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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 is a real-time strategyvideo game by Westwood Studios, which was released for Microsoft Windows on October 23, 2000^[1] as the follow-up to Command & Conquer: Red Alert. Red Alert 2 picks up at the conclusion of the Allied campaign of the first game. Its expansion is Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge.

Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2 contains two playable factions, the Soviets and the Allies, which both previously appeared in Command & Conquer: Red Alert. The single player campaign is structured in an alternate-ending mode as opposed to a progressive story mode. Like its predecessor, Red Alert 2 features a large amount of full motion videocutscenes between missions and during gameplay, with an ensemble cast including Ray Wise, Udo Kier, Kari Wuhrer, and Barry Corbin.

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Red Alert 2 was a commercial and critical success, receiving a rating of 86% from GameRankings.^[2] A sequel, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, was released in 2008.

• 1Gameplay
• 2Synopsis
• 4Reception

Gameplay[edit]

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. Players must also work to defend their own bases to maintain their ability to collect money and produce units, both of which are essential in achieving the main objective. Once all enemy commanders have been defeated, a winner is declared.

Every aspect of gameplay in the game is based on the collection of money. In the game, money can be collected by several means. The most common is using miner trucks to gather ore and/or gems and transport them to a refinery. A player can also gain a lasting income by capturing oil derricks (neutral buildings that are present in some maps). There also are two one-time sources of money for Allied and Soviet players, namely: collecting random crates which are present in the map and selling off buildings which are controlled by the player. Allied players have a third one-time source of money, which involves using a spy to steal an opposing player’s money. The money is spent on constructing and repairing buildings and units. In both cases, players may start construction before having the full cost in one's reserves, as construction simply pauses if a player runs short of money.

The various nations are members of either the Soviet or the Allied factions, which are loosely based on the real life factions of the Cold War. One of the major praises of Red Alert 2 over the original Red Alert game was that playing as a specific country now made a difference. While every country has the basic buildings and units, each nation has a special unique unit, ability, or structure. This changed up the popular skirmish games, allowing for new strategies.

It is also the first C&C RTS not to include a “mission select” screen prior to levels that change the conditions of the next level.

Game balance[edit]

Like previous Command & Conquer games, the two factions in Red Alert 2 have unique armies with their own strengths and weaknesses. To achieve victory, a player must play to their faction's strengths and exploit the other faction's weaknesses. The factions follow the same trend in the previous title.

Soviet vehicles tend to be more durable and have heavier firepower compared to their Allied counterparts. However, they are also more expensive to build and move more slowly, allowing Allied vehicles to out-maneuver and outnumber them. The Soviet infantry, on the other hand, are inferior to Allied infantry, but are cheaper and faster to train.

The Soviet faction is also superior in the early game and in land wars because of their more powerful and advanced tanks, while the Allied faction is better in the late game with more advanced units, such as those used in naval warfare. In particular, the Soviets are better for early game rushes, which are very common in online games.^[3]

Single-player[edit]

In single-player mode, the player can either compete in one of three campaigns or compete in Skirmish mode where the battle rules and settings can be customized.

Red Alert 2 contains three campaigns. Boot Camp, Allied, and Soviet. Each campaign is distinct in its own way. Boot Camp is simply a tutorial campaign consisting of two missions in which the player is introduced to the fundamentals of the game with the use of Allied forces. If played, Boot Camp leads into Allied Campaign chronologically. Allied and Soviet campaigns are the two main campaigns of the game, each consisting of twelve missions in which the player faces off against one or more computer-controlled opponents. In some missions, the objective is simply to defeat all opposing forces in the area; other missions have more specific objectives, such as capturing or destroying a particular enemy structure or defending a particular structure of the player's own from enemy attacks. While fundamentally different in story and units, both Campaigns are structured similarly. Both begin with the player operating a limited base or otherwise a Mobile Construction Unit to start from scratch plus a platoon of certain units, but in a few missions construction is not required.

Skirmish mode is essentially the free-for-all multiplayer mode played against computer-controlled opponents. The player chooses a map against as many players the map supports. The player can also change settings such as the number of starting units, the monetary levels at the beginning, game speeds and the availability of superweapons. There are no special objectives, just eliminate all enemies units and structures.

