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: Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Premier Edition

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Binding: DVD-ROM
Brand: Electronic Arts
EAN: 0014633191738
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Format: DVD-ROM
Label: Electronic Arts
Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
Model: 19173
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Release Date: October 28, 2008
Sales Rank: 958
Studio: Electronic Arts

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Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 Premier Edition from EA will delight gamers who enjoy real-time strategy games. Red Alert 3 features an intriguing story with new powers, new units, and a whole lot of fun, and fans will be thrilled with bonus material and extras such as video content and exclusive maps.



Co-operative mode lets you and a friend play together in campaign mode. View larger.


Wage battle on sea as well as on land and in air. View larger.


There is over an hour of in-game video. View larger.


Red Alert 3 introduces new units and a brand new faction. View larger.
Premier Edition Extras
Fans of the Red Alert series won't want to miss out on the Premier Edition, which gives a ton of bonus content. A bonus DVD has more than an hour of additional video content, including a making-of documentary with a behind-the-scenes look, concept art, bloopers and outtakes from the set, and some tips directly from the development team.

Also included is the official Red Alert 3 soundtrack, five exclusive multiplayer/skirmish maps, and an exclusive beta key to a future Command and Conquer game. All of this is stored inside a collector's tin box.

Intriguing Plot Twists
In previous games, the war between the Allies and Soviets was coming to a close with the Allies nearing victory. In desperation, the Soviets created a time-travel device that they've used to assassinate Albert Einstein before he is able to develop the weapon technology the Allies later use to defeat the Soviets. Upon returning, they notice a new world, and there is a world war taking place between three groups for control of the world.

Play As Three Different Factions for Varied game play
In Red Alert 3, you have the choice to play as the Allies, the Soviets, or the Empire of the Rising Sun. Each faction has its own story-line and distinct units with advantages and disadvantages that you have to master in order to win. The new faction to the series is the Empire of the Rising Sun, derived from Imperial Japan, with an all-new cast of units and characters.

The three factions have many differences, which is exemplified by their wildly different types of units. The Soviets, for example, have armored attack bears, Allies have the Dolphin ship which can high jump and use a sonic attack, and the Empire of the Rising Sun features such quirky units as a giant transforming mecha, and ninjas. As they've done with the series, EA injects humor into the game when possible, keeping a smile on your face as you wage war.

Fight on Land, in the Air, and on Sea
Red Alert 3 has land units, air units, and naval units, all integral parts of the game. Unlike most strategy games that don't bother with naval warfare, Red Alert 3 makes controlling the seas an essential part of the game. Controlling resources in the seas and mounting attacks from all directions are strategies that must be employed to achieve victory.

Cooperative Mode Lets You Team Up with Your Friends
Red Alert 3 has a fully co-operative campaign mode where you and a friend can play together to achieve victory. This means that you have to develop a strategy together, as well as execute it in synch in order to win. If your friends aren't online, you can also choose one of several AI commanders as your teammate.

Play Against Your Friends in Multiplayer
With the different units and play mechanics of each faction, you and your friends will have a great time playing against each other, perfecting different strategies to best suit the units you have and the maps you play on. And thanks to the balanced game play, no one will have an unfair advantage.

For previous fans of Command and Conquer, Red Alert 3 will provide the same light-hearted game play, but with more units, more strategies, and more fun. Newcomers to the game will soon see what all the fuss and laughter is about.


Minimum System Requirements
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP / Vista (32-bit)
CPU XP: 2.0 GHz (Intel Pentium 4; AMD Athlon 2000+; Multiple Cores) / Vista: 2.2 GHz (Intel Pentium 4/AMD Athlon 2200+/Multiple Cores)
Memory 512 MB for Windows XP; 1 GB for Vista
Hard Drive Space 6 GB / 12GB for EA Link
DVD Drive 8x Speed
Graphics Hardware NVIDIA GeForce 6800, ATI Radeon X1800 or higher end DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card
Sound DirectX 9.0c compatible (Creative Sound Blaster Audigy cards require a Intel P4 2.6 GHz or similar under Vista, Yamaha Xwave-512 not supported)
Online Multiplayer 512Kbps or faster Internet connection
Input Keyboard, mouse





Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - C&C Red Alert returns!!!
The game is fun so far. One thing to keep in mind if you have never played a C&C game is the game is campy. It does not take itself serious at all, so get this game and laugh at how silly the story and units are in the game.

There is a slight learning curve when you first play the game, but the tutorial should take care of that. The graphics are good, and so is the sound.

