Command & Conquer: Red Alert

Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a video game in the strategy genre developed by Westwood Studios, Inc. and published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd. originally released in 1996. It is currently playable on DOS.

What if Hitler had never existed? Einstein pondered the question and created a time machine to eliminate Hitler as a young man, thus avoiding World War II as history remembers it. However, Einstein stopped one evil only to create another - because Stalin's Soviet Union is now poised to conquer Europe . . and the Allies must stop them!

Command & Conquer: Red Alert can be considered a prequel to Command & Conquer. Like its predecessor, it is a real-time strategy game with a semi-descending isometric perspective using a 2D sprite graphics engine. The player takes control of either the Allies or the Soviets as they fight for the fate of the planet. The game's features are similar to those of the previous game, including building a base with some defenses, massing units, gathering resources, etc. The game features a variety of environments in its missions, adding some indoor missions that use only infantry units.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert is available at a reduced price on the following websites and is no longer abandonware.