COMMAND & CONQUER: RED ALERT 2
This series of games was the first to really use real time strategy and created a new class of multiplayer gaming.
Before this, all multi player strategy games were two-dimensional and were also turn based.
Real time interactivity brought much more realism to the experience of the gamer.
Games became faster and allowed interactions between gamers to grow from 8 to 32 player games on dedicated servers,
Games became much more sophisticated as gamers could have instant feedback on their effect in the virtual world.
With the speed of computers becoming much faster and platforms always growing. Red Alert showed how best to use the techno to connect people very strongly with this medium.
Red Alert is one of the most popular real-time strategy video game series.
Command & Conquer has three series and expansions:
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1 - Was developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive, Sony Computer Entertainment.
Expansions:
Counter strike and The Aftermath – Was developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive.
Retaliation – Was developed by Westwood studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 - It’s developed by Westwood Pacific and published by EA Games.
Expansion:
Command & Conquer: Yuri’s Revenge – It’s developed by Westwood Pacific and published by EA Games.
Command &Conquer: Red Alert 3 -Was developed by EA Los Angeles and published by Electronic.
Expansion:
Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 – Uprising – Was developed by EA Los Angeles and published by Electronic Arts.
Command &Conquer: Red Alert (iOS) – Was developed by Electronic Arts and Published by Electronic Arts.
Red Alert Series Released
| GAME | Developer | Publisher |
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1 | Westwood Studios | Virgin Interactive |
| Command &Conquer: Red Alert 2 | 23 October 2000 | Microsoft Windows |
| Command &Conquer: Yuri Revenge | 10 October 2001 | Microsoft Windows |
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | EA Los Angeles | Electronic Arts |
| Command & Conquer: Uprising | 12 March 2009 | PC, Xbox 360, PS3, Mac OS X |
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert | 16 October 2009 | IOS |
Command & Conquer developed three Red Alert series selling over 10 million units of there
Real-time strategy combat game Westwood Studios is the creators of DUNE 2 and the original.
Tiberian Dawn; Red alert is a prequel to the latter game.
Command & Conquer sold out more then 10 million copies.
Who is Westwood?
Westwood Studios was a video game developer located in Las Vegas, Nevada that operated from 1985 until 2003.
It was build by Brett Sperry and Louis Castle in 1985 as Westwood Associates and was renamed Westwood Studio when it merged with Virgin Interactive in 1992.
The company was bought from Virgin Interactive by Electronic Arts in 1998 and closed by Electronic Arts in 2003.
Their specialties are: real time strategy gaming and role-playing and adventure games.
Westwood sold more the 10 million copies of the series worldwide.
A US publisher, Electronic Arts, acquired Westwood for 122.5 million in 1999.
Electronic Arts continues to develop games based on Westwood’s Command & Conquer series.
Who is Electronic Arts?
Electronic Arts is an American developer, publisher and distributor of video game.
Trip Hawkins build this company on 28 may 1982.
Electronic Arts become one of the world largest third party publishers.
On 4 May 2011, Electronic Arts, reported $3.8 billion in revenues for the financial year ending March 2011.
On 13 January 2012, Electronic Arts announced that it had $1 billion in digital revenue.
Electronic Arts, is currently the number 1 publisher in western markets with 16% segment share and the second largest social games company on Facebook.
Electronic Arts, $221 million and 66 shares in the fast three months
Platform expansion by release date
| GAME | RELEASE DATE | PLATFORM |
| Command & Conquer | 31 October 1996 | MS- Dos, Windows, PlayStation |
| Command &Conquer: Red Alert 2 | 23 October 2000 | Microsoft Windows |
| Command &Conquer: Yuri Revenge | 10 October 2001 | Microsoft Windows |
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | 28 October 2008 | PC, Xbox 360, PS3, Mac OS X |
| Command & Conquer: Uprising | 12 March 2009 | PC, Xbox 360, PS3, Mac OS X |
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert | 16 October 2009 | IOS |
Storyline
In the first Red alert we are given 4 dates: 1926, 1946, July 4th 1972 and July 31st 1972.