Multiplayer[edit]

Red Alert 2 includes two different multi-player modes. One, LAN allows the player to play alongside friends and others without the use of an internet connection. The other, Online Play allows the player to play across the internet and against players from across the globe. LAN play allows for only Skirmish Mode that is available in single-player. Online play allows for tournaments, private games, public games, ladder ranking games and also contains a chat system. In 2005, control of online play for Red Alert 2 and a number of older C&C games was passed over from EA to XWIS, a community-run server.

Synopsis[edit]

Setting[edit]

Like previous Command & Conquerreal-time strategy games, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 contains two separate campaigns with distinct story lines, one for each playable faction.

Red Alert 2 is set in the same alternative history universe as Red Alert in which Adolf Hitler was removed from history. With Hitler gone, the Soviet Union led by Joseph Stalin attempted to conquer Europe but was defeated by the Allied nations and their military destroyed. Fearing that a regime change would cause mass unrest in the Soviet Union, the victorious Allies installed Alexander Romanov, a distant relative of Tsar Nicholas II, as the puppetSoviet Premier. Romanov acquiesces to the Allies' demands at first, though he builds up the Soviet military for 'defense purposes' – a cover for an intended invasion of the United States. The game's story line starts off in 1972, with the United States Armed Forces caught completely off guard by the sudden massive Soviet invasion of the United States, with Soviet aircraft, naval vessels, amphibious forces, and paratroopers coming in on both the East Coast and West Coast and with the majority of Soviet ground forces coming in through Mexico, starting World War III. The U.S. attempts to retaliate with the use of nuclear missiles, but Yuri, leader of the Soviet Psychic Corps and Premier Romanov's top advisor, uses his mind control to manipulate the personnel charged with launching the warheads and leaves them to explode in their silos. Within hours, the U.S. is overrun with Soviet Army troops. The player either takes the role of an American Commander, tasked by General Ben Carville with defending the United States, or a Soviet Commander leading the invasion for Premier Romanov.

Allied campaign[edit]

The Allied Commander is sent to New York City with a special forces team led by Special Agent Tanya Adams to repel a Soviet invasion there and then to Colorado Springs to liberate the Air Force Academy and the air base there. As they return victorious, they discover that a Soviet mind control device known as the Psychic Beacon has been deployed in Washington, D.C., forcing the president and General Carville to surrender. The Commander frees them from control and the government goes into exile in Canada.

When the Soviets put another psychic device in Chicago, the Psychic Amplifier, which could control the whole country, the Allies free the city from their Canadian base by destroying the Amplifier. The Soviet chief commander, General Vladimir, retaliates by detonating a nuclear missile in the city. Alarmed, the leaders of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom agree to help the U.S. if they disarm the Soviet nuclear missile silos threatening them in Poland which the Commander and Tanya handle at the behest of the president. Now bolstered by additional men and equipment, the U.S. military is able to launch an amphibious assault on Soviet-occupied Washington, D.C. and recapture the city. After defending Pearl Harbor from Soviet assault, the Allied forces liberate St. Louis and all of the Mississippi River south of the city from psychic control and thwart Soviet attempts to replicate the Allied prism technology that creates massive energy beams to destroy units.

After General Carville tasks the Commander to defend Albert Einstein's laboratory which holds a prototype Chronosphere which can teleport troops anywhere in the world, he is killed by a Soviet suicide bomber. Einstein determines the best place to build the Chronosphere is on a tiny island in the Florida Keys, not far from Soviet Cuba. The Allies use the Chronosphere's teleportation capabilities to take an Allied strike team to Moscow where they successfully destroy the defenses around the Kremlin and teleport in a strike team led by Tanya that captures Premier Romanov, leading to the Soviet's surrender.

