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Command & Conquer Red Strike Bundle

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Red Alert 2 is set in the alternate history where the Russians and the United States are in military conflict. In the previous Red Alert, the development of time travel allowed the allies to go back in time to 'right some wrongs'. One of these involved the assassination of Adolf Hitler. However, with Nazi Germany a nonentity, the power of the Soviet forces were left to grow, inevitably leading towards a conflict with the Western powers. The West prevailed (of course!). In Red Alert 2, the so-called western-friendly leader Romanoff of the Soviets showed his true loyalties. The Soviets had rearmed themselves to take revenge upon the U.S. and its allies. Through a sneak attack, the U.S. mainland is attacked, and it is up to the player in the game to achieve victory once again.
Red Alert 2 is a vast improvement to Red Alert and Tiberian Sun. The pathfinding of the vehicles are enhanced, as well as the quality of the maps and graphics. Of course, you can play both sides of the conflict, and both are enjoyable. The unit balance in the game is perfect, with each side having different but equally powerful strategies to exploit. The West once again has access to chrono technology, enabling them to transport units to any area on the map. The Soviets have very powerful ranged units, such as a naval ship that shoots cruise missles. The missions are wonderfully made. You don't simply create units and fight until one side is completely demolished. Many of the maps involve an urban setting. If you are the Allies, for example, your job is to liberate various cities. If you are the Soviets, taking over America is your goal.
Yuri's revenge is more than the average expansion. The programmers have added an entirely new side to the conflict. The dreaded Yuri has created his own army of psychic units and is threatening to rule the world. All new units are present. He even gets his own superweapons such as a machine that damages buildings and converts enemy units into units that Yuri controls. Even the allies and Soviet forces get new units. The allies get guardian GIs, who are ground troops capable of anti-air defense. The soviets are now able to build bunkers.
Unfortunately, you can't play as Yuri's forces in this expansion.
If you are a fan of real time strategy gaming, Red Alert 2 is the cream of the crop in this area.

ive played both red alert 2 and yuris revenge and both are massivly fun.westwood has a long history of making great rts games and this is the best so far.you can build many buildings,create your maps (you must get the editor from westwood,com first though!).yuris revenge is like no other expansion pack ever made.the feature thats makes it stand out is that you may actually allie yourself WITH THE COMPUTER!its a great game,but also look forward to c&c generals coming soon!

I bought this game a couple days ago and was really excited since I used to play it when I was a kid. I popped the disk in and it installed just fine and all the codes were there. Unfortunately, I played the game on my relatively new Dell laptop and it would not show any of the menus or videos. I scourged the internet for a solution but could not find one. I tried running it in compatibly mode but that did not work either. I got around it because every time you go back to windows and return to the game you can see the menus. This is quite a hassle and for first timers it would suck because you cant see the videos, which are actually quite entertaining. Again, great game and no blame to the seller but just beware if you have windows seven.

This is a very good game, and for the price of both the standard game and the expansion pack, it makes it even better

I was a little late getting this title so I did not have to plunk down $30 for the original and another $20 for the expansion. I got both of them (the bundle) for $10 at Target! Sometimes it pays to wait a while before getting a game. The game is great but I wish there was more diversity of countries (it's basically Allied and non-Allies). Love it overall and the expansion adds some new elements to the original.

This is an awesome game I just got it 3 weeks ago and i love it.
It has some of the best graphics everand the gameplay is great.
Multiplayer is very fun. You can even chat with your opponet.
Yuri's revenge is good and you can use yuri.
IT is a great strategy game. You will instantly become hooked.

this game is the best one known to man and always will be!!!
amazing grafix and great story line i recomend it to any1!!!

All I have to say is when you order the "pack" make sure they send ALL the serial codes to load the game! Spent the money got the games but received only one serial code for the pack (Red Alert 2). Yuri's revenge required a separate code which was not included, so now I can enjoy half the game and use the Yuri's Revenge disk as a coaster or maybe a colorful mini-frisbee!

I thought it would be better then it turn out to be. It had terrible graphics. The movies were interesting, but the game was lame. I urge you NOT to buy this game.