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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

Action

Fantasy

Science fiction

Historical

Comedy

Real Time Strategy (RTS)

Simulator

Strategy

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is set in an alternate reality from World War II, in which the Western Allies fought the Soviet Union. In Red Alert 3 the Soviet leadership, facing defeat, goes back in time to kill Albert Einstein and prevent his assistance to the allies, paving the way for Soviet domination in the present. However, as an unintended consequence, a third world power, the Empire of the Rising Sun, is created and all three sides go to war.

3.7

External Ratings

226 ratings
Release Date:

28 Oct, 2008

Last Updated:

15 Jun, 2026

About this game

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is set in an alternate reality from World War II, in which the Western Allies fought the Soviet Union. In Red Alert 3 the Soviet leadership, facing defeat, goes back in time to kill Albert Einstein and prevent his assistance to the allies, paving the way for Soviet domination in the present. However, as an unintended consequence, a third world power, the Empire of the Rising Sun, is created and all three sides go to war.

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platform

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

release date

Release Date:

28 Oct, 2008

mode

Modes:

Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

theme

Themes:

Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Historical, Comedy

genre

Genres:

Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy

perspective

Player Perspectives:

Bird view / Isometric

IGDB Rating

3.7 ;
IGDB User Rating

3.7

User Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

222

User Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

74%

Rating %

Critics Rating

3.7 ;
IGDB User Rating

3.7

Critics Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

226

Critics Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

74%

Critics Rating %

Main Developers

EA Los Angeles

Supporting Developers

Virtuos

EA Worldwide Motion Capture Studio

Vykarian

POP Sound

Fontoló Studió Ltd.

toneworx GmbH

Albion Localisations

Pinewood Studios

La Marque Rose

SoftClub

Original Force 3D

Skywalker Sound

The Third Floor

Phoenix Sound

Beachhouse Films

Início Localization Services

Shadowplay Studio

Whoodoo EFX, Inc.

Hollywood-DI

The Cinesoup Consortium

Ideal Audio Inc.

The Skywalker Symphony Orchestra and Choir

Steve Juliani Music

Gamespy Professional Services

Presto - Prekladatelsk Centrum s.r.o

Synthesis International S.r.l

Estudios EXA S.L.

Publishers

Electronic Arts

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