The game begins with real history events and creates a fantasy future without Hitler.
Back in October 24, 1916, the Russian revolution leads to the fall of the Russian Empire. Vladimir Lenin, one of the leaders of the revolution, founds the Union of the soviet Socialistic Republics (USSR).
The game then picks up in s 1946, and humans have just gone through one of the most brutal wars.
With the help of as Jewish/German scientist, the US government decides to act. USA engineers a device that enabled them to travel back in time and kill Adolf Hitler.
Without Hitler –Nazism in Germany died out before he ever became of any importance.
Stalin’s communist ideology led to communist dictatorships across Western Europe countries. The suppressed people of Europe revolt against communisms and start a guerrilla war against the Russians.
Jump forward to 1946 at the trinity site in New Mexico. Albert Einstein is building a device to send a person back in time to
1924, in Lundeberg, Germany and changes history
Hitler never rose to power and threatened all of Europe; something more terrible happened: Joseph Stalin. The Soviet empire is storming into Europe.
20 years pass between the events in Red Alert in 1971and Red Alert 2.
Red Alert 3 changes Russian history to restore the glory of the motherland.
Each Series covers a different storyline of wars between the Soviets, the Allies and the Empire of the Sun. They feature armies using massive weapons and technology.
About Red Alert 2: C& C
The Red Alert 2 went out to the stores On 23 October 2000 and after one week they sold 2 million copies. Basically this game introduces the audience choice to play on one of three sides.
On single player they also introduced interactive play inn a progressive story mode.
Depending on battles won or lost, players could choose a range of different story lines and outcomes.
Red Alert 2 also introduced audience interaction on a global scale pitting country representatives against each other. Each country had unique units, abilities and structures. Allowing the gamer new strategies and tactical options.
There area few ways to play this game:
· Single player mode, has 3 campaigns: Boot Camp, Allied and Soviet.
· Multiplayer mode actually there is two operations: LAN and Play Online. For both of them you need an Internet connection to play across the globe.
I have always believed Real time Strategy games should be played online against human opponents because fighting the computer doesn’t teach you how to play a game. It teaches you how to defend and build up an overpowering combination of proportional tactics to defend against unpredictable actions of live opponents
This media was originally only in English then grew to be translated into other languages Russian, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.
Red Alert 2 received rave reviews and got a rank of 86% from Game Rankings.
IGN called it outstanding and GamePro called it the most innovative game, but with its solid game play and the Cold War storyline as well Red Alert 2 is the best 2.5D real-time strategy computer game since StarCraft
Yuri’s Revenge
The largest expansion pack for Red Alert 2, Command & Conquer:
Publisher, Electronic Arts sold 3 million copies of this award winning real-time strategy game
Yuri’s Revenge released On 10 October 2001 and received rank of 85% from Game Ranking.
Yuri’s Revenge adding to Red Alert 2 new things: Allied units, Soviet units, Single player campaign, Multiplayer features, and Co-operative campaign’s where players can form teams.
Voice Line-up
Ray wise (President Dugan) and Barry Corbin (General Carville) IGN review mention about fantastic performances really helping the popularity of the game.
Neil Ross as Crazy Ivan (Allied campaign)
John Vernon as Tesla Trooper (Soviet campaign)
Soundtrack
Command & Conquer original composed by Frank Klepacki, who is an American musician. Born 25 may 1974, video game music composer and sound director best known for his work on the Command & Conquer series .He was joined to Westwood Studio as a composer when he was only 17.
The music for this video game is the most popular of the Command & Conquer series.
PC Gamer voted him for the best video game soundtrack of 1996
Intended Audience
Command & Conquer shouldn’t take an experienced player more than twenty hours.
*15+This means that the game is unsuitable for anyone younger than 15. It includes mature content, violence and swears words.
PEGI Rating (across Europe)*12 Suitable for gamer above the age of 12.
The intended target players are anyone in the age group 14 to 30 where there is most interest in this gaming. But it also attracts people who older And have an interest in history.
References:
http://ra2.od.ua/officialsite/arc10-2000.html
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