the Soviet Union. What is
this crazy place where the
Soviet Union is still relevant?
Well according to Electronic
Arts, it’s always relevant. Say
hello to “Command and
Conquer: Red Alert 3,” the
follow-up to the highly successful
Red Alert franchise
and its several expansions.
This newest C&C title takes
place in an alternate reality
where World War II never
happened and the Soviet
Union goes back in time and
eliminates Albert Einstein
and the machines and
weapons that followed his
breakthroughs in science and
technology. This allowed the
Soviet Union to have an
advantage over the Allies.
However, a new threat rises
to the east of the Motherland
and the Empire of the Rising
Sun has been allowed to build
its military and industrial
power unchecked.
So now the Soviet Union
faces two threats, what is a
world superpower to do?
Executive Producer Chris
Corry said in an interview
with gamespot.com, “Can
you think of any science fiction
story where going back
in time didn’t have some sort
of unintended consequence?
This is the crux of the Red
Alert universe and the central
theme of the Red Alert 3 fiction.
By going back in time,
the Soviet leadership hopes to
erase Einstein from the timeline,
and in fact they actually
pull it off.”
It appears that these time
travelling shenanigans created
more problems for the
Soviet Union. With the loss
of Einstein, the Allies seem to
be on the verge of destruction,
causing much celebration
in Moscow.
This inadvertently has
allowed a mysterious new
power to grow unchecked.
Corry also said in the interview,
“Their (Soviet Union)
elation lasts all of 90 seconds
before they come under
attack by a mysterious new
superpower, a mighty army
spawned by their own unnatural
tampering with the
space/time continuum: The
Empire of the Rising Sun.”
With this new power rising
to Russia’s east, it appears the
story will be a three-way battle
to control the globe.
An important addition to
campaign mode is the all new
co-op campaign, allowing
you and a friend to play the
campaign side-by-side-but
only online. With this co-op
play the game is already
starting to ensure its longevity.
To further cement its replayability,
online play is an
important part of the series.
The impressive number of
maps in multiplayer, 28,
allows for a great mix of land,
sea and air combat that
ensures hours of internet fun.
Another important part of the
multiplayer experience is the
slowing down of the gathering
of resources, which
allows for fewer full-out blitz
attacks on an ill-prepared
opponent’s base. This places
great emphasis on scouting
and gathering resources early
rather than building up a
massive force and attempting
to destroy your opponents.
The game will feature the
same amount of silliness and
strategic combat that’s been
seen in past games of the
series along with a sprinkling
of new units, abilities and
battlegrounds to throw the
games story and multiplayer
fun in new directions.