The standalone downloadable release of Red Alert 3's "Commander's Challenge" mode will arrive on the PlayStation 3 come September 24, publisher Electronic Arts announced today.

Developed by EA LA, the $10 download packs the 50 challenge maps that originally premiered in the game's PC-only "Uprising" expansion.

Highlights range from "armies of Japanese school girls and giant Soviet war bears to wrestling legend Ric Flair," said EA LA producer Wes Eckhart, who further added that the download packs "more than thirty hours of...RTS entertainment" and represents "the ultimate RTS gameplay experience console players have been waiting for."

As with the Xbox 360 version, which hit today, the PS3 release of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge does not require a copy of Red Alert 3.

Taito's BUBBLE BOBBLE Neo! and EA LA's Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge will be this week's downloadable Xbox Live Arcade releases.

The announcement came from Xbox Live programming directory Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, who specified that each Xbox 360 download will sell for 800 MS Points ($10).

Both will arrive this Wednesday, September 16, with BUBBLE BOBBLE offering a four-player high-def revamp of the bubble-bursting classic while C&C: RA3 Commander's Challenge packs the 50 missions found in the strategy game's PC expansion.

EA has today officially announced Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge, a downloadable Xbox 360 and PS3 instalment of the strategy series.

Revealed last month by an ESRB listing, Commander's Challenge is essentially the same as the mode of the same name in Red Alert 3's expansion 'Uprising'--players face fifty increasingly difficult challenges, unlocking tech, units and missions as they go.

Challenges will include everything from "giant Soviet war bears and an entire army of psionic Japanese school girls to massive satellite orbital bombardments," says EA.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge will hit the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Store this fall for $9.99 (800 Microsoft Points).