Soviet campaign[edit]

Premier Alexander Romanov briefs the Commander about the upcoming Soviet invasion of the United States. The Commander leads an invasion into Washington, D.C. and destroys the Pentagon. Another Soviet invasion is launched into Florida to destroy a U.S. fleet which was threatening the Soviet invasion of East Coast. Despite this, the Soviet chief commander, General Vladimir, is credited with the success of those campaigns. While Vladimir is back in Moscow, Romanov's top advisor, Yuri, recommends proving his worth by taking control of New York City using a Psychic Beacon. When Allied forces from South Korea launch an amphibious attack on Vladivostok, the Commander successfully repels the Allies, leading Germany and France to send troops to the German-Polish border to defend from Soviet aggression. The Commander takes advantage of this by conquering Paris, using the Eiffel Tower as a massive Tesla coil to destroy the city. With this, the European Allies are forced to withdraw their support for the United States.

In the meantime, Yuri has been using his psychic abilities to control Romanov, who gives him control of the military, much to the disgust of General Vladimir. Yuri dismisses Vladimir and tasks the Commander with establishing a base on the Hawaiian Islands. When the Allies try to use their Chronosphere to attack a Soviet research facility in the Ural Mountains, the Commander successfully defends the facility. Shortly afterwards, Yuri tells the Commander that Vladimir killed Romanov. Declaring Vladimir a traitor and a 'nonperson', Yuri orders the Commander to capture Vladimir in the White House. After Vladimir's capture and exceution, the Commander successfully captures the U.S. president and destroys the Allied superweapon: the weather control device; capable of creating powerful thunderstorms.

Impressed by the Commander's victories, Yuri invites them back to Moscow to thank them but their aide, Lt. Zofia, reveals that Romanov recorded a message before his death in which he reveals that Yuri was controlling him and orders them to bring Yuri to justice. The Commander attacks Moscow with the bulk of the Soviet army and destroys the Kremlin, seemingly killing Yuri. They then use information from Yuri's files to destroy the Allied last-ditch effort to assault the Soviet Union using another Chronosphere, effectively becoming the ruler of the world. In the final cutscene, it is revealed that Yuri has survived, his brain floating in a glass jar filled with water and telepathically communicates to the commander, saying 'It would have been good to see inside your mind, General. I still may get the chance...' setting the stage for Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge.

Soundtrack[edit]

The Red Alert 2 soundtrack was composed by long-time Command & Conquer collaborator Frank Klepacki.

Reception[edit]

Sales[edit]

In the United States, Red Alert 2 debuted at #1 on PC Data's computer game sales chart for the October 22–28 period.^[4] Holding the position in its second week,^[5] the title became October's ninth-biggest computer game seller, according to PC Data.^[6] It proceeded to maintain an unbroken streak in the firm's weekly top 10 through the end of 2000,^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]} and to claim #1 and #7 for the overall months of November and December, respectively.^[9][14]Red Alert 2's domestic sales totaled 334,400 units by year's end, which drew revenues of $13.2 million. PC Data ultimately named it the United States' 13th-best-selling computer title of 2000.^[15] It took 14th for 2001,^[16] with sales of 388,893 units and revenues of $15 million.^[17]

In the United States, the game sold 810,000 copies and earned $26.9 million by August 2006, after its release in October 2000. It was the country's 11th best-selling computer game between January 2000 and August 2006. Combined sales of all Command & Conquer strategy games released between January 2000 and August 2006, including Red Alert 2, had reached 4.3 million units in the United States by the latter date.^[18]Red Alert 2 received a 'Platinum' sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),^[19] indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.^[20]

In the German market, Red Alert 2 was expected to be a commercial success. PC Player's Martin Schnelle predicted that it could be the best-selling game of the 2000 holiday season.^[21] It debuted at #1 on Media Control ^[de]'s computer game sales rankings for October 2000, and held this spot the following month.^[22][23] The Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland ^[de] (VUD) presented Red Alert 2 with a 'Gold' award at the end of November,^[24] indicating sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.^[25] After taking fourth place in December, the game remained in Media Control's top 10 through February 2001,^[22] and in the top 14 through March.^[26]Red Alert 2 had sold roughly 180,000 units in the German region by May, a figure with which Electronic Arts was 'very pleased', according to Udo Hoffman of PC Player.^[22]

