Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday for 17th March

[Sonic 298]

 

Throwback Thursday this weeks goes back to the development days of Red Alert 3, in June 2008 to be exact. This is when EA pulled off a "switch-a-roo" with the Soviet Apocalypse Tank. When Red Alert 3 was first revealed, the original design of the Apocalypse Tank was not warmly received. It simply didn't look right at all with it's tiny gun barrels and lack of size. EA heard this and gave us the much more intimidating Apocalypse Tank that we now see in the game today. The new design featured huge gun barrels and much beefier body. Even the treads were emphasised. Red Alert 3 was fully of wacky unit designs for all the factions, but this is one I feel they nailed perfectly.

 

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[Plok 335]

I like this version better

http://forums.cncnz.com/topic/17875-cncnzcom-poll-mammoth-tank-battle/#entry212474

[Stygs 26]

Wish they had released the old model with the mod SDK - it didnt fit as Apoc, but could have been a nice heavy tank.

[Egozi44 28]

If you look on even older pictures you can see even more poorer designed apoc tank that look much more like the TT's beta flame tank, glad they scrap it up fast

[HOPE1134 28]

[neojames82 6]

Still think the one in RA2/YR was a lot more intimidating than the RA3 one. Then again, a lot of the units in RA3 were a bit too colorful and cartoony.

[Egozi44 28]

I can't find the picture of the flame-like apoc tank anywhere :/

It was so easy to find it few years back

 

It was one of the first pictures ea ever showed and it was on the beta registration page too