- Command the Allies or the Soviets.
- Devious weapons based on forbidden technologies.
- Improved multiplayer and tournament interface.
- Wage wars in cities around the world.
- Features popular characters from Red Alert 2.
Product Description
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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Yuri's Revenge sets a new
standard for expansion packs in both what it adds to the game and
how it changes the way you play it. The world is once again on
the brink of apocalypse. Yuri, the brilliant and powerful psychic
warrior, has rebelled against his former Soviet masters and
launched his own scheme to control the world. He's armed with
cruel technologies, exotic weapons and mind-controlling devices
that have enslaved entire cities.
In single play, gamers can choose to command the Allies and
crush this new threat to freedom, or choose to lead the Soviets
and punish this would-be usurper of the Soviet global vision. In
multiplayer mode, you'll command Yuri's devastating army using
devious weapons based on forbidden technologies: psychic thought,
genetics and cloning. See your brutes flip over tanks with their
bare hands, unleash your dominator and control scores of enemy
troops, or use a virus to infect sing forces foolish enough
to resist you. With 10 new cooperative missions, gamers have more
interesting options than just fighting head-to-head. An improved
multiplayer and tournament interface will make it easier than
ever to find nents and allies.
Both the Allied and Soviet armies get new, powerful weapons. The
Allies boast a Robot Control Center and Chrono Prison. Amongst
the new Soviet weaponry is the Siege Chopper and Boris, a
machine--toting commando that can call down laser-guided
bombing strikes. The high-quality in-game movies tell the story
of Yuri and his insidious plot. The popular characters of Red
Alert 2, such as Tanya and Romanov, are back to wage war in
cities around the world, including London, Cairo and San
Francisco.
.co.uk Review
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At the end of Red Alert 2 the Soviet threat was vanquished and
Yuri, the Reds' psychic warrior fled. Now he's back in his own
mission pack and as it says on the tin, he's out for revenge. To
this end he begins building a network of Psychic dominators with
the plan of turning the good ol' US of A into a race of mindless
automatons, eager to do his bidding.
The allies manage to hold Yuri off in San Francisco just long
enough for Einstein to propel you back through time to try and
change the course of history. Both sides will battle against Yuri
and try and avert his psychic domination of the world, but if you
play the Soviet campaign, your mission will not only be to stop
Yuri, but also restore Mother Russia to its former glory.
The add-on pack offers 14 new single-player missions, (seven for
each side) although you won't be able to control Yuri's forces in
the single-player game, you can in multiplayer and skirmish
games. As well as the new missions you get new units on both
sides. The allies have gained the Guardian GI, an infantry unit
capable of attacking armoured vehicles (rather than just being
run over by them) it can also take out air targets with its
mid-ranged rocket launcher. In defence against Yuri's Psychic
Dominator, the allies also have robot hover-tanks that don't
require "human" pilots. As well as these there is an upgrade to
the phenomenal, Mammoth tank--the Battle Fortress that also
doubles as a troop carrier.
The soviets on the other hand begin the game at a disadvantage
seeing as when Yuri pered he took some of their technology
with him, but they do have the Industrial Building, which
substantially increases unit production efficiency and a
Plane, Boris, (basically Tanya but with more facial hair), the
Siege Chopper and the Battle Bunker which holds up to five
conscripts. This is a great add-on for an entertaining game and
shows that the Command and Conquer franchise is still very much
alive and kicking. --Kensington Walsh