Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 will feature an
onslaught of new units, tactics and strategies. As in the original, people will be able to lead Soviet or Allied forces. Soviet commanders will
invade North America to claim it for mother Russia; Allied commanders will fight to repel the invaders and save liberty.
Both sides are well-armed with conventional weapons and experimental technology. The Soviets can engage in psychic warfare, wield nuclear
weapons and scorch enemies with Tesla technology. Allied forces can teleport with chrono technology, conduct covert operations with the help
of gap generators, and rain down lightening bolts through weather control. Supporting these high-powered weapons are massive conventional
forces, including armies, air power and navies. The war rages across recognizable American cities, including Washington, D.C., Chicago, the
Big Apple, the Florida Keys, Pearl Harbor and even Texas. The war will then spread to Mexico, Germany, France and Siberia.
People will be able to engage in combat over a LAN, the Internet and Westwood Online. A built-in worldwide classification system will allow
users to record their victories and defeats against others. The Worldwide Domination mode will let people compete in an ongoing war for global
control. The original Red Alert was released in 1996 and went on to sell more than three million copies. More than 140,000 games of Red Alert
are held each month on the company's free Westwood Online service.
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