This is very handy for positioning base defenses more efficiently and effectively (especially the Allied Prism Towers so they can use their coordinated prism beam attack). Anti-Frustration Feature: In Yuri's Revenge, placing a base defense structure will now display a semi-transparent visual circle that shows the structure's attack range.Anonymous Ringer: The player character in the Allied campaign is invited to a video conference with the "European Council" after the Chicago mission, with participants being Expies of Margaret Thatcher, Charles de Gaulle and a generic German chancellor.And I Must Scream: Yuri's fate in the Allied ending of Yuri's Revenge, where he is captured, strapped down to what amounts to a metallic coffin, with something like a dentist's lamp right over his head, and kept there for a life sentence, all to prevent him from using his psychic powers.In the intro cutscene of Yuri's Revenge, though, the desperate Dugan points out to Yuri that it in fact was the United States who won the war, even if he doesn't specify who all else won it with them.ĭugan: You can't threaten us! We're the most powerful nation on Earth! We did win the war, you know! The French President appears to be stereotypically uppity at first, though the actual fact of the matter is they want to push back against the Soviets just as much as America - they simply can't unless someone takes care of several nuclear missiles in Poland pointed right at them to intimidate them out of the war, with the French President even reminding the USA that they're not indifferent to their plight. The USA also has to set up a Government in Exile in Canada until Washington DC is retaken. America Saves the Day: Inverted, as getting the European Allies to enter the war against the Soviets is of prime importance to the United States.Amazon Brigade: The Viruses, a group of all-female mercenaries from Yuri's Revenge that serve Yuri as support snipers.As it stands, Red Alert 2 and 3 essentially function as standalone stories with virtually all references to the Tiberium saga gone. Alternate Continuity: While Red Alert 1 was originally meant to lead into Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn, Red Alert 2 and its follow-ups take place in a different timeline (or rather timeline s), diverging at an unknown point after the previous game (this divergence was to be explained in the initial version of Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars, but it was scrapped).This list has been updated to include spin-off titles and the new remaster released in 2020.French Representative: Do not think us indifferent to your situation, Mr. Petroglyph is a studio made up of former members of Westwood Studios - the original C&C developers - and fans are hoping that their next project is a new entry in the series. However, thanks to Petroglyph Games taking on the Remastered Collection, the series has renewed interest among fans old and new. The long-running series has had some hits and misses with its less than stellar free-to-play spin-off and the poorly executed Renegade FPS series. Updated Jby Michael Llewellyn: Next to the original Dune, the Command & Conquer series is still regarded as one of the best RTS games of all time. They're the pinnacle of simplified wargaming on the PC and these games best represent the series and its roots. RELATED: Game Studios That Failed And What Their Best Game Was According To MetacriticĬommand & Conquer Remastered Collection is mostly good and ought to trigger some nostalgia, prompting a look back at the good old Command & Conquer games. Now, since the former has besmirched itself thanks to a botched remaster, it's up to the Command & Conquer series to show the world how it's done with their recent and decent remasters. Back in the golden days of real-time strategy (RTS) games, two titles stood out from two big clashing studios one was Warcraft/Starcraft and the other was the Command & Conquer series.
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