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PC Gamer Red Alert 2 Article

By FallenXE - 27th September 2016 - 18:29 PM

PC Gamer's Phil Savage had recently authored an article detailing a present-day review of Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2!

In it, Phil examines a couple of themes that we have now come to associate with the Red Alert universe, namely the over-the top and goofy Full-Motion Videos Red Alert 2 had that stood in contrast with the more bleak and serious plot line that was being delivered by Tiberian Sun just a few years before:


It was Red Alert 2, released in 2000—a couple of years after C&C sequel Tiberian Sun—that changed the mood and overarching story, ditching all ties to the Tiberian series in favour of a second war between the Soviets and Allies. Little attempt is made to dramatise events. In the first briefing of the Soviet campaign, Premier Romanov pokes a turtle named Uncle Sam as part of an extended metaphor about America being weak and cowardly. US President Dugan—played by Twin Peaks’ Ray Wise—is nervous and petulant throughout. The Soviet invasion itself is triggered when a psychic with a head tattoo mindcontrols a soldier through a telephone. It’s all very silly.Source: PCGamer


The article also touches a bit on the situation facing revered developer Westwood Studios at the time, when they were being acquired by Electronic Arts and transitioned from being an independent studio to one that was under the big umbrella of EA:


Despite this, Red Alert 2’s reinvention was likely a consequence of internal drama. Many Westwood developers left after EA purchased the studio, likely necessitating a much more different sequel than was ever planned.

Red Alert 2 also improves and polishes C&C’s major systems far more than any of its predecessors. For all of Tiberian Sun’s visual and engine improvements, many of its planned features were scrapped – another consequence of EA’s purchase, and the pressure for an earlier than planned release.
Source: PCGamer


The article ends with an interesting footnote, in that the lead designer for Red Alert 2, Dustin Browder, would go on to head the development team for Starcraft 2 and by that, a part and legacy of Command and Conquer and Red Alert continues to live on today. Do head to the above link to check out the full article!

Do you have any thoughts regarding the article or about your favourite memory of Red Alert 2? Do share them with us below!