In balance disappointing. Poor graphics, terrible AI for routes and limited visibility of play area lead to poor game

User Rating: 4 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 PC
By Darkfibre | Review Date:
I have been a fan of C&C since day one. Revelling in the game play, imagination and camp videos. That was until RA3. After playing through most of the allied campaign I have decided that there are better games to play.

Why have I given up. Firstly I dislike the look of the game. The graphics lack clarity and the units all look "fat". It plays fine, until you ask your units to go somewhere and quite often they get lost or stuck in the lee of a hill or a cove. The AI is very poor in this respect. Something which has long since been removed in other games. Finally the visibility of the battlefield is limited to such a small window. I have ramped up the graphics to 1600x1200 which makes no difference. You end up having to scroll the screen backwards and forwards.

RTS belongs on the PC, but I cannot help but feel that this has been butchered for the Xbox. (and yes I am an Xbox gamer as well)

Sorry EA, my copy is bound for Ebay. Then again you already have my money.

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