Red Alert 2

Dell19 · Oct 25, 2001, 01:16 PM

I have had this game for less than a week and have already nearly completeld the Soviet campain. This may be because I have not changed the difficulty settings and I may not actually be at the end.

Wondered if anybody else has RA2 and what they think about it. I think its good but too easy and even though magazines are always going on about having to use loads of different units, it still results in the largest army winning. Its just the largest mixed army now.

Mikoyan · Oct 25, 2001, 02:04 PM

I have played both Soviet and Allied campaigns, the Soviet side is way too "Frankenstaniac" for my taste, and the Allied side is too boring (except for those gorgeous SEALS

). Its a game that bore you very quickly, and can never match up against the original Red Alert.

DaEezT · Oct 25, 2001, 02:15 PM

I had RA2 and liked it very much but online play was pretty buggy

I liked to play Lybia, the suicide truck is so kewl

Used to sneak on the corner of the map and then full speed as deep into the enemy base as possible. It's fun when you have the truck in the middle of the enemy base and see that he can't kill it because else he would trigger the explosion

Dell19 · Oct 26, 2001, 12:05 PM

I thought the soviet campain was pretty funny. You end up killing everyone and take over the world! I haven't played any skirmish missions yet but I will probably be the English first for obvious reasons...Those airships are sooo slow...

DaEezT · Oct 26, 2001, 12:20 PM

The English Sniper is fun

Build some as soon as possible and hide them in some woods. Good for killing sneak seals/chrono troopers

Dell19 · Oct 26, 2001, 12:51 PM

Its weird how snipers seem to be incapable of damaging building or tanks whiich is damn annoying!

I have only used one once on a soviet mission and it killed most of the enemies but then I accidently killed the president...I was supposed to capture him...

.:KNAS:. · Oct 29, 2001, 09:43 AM

the thing about RA2 is that the zeppelin is too powerful, its nearly impossible to shoot it down with flack

Mikoyan · Oct 29, 2001, 12:23 PM

RA2 can be fun if your bored, but as i said, the soviet units are way too weird.

Dell19 · Oct 29, 2001, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by .:KNAS:.
the thing about RA2 is that the zeppelin is too powerful, its nearly impossible to shoot it down with flack

Thats not exactly true unless you have five plus Zepplins because they are sooo slow.Also if you use the allies fast tank that can attack air units then its possible to keep on retreating and eventually kill it. Plus Zepplins don't automatically attack so if you keep a player busy they might not notice you killing their airships.

.:KNAS:. · Nov 01, 2001, 12:53 PM

i said its hard to shoot it down if u r the russians, the allies has no (major) problems with it

Dell19 · Nov 02, 2001, 11:39 AM

Ah Okay although they do have the best tank that they can use to take down Airships...

I finished The Allies campian after building a chain of prism towers all the way to the Kremlin

.:KNAS:. · Nov 03, 2001, 12:18 PM

i used the weather control thing to win, but then i barricaded my gi`s in the kremlin so i lost, had to do it all over again

and i didnt know that apocalypse tanks could shoot down aerial targets.........

Dell19 · Nov 04, 2001, 04:40 AM

I always have two saves so that if something goes drastically wrong I can back step and win next time...

Crazy_Vasey · Nov 04, 2001, 11:17 AM

Heh I finished it with both sides inside three days of buying the thing. Okay these were 3 days of 12hour+ playing but still.

Dell19 · Nov 05, 2001, 12:02 PM

I completed in about two weeks of two hours playing each...

28 hours to your 36 hours

Mikoyan · Nov 05, 2001, 12:49 PM

Soviet airpower is too weak!

You should have been able to build the Yak-38 jumpjet!

Crazy_Vasey · Nov 05, 2001, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dell19
I completed in about two weeks of two hours playing each...

28 hours to your 36 hours

Is that both sides? Seems kinda short for both sides but I guess I do play defensive most of the time.

Dell19 · Nov 06, 2001, 02:18 PM

Both sides but on the easiest level...I beat the computers times on every mission by a long way except for two Allied missions that I just got bogged down on.

