Command & Conquer Red Alert: Retaliation
- by Major Mike
- January 01, 2000 00:00 AM PST
If you never liked C&C games, Retaliation probably won't make you bite the bullet and enlist overnight. But if you've played Red Alert to death, Retaliation will keep you in the trenches for hours.
Calling all armchair warriors! Command & Conquer Red Alert: Retaliation retains all the stellar gameplay of its predecessors in this famed real-time strategy series.
A compilation of two Red Alert PC mission packs (Aftermath and Counterstrike), Retaliation takes place after Red Alert when Soviet and Allied forces are battling over what�s left of Europe. Deadly advanced weaponry, such as battle cruisers, shock troopers, mechanics, M.A.D. Tanks, and even nuclear bombs, ups the ante, but all are simple to deploy with C&C�s classic point-and-click interface. Despite the familiar control scheme, however, Purple Heart Red Alert vets will find the new weapons challenging to command and tough to conquer.
In addition to the striking new weapons, Retaliation is also armed to the hilt with excellent options: simple controls, mouse compatibility, and two-player head-to-head battles (with the link cable). The only A.W.O.L. option is the one that lets you save your game on the fly.
If you never liked C&C games, Retaliation probably won�t make you bite the bullet and enlist overnight. But if you�ve played Red Alert to death, Retaliation will keep you in the trenches for hours.