While Red Alert 2's sales in the German market were strong, the game was less successful than its predecessor Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun.^[22] Discussing the performance of Red Alert 2 and its contemporary hits, Herman Achilles of the VUD described a 'noticeable drop in sales, especially among mega sellers', which he attributed to growing piracy rates.^[24] Tom Meier of the German retailer PC Fun believed the game's lower demand was caused by players' 'widespread disappointment' with Tiberian Sun. Hoffman wrote that Meier 'had to open his shop half an hour earlier to cope with the crowds' for Tiberian Sun, while Red Alert 2 'was just a sale among many.'^[22]

Critical reviews[edit]

Red Alert 2 received mostly positive reviews, with IGN calling it outstanding and GamePro's Editor's Choice.^{[citation needed]} One reviewer on GamePro noted 'It's not the most innovative game, but with its solid gameplay and alternate Cold War storyline, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 is the best 2D real-time strategy game since StarCraft'.^{[citation needed]}

Following the September 11 attacks, the game's cover art was hastily redesigned to remove the depiction of a plane heading toward a burning World Trade Center and to swap the U.S. flag on the front cover with a mushroom cloud. EA offered retailers an opportunity to exchange their copies with a version that bore the revised cover art.^[31] Despite the repackaging, the World Trade Center continued to be present in the game's campaign.^{[citation needed]}

PC Gamer US named Red Alert 2 the best real-time strategy game and the best multiplayer game of 2000.^[32]

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Description of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 Windows

Westwood isn't exactly a name people associate with innovation. Command & Conquer games, in the past, have followed the same recipe. A few units and a battlefield with scattered resource fields at your disposal, you build a base, harvest these resources, and use funds thus gained to construct an army. Somewhere else on the battlefield your opponent is doing the same. It's a simple formula, and a much-imitated one. But while other developers have been keen to expand on the theme, adding everything from 3D graphics to first-person perspectives, Westwood has always remained true to its retro roots.

So it's little surprise to find that Red Alert 2 follows the tradition of ignoring recent developments in real-time strategy games and delivering the same pacy gameplay the others in the series offered. No flashy 3D graphics for Red Alert 2 here; no fog of war, no multiple mission paths in single-player - not even a rotateable isometric view like Sim City or Rollercoaster Tycoon. And to be fair, the previous games have always been well-received and excellent sellers. Why change a winning formula?

However, it would be wrong to say there's nothing new in Red Alert 2. As always, the pre-mission briefings are excellent - starring a cast of professional actors, they add spadefuls of character to the game. They can also help to offset the inevitable repetitiveness of the single-player game by encouraging some personal involvement with the protagonists - this only works if the production is first-class, and it is. Tanya - an old favourite from past Red Alert games - makes a welcome return (the character does anyway as the actress has been replaced with an arguably more attractive counterpart), armed with her usual pistols and C4 explosive. Her flesh-and-blood appearance will probably be the cause of many sweaty palms.

For the first time you can now battle around real places and buildings - sounds like a small point, but gives the single player campaign a greater sense of personality. For the first time, the American forces must defend the Statue of Liberty from Soviet attack, while in the first Russian mission you're going after the Pentagon. Later missions involve landmarks like the World Trade Centre, and there's a great urban multiplayer map based around the Alamo.

Interface changes are minimal - a new system separates the build menus for base facilities, defences, infantry and vehicles, eliminating the long, tedious scrolling menus of the previous games. There's a new set of icons at the bottom of the screen, but these mainly represent commands like 'guard' and 'select all units of this type', previously available as keyboard shortcuts. The familiar 'build-then-place' system for base construction remains so, unlike units, building instructions can't be queued.

All the structures can now be repaired by specialist engineering units, and the various skyscrapers and office blocks dotted around many of the maps can be occupied by infantry. They will fortify them and provide fire from the windows - a few of these dotted around the map makes a good way to soften up incoming enemy forces before they reach your base.

An attempt has also been made to vary the races in multiplayer - each of the nine nationalities available in multiplayer has a specific, specialist unit available to it. The British get a sniper unit, with a rifle similar to the weapons carried by commando units in the past. The Cubans get a terrorist, a kamikaze human bomb. Each has its strengths, although the selection of other units remains the same according to whether that nation is allied with the Soviets or the US.