BaseballJones · Nov 14, 2001, 08:31 AM

Mine's in French so i'm not real sure what everything is called but with the Allies, it fairly easy to win. All you have to do is get about 3 or 4 carriers, a couple of those things that shoot down air missles, and then the ships that can see the subs. With just these naval units you can dominate.

Dell19 · Nov 14, 2001, 01:56 PM

Nice but what happens if the map is mostly land...

Oct 25, 2001, 01:16 PM	#1
Dell19 Take a break Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: London Posts: 15,879	Red Alert 2 I have had this game for less than a week and have already nearly completeld the Soviet campain. This may be because I have not changed the difficulty settings and I may not actually be at the end. Wondered if anybody else has RA2 and what they think about it. I think its good but too easy and even though magazines are always going on about having to use loads of different units, it still results in the largest army winning. Its just the largest mixed army now. __________________ The MTW Succession game at CFC and the Viking Invasion succession game!, may be back one day. The Unification of Russia - A EUII AAR! Venice, a Great Power - A EUII AAR! Aragon, Catalan Independence - A EUII AAR! Italian EUII AAR - Who can stop the Ottomans? The road to Moscow - A French Hearts of Iron II AAR

Oct 25, 2001, 02:04 PM	#2
Mikoyan Digimortal Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 3,495	I have played both Soviet and Allied campaigns, the Soviet side is way too "Frankenstaniac" for my taste, and the Allied side is too boring (except for those gorgeous SEALS). Its a game that bore you very quickly, and can never match up against the original Red Alert. Last edited by Mikoyan; Oct 25, 2001 at 02:37 PM.

Oct 26, 2001, 12:05 PM	#4
Dell19 Take a break Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: London Posts: 15,879	I thought the soviet campain was pretty funny. You end up killing everyone and take over the world! I haven't played any skirmish missions yet but I will probably be the English first for obvious reasons...Those airships are sooo slow... __________________ The MTW Succession game at CFC and the Viking Invasion succession game!, may be back one day. The Unification of Russia - A EUII AAR! Venice, a Great Power - A EUII AAR! Aragon, Catalan Independence - A EUII AAR! Italian EUII AAR - Who can stop the Ottomans? The road to Moscow - A French Hearts of Iron II AAR

Oct 26, 2001, 12:51 PM	#6
Dell19 Take a break Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: London Posts: 15,879	Its weird how snipers seem to be incapable of damaging building or tanks whiich is damn annoying! I have only used one once on a soviet mission and it killed most of the enemies but then I accidently killed the president...I was supposed to capture him... __________________ The MTW Succession game at CFC and the Viking Invasion succession game!, may be back one day. The Unification of Russia - A EUII AAR! Venice, a Great Power - A EUII AAR! Aragon, Catalan Independence - A EUII AAR! Italian EUII AAR - Who can stop the Ottomans? The road to Moscow - A French Hearts of Iron II AAR

Nov 02, 2001, 11:39 AM	#11
Dell19 Take a break Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: London Posts: 15,879	Ah Okay although they do have the best tank that they can use to take down Airships... I finished The Allies campian after building a chain of prism towers all the way to the Kremlin __________________ The MTW Succession game at CFC and the Viking Invasion succession game!, may be back one day. The Unification of Russia - A EUII AAR! Venice, a Great Power - A EUII AAR! Aragon, Catalan Independence - A EUII AAR! Italian EUII AAR - Who can stop the Ottomans? The road to Moscow - A French Hearts of Iron II AAR

Oct 25, 2001, 02:15 PM	#3
DaEezT Civ, Pizza, Spam, Repeat Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 1,087	I had RA2 and liked it very much but online play was pretty buggy I liked to play Lybia, the suicide truck is so kewl Used to sneak on the corner of the map and then full speed as deep into the enemy base as possible. It's fun when you have the truck in the middle of the enemy base and see that he can't kill it because else he would trigger the explosion

Oct 26, 2001, 12:20 PM	#5
DaEezT Civ, Pizza, Spam, Repeat Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 1,087	The English Sniper is fun Build some as soon as possible and hide them in some woods. Good for killing sneak seals/chrono troopers

Oct 29, 2001, 09:43 AM	#7
.:KNAS:. Civfanatic Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: North Crackalacken Posts: 2,272	the thing about RA2 is that the zeppelin is too powerful, its nearly impossible to shoot it down with flack

Oct 29, 2001, 12:23 PM	#8
Mikoyan Digimortal Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 3,495	RA2 can be fun if your bored, but as i said, the soviet units are way too weird.

