Command & Conquer: Red Alert Series — How to Play
What it is
An alternate history: Albert Einstein travels back in time to remove Hitler, and in that new world the Soviet Union marches on Europe. The Allies and the Soviets fight a war of tanks, Tesla coils and time machines — and later face Yuri and the Empire of the Rising Sun.
The games
- Red Alert (1996) with Counterstrike and The Aftermath.
- Red Alert 2 (2000) and Yuri's Revenge (2001) — the best-known C&C multiplayer games, still played on ladders today.
- Red Alert 3 (2008) and Uprising (2009) — with the Empire of the Rising Sun and co-op campaigns.
The basics
- Ore Miners (and gems) bring money to a Refinery; in Red Alert 3 miners collect from ore nodes.
- Power plants keep production and defenses running.
- In Red Alert 2, you play a country of the Allies or Soviets, each with its own special unit or bonus.
- Every side has superweapons — the Chronosphere, the Iron Curtain, the Nuclear Missile and more.
Starting out
- Start with the Remastered Collection for Red Alert, or Yuri's Revenge on CnCNet for the multiplayer classic.
- Play the opening Allied and Soviet missions, then skirmish against the AI.
- Read Install and Setup to get each game running and online.