I have been waiting for 'Red Alert 3' since it was first announced and if it lives up to it's billing RA3 best of series
I will play a couple of skirmishes to see which skills are actually worth using. I always do this as I can find out which skills are broken. I plan on buying it as soon as I can get a Strategy Guide from Prima.
Gamers buy the game and the strategy guide so you understand each units capabilities better. I believe both can be bought via GameSpot.
Now, the wait for Starcraft 2 and "Diablo III" and I pray they don't screw either of them up!!!
The review requirement of 800 characters is to high IMHO. I think a minimum of 500 to 600 would be better and there would be a better chance of more reviews.
[ UPDATE: 01/06/2009 Final Rating::: Up from 5.5 to a 6.5 ]
I found Red Alert 3 to be probably the worst of the RA and C&C series. The main reason is the Co-Commander idea as I felt it pushed you through the story line and took away your control of your side . I was very disappointed in this game.
I did not finish the final campaign. I instead reloaded from my collection Red Alert 2 and played it. I then loaded C&C Generals (also from my collection) and played it. These two games are superior in fun and difficulty than Red Alert 3 is. I still hate those darn Scud missles when I was playing either the US or Russia. I enjoyed using them when I was playing the GLA.
Developers seem to forget what made their hit games fun in the first place in their attempt to create a new hit with flash instead of substance. I don't want to give up control of my character and his actions or strategies to the programming of the game. I enjoy taking my character or team out and having myself control whether they live or die and not having to listen to the fact that my co-commander wet his/her pants or not.
Red Alert 3 does not make it into my collection and I hope the same thing does not happen with StarCraft II and DIABLO III. I have seen bits of both and am beginning to worry about the final products flash versus the quality of their predecessors. Don't blind us with flash give us good fun substance.