Other new units include dolphins and giant squid to spice up the naval battles, time-warping Chrono Legionnaires (which erase enemies from history) and the Soviet's Kirov Airship: a powerful but slow-moving and vulnerable dirigible, which carries a cargo of devastating bombs (and, unopposed, will wipe out most bases in minutes). Also worth a mention is the Allies' new one-man APC, which changes its weaponry to match the armament of its passenger - so placing a sniper unit in one makes for a long-range and potent anti-infantry vehicle, not something seen in C&C games in the past. New structures include the familiar nuclear missile silo and the tremendously powerful (perhaps too powerful) Allied weather generator, which creates devastating thunderstorms over a large area.

Although units gained in ability with experience in Westwood's last real-time strategy game Tiberian Sun, the effect has become faster and more pronounced. A little time guarding your base will toughen up your tanks nicely, and with a little repair they'll make a good spearhead for your next assault.

Multiplayer choices remain largely unchanged from earlier incarnations. Matchmaking is still via the Westwood online servers, and with the popularity of the series you can expect to have little trouble finding a game. The options are fairly varied, and once you're bored of the single-player campaigns this should provide plenty of lasting appeal. Fixed and random map skirmishes against the computer are also easy to organise and, finally, Westwood has fixed the most glaring problem with its artificial intelligence - now, on harder levels, your opponents will make some effort to use ships and other naval units properly. The AI makes for a reasonable opponent, although it won't be troubling veteran C&C ers for long.

Those who spent any time playing earlier versions of C&C online will be familiar with the 'tank rush' tactic. This involves setting up a minimal base very quickly, then churning out as many basic tanks as possible. Once a sufficiently large force is gathered, tank rushers then attack en masse, crushing the opposition with sheer weight of numbers. But in Red Alert 2, measures have been taken to help make this strategy a little less successful. The Soviets have a very handy spider unit, the Terror Drone. Fast and hard to detect, they attach themselves to enemy tanks, destroying them and moving on to the next one. Often going unnoticed, a few of these beasties can cripple a burgeoning tank rush by themselves.

Stronger base defences also help improve matters, and in a subtle-but-important addition, defences and other structures can be built simultaneously, making it feasible to build strong defences right from the start, while still concentrating on developing a base infrastructure. Inexperienced players, however, will probably find themselves crushed by tank rushes a few times.

Westwood's past decision to split the C&C franchise into two parts seems to be more one of plot and themes rather than belying any difference in gameplay. Red Alert games bear a loosely factual premise and have some relation to reality while the original C&C;/Tiberian Sun series hold a more science-fictional approach. Seems Red Alert was just looking for some name recognition on the box to help its sales.

It was widely expected that this episode of the series, like the others before it, would focus on developing established Command & Conquer traditions, rather than breaking new ground. And even in ignoring the other evidence supporting this, the fact that it made its promised release date indicates not much beyond superficial artwork changes, some more full-motion video work, and a lot of playtesting and balancing has gone into producing Red Alert 2.

In spite of this, the established Command & Conquer fan will be pleased to find the old magic lives on. Red Alert 2 is still eminently playable, and who knows, maybe even the real-time strategy hardcore player will be tempted away from his more modern 3D extravaganzas. It would be a shame to miss out - despite being shallow, simplistic and old-fashioned, Red Alert 2 is polished, well-balanced and even more fast-paced than the previous games; it's also perfect for the real-time strategy novice. If you know what to expect, you won't be disappointed, and though Westwood has continued to milk its successful concept for all it's worth, it has produced a competent, if uninspired, sequel.

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gamer1232019-07-170 point

had contact with EA for the Command & Conquer™ The Ultimate Collection and they will not help to get the game working. they say the game is not supported. (and still sell the game with a bundle?) had to run the .img from archive.org to get this working. no love for EA unless the place the RA2 game to abandonware. or just give the support needed.

