Dark experiments have permanently altered time. Or have they? Now, Soviet tanks crush city after city while Allied cruisers shell bases. Spies lurk, land mines wait, and strange new technologies aid both sides in their struggle for ultimate control. Einstein was a brilliant mind, but he did not comprehend the consequences of his actions until it was too late... Command & Conquer: Red alert gives you the opportunity to be more devious, cunning and ruthless than ever before. Easy to play and highly addictive, Red alert puts the fate of the world in your hands!
Red Alert was (now a genesis installment with the release of Red Alert 2) the prequel to Tiberian Dawn, it polishes the mechanics of it's predecessor and added 2 opposing factions : the fragile but technologically superior Allied forces and the heavily armed and armoured Soviets.