It's no secret that Red Alert 2 is one of the best strategy games around. It was released in late 2000, and it's still my all time favorite RTS. There were however, some slight annoyances that were easily over looked, and it seems that the RA3 dev team saw fit to fix them. For example, ore mining is no longer done in a field of ore or gems, but now compacted into ore mines. While the general gameplay is mostly the same, units now all have a secondary tactic/attack. It takes a while to get used to, even for RA2 vets, but overall it's pretty fun.
You'd think that fixing things from RA2 would make RA3 even better, but somehow it's not. Maybe it has to do with the fact that they made the graphics look really cartoony and unprofessional. Or maybe it just feels slower. I don't know.
My recommendation: wait until the price drops to buy it, and try the demo first. It's not worth the $40-$50. Trust me.
Also, the voice acting and movie clips are still all done cornily but with such conviction it's funny. Good ol' Red Alert...
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