Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 PC

Review

Red Alert returns for a third round. Is it a sequel for sequels sake (looking at you Tony Hawk Pro Skater) or is third time a charm?
 
9.0 / 10
"Another great sequel."
 

Latest updates

NEWS
Patch addresses Steam issues.
NEWS
Available from GP Downloads.
NEWS
v1.04 available now.

Red Alert 3 v1.07 released

NEWS by Dan Cheer 23 Feb 2009, 10:10 am

Electronic Arts have released a new patch for Red Alert 3, bringing this RTS to version 1.07.

This patch addresses an emergency technical situation which prevented all Steam users of Red Alert 3 from properly loading maps in Worldbuilder.

Expected balance and gameplay changes have been pushed out to the next patch. You can get v1.07 from GP Downloads (156MB).

 

Red Alert 3 demo released

NEWS by Dan Cheer 28 Nov 2008, 4:26 pm

Electronic Arts have released a playable PC demo for Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3, the latest addition to the Red Alert RTS franchise.

Weighing in at 1.8GB, it's now available from GP Downloads. Don't forget to check out our review of the full game!

 

Red Alert 3 patched

NEWS by Dan Cheer 17 Nov 2008, 2:21 pm

Electronic Arts have released the v1.04 patch for Red Alert 3, and we've mirrored this over at GP Downloads (53MB).

This patch improves the reporting of online games to the ladder and player's stats. It also changes player names in online lobbies to be listed alphabetically.

 

Red Alert 3 goes gold

NEWS by Dan Cheer 16 Oct 2008, 9:34 am

The wait is almost over. The return to the over-the-top, time-altered universe of Red Alert – where parachuting armoured bears, George Takei, war dolphins and psionic Japanese school girls can co-exist without question – is almost here!

EA Los Angeles is announcing today that Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 has gone gold for the PC and will ship to retail stores in North America on October 28th, and will be released in New Zealand on November 14th.

Red Alert 3 brings back everything fans enjoy about the series, from the fast, fluid and fun gameplay, to the humorous tone and distinct art style, while adding new innovations for the entire genre including three separate campaigns designed for fully co-operative play and an unprecedented emphasis on naval gameplay. And it would not be a Red Alert game without live-action cinematics featuring the largest cast in the history of video games, starring in over an hour’s worth of high-definition movies, including the likes of Gemma Atkinson, Gina Carano, Randy Couture, Tim Curry, Kelly Hu, Jenny McCarthy, Jonathan Pryce, Autumn Reeser, J.K. Simmons, Peter Stormare, George Takei and more.

 

Red Alert 3 "remix" trailer released

NEWS by Dan Cheer 22 Sep 2008, 9:45 am

Electronic Arts have released a new "remix" trailer for Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, their upcoming RTS title due to be released for the PC and Xbox 360 platforms.

In Red Alert 3, the desperate leadership of a doomed Soviet Union travels back in time to change history and restore the glory of Mother Russia. The time travel mission goes awry, creating an alternate timeline where technology has followed an entirely different evolution, a new superpower has been thrust on to the world stage, and World War III is raging.

Check out the trailer at GP Downloads (50MB).

 

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

PC HANDS ON by Nik Hardy 19 Aug 2008, 12:16 pm
 
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

Red Alert 3 is nearly upon the gaming world. I’ve had a few days to play with the latest beta build, so time for show and tell!

The beta version for this preview was just for multiplayer. Some single player campaign action would have been nice as I was a big fan of the original Red Alert storyline, but you get what you are given when it comes to beta testing.

I’ll assume that you're familiar with the RTS genre, and somewhat familiar with Red Alert and the Command and Conquer series. Red Alert 3 is the latest in the ongoing saga between the Russians and Allies. However this time around there is also a new party in the mix, a Japanese faction called the Rising Sun. I was half expecting anime and tentacle nookie but it appears the new faction is pretty much a mech and tech bunch. As this beta is multiplayer only, there isn’t a lot of background on the Japanese faction or how they will fit into the story, other than that they are likely to be unlockable after playing the Russian and Allied campaign.

 

E3: Red Alert 3 trailer

NEWS by Simon Garner 16 Jul 2008, 1:02 am

Electronic Arts has released a new trailer for Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, which is in development for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Red Alert 3 promises to break new ground in the RTS genre by featuring a fully co-operative campaign while bringing back the series' light-hearted style and classic, action-oriented gameplay.

Download the trailer from GP Downloads

 

Red Alert 3: new screenshots

NEWS by Dan Cheer 26 Jun 2008, 8:00 am
 
Red Alert 3: new screenshots

Electronic Arts have released the latest round of screenshots for Red Alert 3, which may be released towards the end of the year.

Red Alert 3 features a fully co-operative campaign mode where the player can team up with another player, or one of several AI characters such as Major Giles, a stiff upper lip British commander, to complete the campaign.

Check out the screenshots below, and head over to the official site for more information.

 

Red Alert 3: video with Frank Klepacki

NEWS by Simon Garner 24 Jun 2008, 12:08 pm

EA has released a new video for Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3. The video is an interview with game music composer Frank Klepacki. He created the music for the original Command & Conquer as well as other Westwood Studios titles including Dune and the Blade Runner game.

Red Alert 3 promises to break new ground in the RTS genre by featuring a fully co-operative campaign while bringing back the series' light-hearted style and classic, action-oriented gameplay. It's set for release around the end of October for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

 

C&C Red Alert 3 new trailer

NEWS by Dan Cheer 4 Jun 2008, 11:46 am

Electronic Arts has released a new 15 minute gameplay demo trailer from Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, with a voice-over by Executive Producer Chris Corry.

The trailer shows this RTS game in the works at EA Los Angeles for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. Red Alert 3 promises to break new ground in the RTS genre by featuring a fully co-operative campaign while bringing back the series' light-hearted style and classic, action-oriented gameplay.

 
 
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Description: In Red Alert 3, the desperate leadership of a doomed Soviet Union travels back in time to change history and restore the glory of Mother Russia. The time travel mission goes awry, creating an alternate timeline where technology has followed an entirely different evolution, a new superpower has been ... (more info)
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In Red Alert 3, the desperate leadership of a doomed Soviet Union travels back in time to change history and restore the glory of Mother Russia. The time travel mission goes awry, creating an alternate timeline where technology has followed an entirely different evolution, a new superpower has been thrust on to the world stage, and World War III is raging. The Empire of the Rising Sun has risen in the East, making World War III a three-way struggle between the Soviets, the Allies, and the Empire with armies fielding wacky and wonderful weapons and technologies like Tesla coils, heavily armed War Blimps, teleportation, armored bears, intelligent dolphins, floating island fortresses, and transforming tanks.

Red Alert 3 asks the question "What If?" What if every bizarre research project and technology experiment for the last 70 years had actually borne fruit? What if the Philadelphia Experiment, time travel theory, teleportation, invisibility, Tesla technology, and a hundred other intriguing research projects had all paid off and gone mainstream? What if the Soviet Union survived and thrived; what would it look like 10 years in the future? What if the Japanese Empire had never fallen and instead became the ultimate high-tech military superpower? The end result is an imaginative and playful vision of an alternate future filled with possibility.
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Release Date
7 November 2008
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Strategy: Real Time
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