Red Alert (XBox 360)

Red Alert is fondly remembered by fans as being one of the most outlandish, fun and deep RTS games to ever grace consoles. Every element that made the original great has been replicated, parodied and made even more insane in this nextgen update. Red Alert 3 feels more like a homage to the early games than a continuation of the story, which is definitely not a bad thing. The game begins with the Russians, including Tim Curry, going back in time to kill Einstein, totally altering the Cold War era. Their actions create three factions: the Russians, the Alliance (the UK and USA) and the Japanese Empire. Each faction is perfectly balanced, with huge numbers of units to compliment the usual tanks and infantry. But for absolute out-and-out crazy, the Empire’s arsenal has been inspired by Japan’s love of huge stompy robots and mechs. Each unit now has the ability to perform a number of secondary abilities which are class-specific and really help to free up the gameplay.
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