Red Alert 3 going to consoles too

by Majed Athab { Feb 14th 2008 at 6:15PM }

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Perhaps you've already heard about the unveiling of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 through the cover of PC Gamer's upcoming April issue. But perhaps you haven't heard that this latest installment in the Command & Conquer franchise is making its way to consoles. That's right, EA has announced that Red Alert 3 will be going multi-platform on both the PS3 and the Xbox 360.

A big theme in the Red Alert series is time travel, and if there was any lesson that the series could teach us, it would be that it's never a good idea to try and alter the past. In Red Alert 3, history as we know it is warped by time traveling Soviets who end up doing more harm to themselves than good; instead of saving their precious "Mother Russia," they rekindle a sleeping dragon in the east, "The Empire of the Rising Sun." With a new faction vying for power, there will be tons of new units like armored bears mixing in with the more familiar likes of war blimps, tesla tanks, and intelligence dolphins. But with the Japanese Empire thrown into the mix, can we expect to see some super giant robots? We certainly hope so.

On another note, Red Alert 3 features a co-operative campaign mode, which is designed to let players team up with a friend during the main campaign. Naval combat is hinted to undergo a rather large change according to EA Los Angeles executive producer Chris Corry who said that they've taken it "into the heart of the game design." So we'll probably be seeing a lot more oceanic battles in this Red Alert. Along with the announcement of World in Conflict going to the PS3, this bit of news is a double score for RTS fans.

Gallery: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

T-P-M @ Feb 14th 2008 6:54PM

The image links are broken, they just goto http:///

T-P-M @ Feb 14th 2008 6:57PM

Only on the main page though...

mathab @ Feb 14th 2008 7:30PM

Hmm, they're working for me.

Bease @ Feb 14th 2008 7:02PM

I don't say this very often, because their games are usually half @ssed, but " THANK YOU EA!" Finally, going to get some good RTS games on my PS3, and we allready know that mouse and Keyboard support works well with Unreal Tournament 3. Make Mouse and Keyboard support Happen EA ! Anyway you put it i'm a happy camper today.

Davsot @ Feb 14th 2008 7:17PM

can som1 pleaz tel me wat happened to c&c tiberium wars for ps3?

jtedesco33 @ Feb 14th 2008 7:44PM

If this game does allow K&M then it is pure win, if not it will be a lot of fail like the other clunky attempts at controller RTS's.

Watcher @ Feb 14th 2008 8:23PM

Red Alert is the best RTS ever made imo. I proudly own 1 and 2. I can't wait for this to hit. It's a definite buy for me.

Iddy @ Feb 15th 2008 1:39AM

This IS the BEST rts of all time!!
I never really cought on to the tiberium universe (great games none the less) but to be able to play red alert (YAY!!) in superb graphical detail wil just be so fantastic!! even maybe on the ps3..? dno, havnt played an rts on console since cnc red alert on psx.

I hope they set red alert up for a psp release as well, even a remake of the RA2 or Yuris revenge, THAT would be awesome, cnc antime, anywhere.. more mobile than my laptop too..

Jove @ Feb 15th 2008 4:15AM

shut up and gimme command n conquer generals and zero hour!

question. do u need to have the keyboard for the ps3 to play this?

Carlton @ Feb 15th 2008 9:25AM

RTS + gamepad = phailure!!!!!

James @ Feb 15th 2008 12:40PM

Actually, CnC 3 on 360, as well as its direct antecedent LotR 2, were pretty playable with a gamepad -- if you have one, try to get the CnC 3 demo and you'll see what I mean.

I'll still be getting this for PC, though, unless they release a PS3 or 360 version with mouse + keyboard support.