Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Demo Now On FileShack

Already uninstalled the demo. Maybe I was in the wrong mood to play it, but I couldn't stand it. I don't think I liked a single thing about it. The campy cutscenes and blatant token hot chicks intended for young adolescent males were so overdone that they were embarrassing. I mean, I can appreciate some amount of cheese in my games but this is just overly saturated with it to the point of nausea. The art style was way too saturated and cartoony, somehow making the gorgeous C&C3 engine look terrible. And the gameplay felt completely "been there done that." I should've uninstalled as soon as I saw what amounts to be Mr. Clippy from MS Office in the form of a talking tank in the tutorial.

Tried the demo, but found it to be very fast paced, all graphics, and pretty much no strategy. Where did the "s" in rts go? I guess that's what I should have expected from EA though, as their rts games in general are more fast paced than I like. There are two types of rts gamers in general: Starcraft/Warcraft gamers, and Supreme Commander gamers. Starcraft = fast paced, if you're slow and can't click on certain things fast enough you're kinda screwed. SupCom = slower, large scale, enormous strategies that need to be planned out, but the games can sometimes last up to 3 hours, depending on a few factors. I'm not saying this is a bad game, it's just not my style, and I miss my ability to ZOOM OUT from SupCom. Damn that feature spoiled me.

That's my guide at least. If you liked SupCom, you'll probably not have a high affinity to this game, but regardless, just try it. It's a demo, and it's free, so decide what's best for you.

My review: nowhere near as good as the original Red Alert.

Completely LOVED this game. Felt just like Red Alert 2. Will recommend to all my friends.