5 Years of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

[Plok 328]

Two days after its predecessor became 13 years old, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 marks the fifth anniversary of its North American release today. Released by EA Los Angeles on 28 October 2008 in North America and 30 October 2008 in Europe, Red Alert 3 found the Soviet Union in disarray following the events of the Post-War Crisis, giving them no choice but to use the time machine to kill the person responsible for their enemy's advantage - Albert Einstein. Returning to their own time, the Soviet time travellers found themselves in a sandwich between the Allies and the newly formed Empire of the Rising Sun.

 

 

Red Alert 3 had 7 missions for each side (21 in total), having the shortest single-player campaign in the series if we do not count the expansions. It featured many Hollywood stars who were not wholeheartedly accepted by the community, but the game's main advantage was its fast-paced and varied multiplayer gameplay. Hence, the game's server is still full of players and tournaments are being held, with the latest one being a celebration of today's anniversary. Although significantly more complex to modify than its predecessor, its modding community is not negligible nevertheless.

 

 

Share your opinions and memories on Red Alert 3 in this thread.

[Inferno 22]

Damn, time goes fast I just started replaying Uprising today, it's amazing :>

[PurpleGaga27 40]

Welcome back, Inferno.

 

RA3 IMO was one of the cheesiest RTS games of the century based on how the story developed plus the weird graphic designs (except for the water).

[Guest Stevie_K]

Wow. Red Alert 3 is already half a decade old? Visually it ages well I must say. To this date I have never seen as pretty water in an RTS as the water in Red Alert 3.