Command & Conquer: Red Alert

Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Basic Information
Type(s)	Video Game
Developer(s)	Westwood Studios
Publisher(s)	Virgin Interactive, Electronic Arts
Franchise	Command & Conquer
Series	Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Successor title	Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
Genre(s)	Real-time Strategy
Media	CD-ROM, Digital Download
Platform(s)	MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows and PlayStation
Digital Platform(s)	Origin, PlayStation Network
Platform(s)
Platform(s)
Retail Features
Ratings
North American Release Date(s)
MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows November 22, 1996 PlayStation 1996 PlayStation Network, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable May 15, 2008
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Achievements GOG | In-Game | Origin | PlayStation Trophies | Retro Steam | Xbox Live

Command & Conquer: Red Alert is an iconic game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive, and later by Electronic Arts. The game also enjoyed two expansion packs, Counterstrike and The Aftermath. Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Retaliation was released as a standalone game on the PlayStation.

Storyline

Albert Einstein, having invented time travel, goes back in time to erase Hitler from the course of history to save the world from World War II, inadvertently creating an alternate timeline where the Soviets fill the power vacuum. Now only the collected Allied forces, with the help of Special Agent Tanya, can stop the Soviet onslaught.

See also

• OpenRA

Minimum & Recommended Specifications

Microsoft Windows Minimum Specifications
Minimum Specifications
Operating System	Windows 95
CPU	Pentium 75 MHz
RAM	8 MB
Graphics RAM	1 MB
Media Provided		CD-ROM x 2

External Links

• Official Red Alert Demo Download Note: This demo only works under Win9x/Win2k/WinXP. DOS/Win3.x not supported!