Nov 01, 2001, 12:53 PM	#10
.:KNAS:. Civfanatic Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: North Crackalacken Posts: 2,272	i said its hard to shoot it down if u r the russians, the allies has no (major) problems with it

Nov 03, 2001, 12:18 PM	#12
.:KNAS:. Civfanatic Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: North Crackalacken Posts: 2,272	i used the weather control thing to win, but then i barricaded my gi`s in the kremlin so i lost, had to do it all over again and i didnt know that apocalypse tanks could shoot down aerial targets.........

Nov 04, 2001, 04:40 AM	#13
Dell19 Take a break Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: London Posts: 15,879	I always have two saves so that if something goes drastically wrong I can back step and win next time... __________________ The MTW Succession game at CFC and the Viking Invasion succession game!, may be back one day. The Unification of Russia - A EUII AAR! Venice, a Great Power - A EUII AAR! Aragon, Catalan Independence - A EUII AAR! Italian EUII AAR - Who can stop the Ottomans? The road to Moscow - A French Hearts of Iron II AAR Last edited by Dell19; Nov 04, 2001 at 04:44 AM.

Nov 04, 2001, 11:17 AM	#14
Crazy_Vasey Chieftain Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 58	Heh I finished it with both sides inside three days of buying the thing. Okay these were 3 days of 12hour+ playing but still.

Nov 05, 2001, 12:02 PM	#15
Dell19 Take a break Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: London Posts: 15,879	I completed in about two weeks of two hours playing each... 28 hours to your 36 hours __________________ The MTW Succession game at CFC and the Viking Invasion succession game!, may be back one day. The Unification of Russia - A EUII AAR! Venice, a Great Power - A EUII AAR! Aragon, Catalan Independence - A EUII AAR! Italian EUII AAR - Who can stop the Ottomans? The road to Moscow - A French Hearts of Iron II AAR

Nov 05, 2001, 12:49 PM	#16
Mikoyan Digimortal Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 3,495	Soviet airpower is too weak! You should have been able to build the Yak-38 jumpjet!

Nov 06, 2001, 02:18 PM	#18
Dell19 Take a break Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: London Posts: 15,879	Both sides but on the easiest level...I beat the computers times on every mission by a long way except for two Allied missions that I just got bogged down on. __________________ The MTW Succession game at CFC and the Viking Invasion succession game!, may be back one day. The Unification of Russia - A EUII AAR! Venice, a Great Power - A EUII AAR! Aragon, Catalan Independence - A EUII AAR! Italian EUII AAR - Who can stop the Ottomans? The road to Moscow - A French Hearts of Iron II AAR

Nov 14, 2001, 08:31 AM	#19
BaseballJones Chieftain Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: S.C. USA Posts: 31	Mine's in French so i'm not real sure what everything is called but with the Allies, it fairly easy to win. All you have to do is get about 3 or 4 carriers, a couple of those things that shoot down air missles, and then the ships that can see the subs. With just these naval units you can dominate.

Nov 14, 2001, 01:56 PM	#20
Dell19 Take a break Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: London Posts: 15,879	Nice but what happens if the map is mostly land... __________________ The MTW Succession game at CFC and the Viking Invasion succession game!, may be back one day. The Unification of Russia - A EUII AAR! Venice, a Great Power - A EUII AAR! Aragon, Catalan Independence - A EUII AAR! Italian EUII AAR - Who can stop the Ottomans? The road to Moscow - A French Hearts of Iron II AAR

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