  15. NightFlight
    May 30, 2014
    9
    Not much to be said for this game. I really was giving us a lot of good times. I think everyone need to do to play a game.You've done a very good job.
  16. SilverOrlov
    Sep 28, 2019
    10
    One of the best strategies of my time that I have ever played. This is just a bomb among the strategies. An excellent, thoughtful and interesting plot that was played by live actors. Very strong and appropriate atmosphere conveyed by this plot and game-play. Excellent drawing of the environment and controlled units and buildings. And, of course, this soundtrack... you'll recognize it fromOne of the best strategies of my time that I have ever played. This is just a bomb among the strategies. An excellent, thoughtful and interesting plot that was played by live actors. Very strong and appropriate atmosphere conveyed by this plot and game-play. Excellent drawing of the environment and controlled units and buildings. And, of course, this soundtrack... you'll recognize it from thousand others by its first seconds. A masterpiece of the classics of its time.… Expand
  17. AmarJ.
    Aug 16, 2006
    10
    Sooooo good, this is a great game. I just brought it and I'm hooked on playing online.
  18. AnsonG.
    Aug 5, 2006
    10
    The real 3d stunning action strategy game. Nice quality field, cool graphics and units, easy to control them.
  19. BradyC.
    Jul 9, 2002
    8
    Its an Awesome Game but i think Westwood Should concantrate a little more on thier origanal and best the Tieberian C&C series which is my personal fav and their next brand new C&C series C&C Generals should blow the gaming world away i think it will anyways.
  20. DanL.
    Apr 3, 2003
    10
    DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT NOT BUYING THIS GAME! This is the third greatest game ever made. Behind Halo and its expansion pack YURI's ReVENGE, buy that too.
  21. DavidD.
    Jun 9, 2005
    9
    One stunning game. I say get it after you get Battle for Middle Earth and Civ 4 (when it comes out)
  22. JohnR.
    Aug 2, 2005
    10
    There are no words that can describe the awesomeness of this game. Unbeliviable.
  23. ChrisM.
    Aug 2, 2005
    9
    It was a great game.
  24. FelipeH.
    May 12, 2006
    10
    If RA1 was good, RA2 its the master piece. I still love playing the mission over and over.
  25. TheVoice
    Jun 17, 2003
    8
    Not bad, a great game for those who like strategy.
  26. AlexR.
    Feb 9, 2008
    10
    One of the greatest RTS games in history - nothing is more exhilarating, even with the graphics dated, than a Soviet Tank Rush carried out within the first two minutes of play. Meticulously balanced, good pathfinding, and awe-inspiring units, the game offered a lot of tactical depth for multiplayer gamers, too.
  27. PatrickS.
    Sep 17, 2006
    10
    Truly a great game, and by one of the greatest companies who've ever made a game.
  28. jwt7000
    Oct 13, 2011
    8
    Best story ever in a C&C game with a hot Tanya character. A great solid game overall but some balance and AI issues remain. The lack of 3D graphics made me puzzled why Westwood couldn't develop it with a new graphics engine when some RTS games did back then.
  29. Cptkovacs
    Oct 9, 2010
    10
    Everything a sequel should be, and more. This game goes the distance with its gripping storyline, cut scenes, and a soundtrack that fits all too well. The sound effects and visuals were very impressive, along with it's streamlined gameplay features. This game blew my expectations out of the water, and it remains one of my favorites to this day.
  30. JohnnyTurbo
    May 15, 2012
    10
    This is one of the top games that ever came out for the PC. The game had a ton of highlights such as the cheesy cut scenes at the beginning of every level, the voice acting for the units which is engraved in my cerebral cortex, The soviet propaganda which is always a nice touch, The Extremely brutal AI when set to the highest setting. The only bad points which can be said about the gameThis is one of the top games that ever came out for the PC. The game had a ton of highlights such as the cheesy cut scenes at the beginning of every level, the voice acting for the units which is engraved in my cerebral cortex, The soviet propaganda which is always a nice touch, The Extremely brutal AI when set to the highest setting. The only bad points which can be said about the game could be that there are balancing issues such as engineer rushes and playing as Yuri in general but all those are easily countered when you already know how to exploit your enemy. 10/10 A game for the ages.… Expand
  31. kane148
    Aug 6, 2012
    9
    Although I found the storyline to be pretty dull and the characters far more cheesy than they were probably intended to be, this is definitely one of the best RTS games I've played. The music was great, the unit balance was probably the best I've seen yet, and the game introduced plenty of new mechanics (e.g. garrisoning buildings, combination/boosted attacks, mind control). Despite theAlthough I found the storyline to be pretty dull and the characters far more cheesy than they were probably intended to be, this is definitely one of the best RTS games I've played. The music was great, the unit balance was probably the best I've seen yet, and the game introduced plenty of new mechanics (e.g. garrisoning buildings, combination/boosted attacks, mind control). Despite the sometimes-silly story, the campaign was fun to play and the multiplayer and skirmish were superb. For multiplayer the game features several different Allied or Soviet nations to play as, each with their own unique national unit (some awesome, some mediocre), adding a further tactical dimension (hmm...tesla tank or demolition truck?) All things considered, this game was probably the height of CnC RTS gameplay, and while later games introduced cool new things, I doubt any have matched Red Alert 2 for sheer fun.… Expand
  32. eldarkness
    Feb 27, 2013
    10
    What can i said of this game. Its a masterpiece and its in the line of starcraft. One of the greatest rts and even one of the greatest game thta have been made
  33. Mudgee
    Nov 20, 2014
    10
    Truly a masterpiece of innovation and enjoyment. I still play it to this day, nearly 15 years on. It introduced me to the world of RTS and personally, scores a perfect 10. Great, reliable, somewhat realistic, amazing soundtrack and well engineered. It's still my favourite RTS to this day, and thus remains on top of this category as undisputed champion.honestly, there is very little I canTruly a masterpiece of innovation and enjoyment. I still play it to this day, nearly 15 years on. It introduced me to the world of RTS and personally, scores a perfect 10. Great, reliable, somewhat realistic, amazing soundtrack and well engineered. It's still my favourite RTS to this day, and thus remains on top of this category as undisputed champion.honestly, there is very little I can flaw about this game. I found it to be quite revolutionary in its genre.… Expand
  34. iddqd4
    Jan 21, 2018
    8
    В игре были очень крутые мамонт танки, после накопления их некой критическом массой, карали все на своем пути. Хорошая была стратегия, хоть и с лютой клюквой и пародией.
  35. Lucif3r
    Oct 3, 2019
    10
    Easily one of the greatest real time strategy games ever made. Its biggest strength? "Replayability" You can drown hundreds of hours into this game. The game has also great sense of humor and doesent take it so serious despite the games theme.
  36. tsakiym
    May 12, 2015
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not have to say anything more. But i need to write one hundred and fifty characters. i think my score can describe it............................… Expand
  37. manfredliu103
    Apr 19, 2015
    10
    So many years. We still playing this game when we got together. missions are brilliant as I played them over and over again! My best memory along with Red Alert I
  38. Barnes1987
    Mar 6, 2017
    10
    One of the best command and conquer games ever made. Countless hours went into playing this game. This is a franchise that needs to be brought back for the modern era.
  39. iamevilhomer
    May 14, 2017
    9
    I would give the game about a 9 just because with mod support it's one of the best action rts games ever.