The premiere edition comes with extra maps you can download, as well as a hat you can use in Warhammer Online to turn into a bear.


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Great game
This game is very playable but the difficulty level is set way too high. Even on easy many battles are almost to the point where you cant win at all. Overall a great game, Premier Edition I bought which includes the soundtrack which is not bad at all...


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - This is a Rental
Regardless of the game's true rating - in terms of fun, thrill, excitement - I have to recommend one star and suggest you not purchase it, but find an alternative. At the end of the day, however, you know the type of gamer you are and whether the DRM scheme will interfere with you or not.

This is an excerpt of a letter that I have sent to EA regarding RA3. This is my view - and while to late to stop this purchase, I will be aware the next time.

Letter to EA regarding Red Alert 3 (RA3):
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This past week I took my son to purchase Red Alert 3 for my son. It was nostalgic since I was a big C&C and RA2 fan so many years ago. In fact, I still have the CDs and would reinstall and play them every once in a while. His interest in RA3 came from my RA2 discs, which he's played a few times.

He installed RA3 on his sister's laptop, since his 5 year old Dell doesn't meet the minimum requirements. He's getting a new laptop this Christmas, he's quite happy. His first concern: I only have 4 installs left of RA3. Excuse me? He informed me of the 5 installs per game before requiring additional activations.

Some folks never learn. Or they do it the hard way.

I understand the difficulties of piracy. I am a software developer. But you should take a moment and learn from those that came before you. What will your game fans have to work through when they've installed the game on their numerous reformatted machines and find out that the the game can no longer be installed? Gamers tend to be the ones that constantly restore or reinstall fresh machines to keep the machine in optimal running conditions; removing demos, games no longer played, mods and a handful of other 'wares that end up on a machine after a year. What about when the game is no longer supported by EA, albeit the gaming community has a huge following and wants to continue playing it, but the activation servers are offline?

Am I just renting this game from you? Since I must ask for permission after five installs to install a sixth time it sure seems like it. This would be akin to calling Warner Brothers to allow me watch Batman Return past 10 viewings.


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Highly Anticipated Luke Warm Greeting
I waited for this game for a long time as Red Alert 2 was a pure classic in my book. Unfortunately EA screwed it up with no big surprise I suppose just utter disappointment.

I ordered a physical copy of this premier edition because EA offered a special where you would get a free copy of Red Alert 2 (I lost my copy a long time ago and wanted to play through it again). Unfortunately EA did nothing to modify or fix the original game so that it would run on Windows Vista. So essentially I have a couple of extra Red Alert coasters for my desk now.

My pre-order was screwed up like a soup sandwich and I failed to receive the actual game till 1.5 weeks after release. Aside from that debacle lets get to the actual content. I will add to the review as I play through more of the game. The following is my initial assessment.

Zoom: The view of the game needs two more notches to zoom in and zoom out. I never feel like I can see a large enough portion of the screen.

Graphics: The game is a bit too cartoon-like for my taste. I enjoyed Starcraft as much as the next person but one thing I enjoyed about the C&C universe was their clear lines and attempted detail/realism. With Red Alert 3 I feel like I'm playing a violent Sesame Street game. Where is the detail and realism of C&C 3???

Sounds: Good so far. I am happy to see the abundant use of Hell March as that was a classic part of the Red Alert series.

Gameplay: So far so good. More to follow.

Overall I am interested in playing through this and trying out the CO-OP mode but I must confess I'm a bit disappointed in the move toward a 'Starcraft' like graphic rendition.

More to follow...


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A wonderful game and worthy successor to the Red alert Franchise
If you want a review of Securom and EA and other game publishers DRM read one of the many 1 and 2 star ratings of this game. I am going to review the game. This is a great game! It is fun and cheesy just like the previous red alert games. The game has great colorful graphics and fun units that are well balanced. The coop mode despite its bugs is loads of fun (well if you have the right partner!). I had no problems installing the game and the DRM does not conflict with my Roxio or my other stuff. I do not anticipate needing more than 5 activations given that an uninstall will give me back an activation.

For those who refuse to buy this game solely based on DRM I wish you well. These games sell well even with DRM because they are good games. You are going to be playing very few games if you plan to avoid DRM and stealing the game by looking for cracks is just wrong and helps noone. you do not have the right to steal someone's product because you don't like how they made it or packaged it. If you are not paranoid about DRM, and you like the Red alert universe buy the game and have fun.

If a lot of people don't buy the game then the publisher will not drop the DRM, they will stop making these and other games for the PC. Given how rampant piracy is they are not going to unprotect their product without a guarantee of better sales.

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