Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2

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8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 568 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 506 out of 568
  2. Mixed: 45 out of 568
  3. Negative: 17 out of 568
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  1. 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.
  2. dr-kenobi
    Sep 7, 2022
    7
    За комунізм! Хороші спогади з дитинства і навіжені батли - все що можу зараз про неї сказати
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. TOLD
    Aug 27, 2021
    10
    Единственная вещь которую можно сказать об этой игре это KIROV REPORTING KIROV REPORTING KIROV REPORTING KIROV REPORTING
  7. elefsar
    Apr 22, 2021
    7
    Yes i played it many hours but not good as generals. I didnt like the way we build
  8. saka7
    Jan 23, 2021
    10
    Masterpiece! Excellent pixel-art graphics, great gameplay and music. One of the best games in the RTS genre.
  9. 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
  10. 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!
  11. 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 :)
  12. Kolert
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    Игра - просто супер. Играл в свое время - с удовольствием.
  13. 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.
  14. 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
  15. 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.
  16. 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!
  17. 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.
  18. Seansy00
    Feb 18, 2016
    0
    This game is awful and I love C&C games. I love Tiberian Sun, I loved Tiberium Wars, all be it not as much as Tiberian Sun. Red Alert 2, feels like a dumbed down version of these games. To me its just tank wars for multiplayer, and the single player bored me to death. 0 Would not buy.
  19. cserii
    Dec 1, 2015
    10
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  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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.
  25. 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
  26. 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.
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
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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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