    Get the deezire mod asap! And don't forget to use those hot keys!
  40. Amorph0us
    Jan 11, 2022
    8
    When you realize that this was released at 2000 you start feeling old. Well structured game a good story were the keys to success.
  41. Genek13
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    For me this is the best RTS in history and C&C franchise.
    Love this game to this date, thats why I play it once for a while :)
    Hope remake will be as good as original :)
  42. storygamer
    Aug 31, 2020
    9
    Never change a working system. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 is a brilliant strategy game with a very similar gameplay to its predecessor. And that`s absolutely positive! One of those games, that never get boring!
  43. saka7
    Jan 23, 2021
    10
    Masterpiece! Excellent pixel-art graphics, great gameplay and music. One of the best games in the RTS genre.
  44. TOLD
    Aug 27, 2021
    10
    Единственная вещь которую можно сказать об этой игре это KIROV REPORTING KIROV REPORTING KIROV REPORTING KIROV REPORTING
  45. Canonyos
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    I'm playing this game since it first launched over 20 years I never found it to be boring no wonder it's he's one of the best RTS title all time truly amazing the campaign is beautiful the play is solid so it's just a 10 out of 10
  46. Woolee
    Sep 26, 2021
    10
    this is a love letter to all of the OG fallout fans out there
    if you finished fallout 1-2 years ago and still have that itch for more
  47. Uarabei
    Feb 21, 2022
    10
    One of the best real time strategy games I've ever played.

    An amazing humorous plot, colorful characters, especially Yuri. All possible stereotypes are used in this game and it's cool. It is very funny.
  48. Naked_Snakee
    Apr 8, 2023
    8
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.

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#30 Best PC Game of 2000
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#9 Most Discussed PC Game of 2000
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#26 Most Shared PC Game of 2000

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Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. GamePro
    90
    The gameplay is nothing new, but the engrossing story and intense action will keep you playing for hours.
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  2. Gaming Age
    83
    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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  3. CNET Gamecenter
    80
    Red Alert 2 proves to be one of the finest offerings in the C&C series.
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