Red Alert 3 isn't a bad game at all. It is just not what i expected.
2. Sound - 10/10
3. Bugs, Glitches & Exploits - 8.5/10
4. Story - 6/10
5. Gameplay - 6/10
6. Something else
7. Multiplayer - 8.5/10
1. I can understand why RA3 looks like that. Compared to the C&C:Tiberium wars engine and effects RA3 looks pathetic. The graphics are a little better then those in Warcraft 3. With the exception of the Superweapons effects.
2. The games which comes from EA usually have an amazing soundtrack. RA3 is not an exception. The soundtrack is really powers you up during the game. The units quotes are kinda funny.
3. I haven't find any big bugs or glitches during my play. The pathfinding is a little nasty at times but C&C series have always had troubles at this paragraph. Also there is a very annoying messages which prompt you to update the game (if you haven't) every time you enter the main menu.
4. Compared to the other RA games the story is miserable. The movies between the campaign chapters are awful. I don't know who had decided that if you put a chick with long legs and short skirt during half the movie time is a good idea. The actors playing in the movies looks like they are talking to the wall instead of talking to you (with the exception of the Allied Commander and the Japanese Logistical officer). The actor playing Russian General Krukov seems like something had hit him on the head. Tanya looks like a prostitute. Do i have to say more? The good thing is that there is 3 different campaigns for the 3 major nations - Soviet Union, Allies and the Empire of the Rising sun. The campaigns are relatively easy with the exception of the final mission. Perhaps the reason for this is your CO-Commander. Instead of actually playing alone you have the option to play each mission with a friend via the online system the game offers or to play it solo when the control of your CO-Commander units are taken by the AI. I must say that the AI do a great job controlling your co-commander usually buy you enough time to build up your forces.
5. RA3 didn't differ much from the other C&C games. The Allies and the Soviets follow the same route as before. Build a base and expand in the territory around it. The Rising Sun differs a little from this. Their buildings are produced a lot faster and comes by packed in from of the Construction Yard. They can be put anywhere on the map (the Rising Sun doesn't have a control zone around the Main base). Another thing worth mentioning is that every unit now have a special ability. Some of them are useful some are not but this is not something that we haven't seen in a strategy game before. The gameplay is very dynamic and you have to build fast in order to survive.
7. I haven't played the the game in multiplayer but from what i see i can make the conclusion that EA have focused RA3 to the multiplayer instead of a single player. The 3 fractions are very balanced (with the exception of Rising Sun Air-to-Air Defense).
Red Alert 3 have given me some very nice hours of fun but still in a season with so many good games released i would advice you to go buy something else. Unless you really like strategies or you are a big fan of C&C franchise.