The main objective of the game is to defeat enemy commanders, played by AI or human opponents, by destroying their bases to the point of enemy capitulation. A sequel, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, was released in 2008. Red Alert 2 was a commercial and critical success, receiving a rating of 86% from GameRankings.
Like its predecessor, Red Alert 2 features a large amount of full motion video cutscenes between missions and during gameplay, with an ensemble cast including Ray Wise, Udo Kier, Kari Wuhrer, and Barry Corbin. The single player campaign is structured in an alternate-ending mode as opposed to a progressive story mode. Ĭommand and Conquer: Red Alert 2 contains two playable factions, the Soviets and the Allies, which both previously appeared in Command & Conquer: Red Alert. Red Alert 2 was principally developed by Westwood Pacific in collaboration with Westwood Studios. Its expansion pack is Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge, released a year later in 2001. Red Alert 2 picks up at the conclusion of the Allied campaign of the first game. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 is a real-time strategy video game which was released for Microsoft Windows on Octo as the follow-up to Command & Conquer: Red Alert.