Bear2019-06-252 points

Tonya is such a righteous babe. I used to freeze the videos and fap until I was sore and she was spent.

agk902019-05-162 points

I have the game on ORIGIN, but i'm looking for original CDs files
since i have an original cd-key ( from origin ) i prefer to get drm-free copy

Novabrock19882019-04-091 point

It works perfect on my Windows 8.1 (Acer laptop 4GB RAM) with ORIGIN.
This is my problem; ORIGIN's DRM is a pain. I know thats a caveat of ORIGIN but that's not the point, I'm looking for a way to play without the internet because usually I'm 'out and about' when I play on my laptop. Admittidly i I've heard about ways to 'Enable Origin In Game for...' in the ORIGIN launcher settings, but I don't trust it as a definitive solution. Because I haven't had success as of yet.
Both RA2 and YR are basically work 100% on my laptop in offline mode - as I don't play online. I didn't even need to adjust any compatibility settings. After a 'hefty' download of 1.9GB the only thing needed was basically choose if I wanted to play RA2 or YR.
Do you want to install ORIGIN and download both games together? I cannot currently find any patch allows to play with bypassing ORIGIN - and also ORIGIN version comes automaticall with latest official patch v1.006.

JH2332019-03-16-1 point

Anyone knows where to find the Ra2 Allied.img and Ra2 Soviet.img from this page first (about 1.4GB) as mentioned by 'Andy' and 'IT WORKS JUST FINE'?

riad2019-03-090 point

love this game so much

Ara K2019-03-010 point

from 2015 to 2019 comments, can anyone give a brief short way to install and play this game please!

Dude2019-01-031 point

The Origin version of this game is BROKEN. It is not tuned to work on modern operating systems and Origin prevents users from changing the compatibility settings or altering the game in any way. As of now, there is nowhere to online to download a virus-free, working version of this game, official or otherwise. You should not have taken it down as there are literally no other alternatives.

Rong2018-11-17-7 points

can some 1 help me out?i still cant get to play..window 10 here....

BuBU2018-09-062 points

I'm SHOCKED that GOG hasn't decided to port this game; because its a gem. A true masterpiece.
Needs more than just pure luck to get this game to run on modern 64bit operating systems.
Although I did manage to run it on Windows XP 32-Bit SP2. Ran flawlessly.

MAK2018-09-04-2 points

Downloaded RA2 from this site and it works fine.But Yuri's revenge isn't working.Gamemd.exe doesn't works.When I try to run the setup it asks to first download RA2(which I already have).Can anyone plz explain the download process in detail?I would be very thankfull.

beerpan2018-08-281 point

love this game so much！

Emiel2018-08-221 point

Emiel 97

ZEZO2018-08-08-1 point

THANKS ALOT

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biohaze2018-08-062 points

is this and yuri original iso files? i need these to play mental omega. I have to have the original exes

ra2guy2018-07-23-1 point

hi cant install the game, when i opened the setup exe the game menu says WARNING MILITARY SOFTWARE DETECTED TOP SECRET ACCESS IS REQUIRED then i ignored it then clicked on install and nothing happens even after waiting for a while , tried it compatibility settings still didnt work need help

neg2018-07-23-2 points

thank you for this game

h32018-07-170 point

good memories! Thank you

Kareem2018-07-120 point

So, I ran into a problem while installing this game on windows 10
The download file provided will give 2 .img files and in a general manner usually, you have to mount one of the two disks (Soviet disk or Allied disk) using a virtual drive manager and install them. However in this particular case (at least in my case) the autorun will initiate but as soon as you click the install button, it will tell you to log in using an administrator account even if you run it as administrator.
So, to fix this I've taken a Rewriteable DVD and burned the .img files to it one at a time and after I burned one of the two .img files to it and installed using that disk.
This did fix this error and allowed me to install.

phrozen2018-07-12-1 point

I always have that one installed. Everywhere.

ali2018-07-111 point

this is my favourite game

Ustuban2018-07-10-1 point

Hm...
So, I downloaded the package of red alert 2 that you guys kindly provided and I extracted it.
After that I launched the ra2.exe file.
It game me an error saying 'This application has failed to start because binkw32.dll is missing.'
Then I thought 'Well there are different executable files and I probably clicked the wrong one.'
I went to click the other .exe files and it showed up the same error.
Then I thought. 'Well, this game is old and it probably had some compatiblity issue with windows 10.' (Also I did the Windows 10 Patch Thing And Followed The Instructions And That Didnt Work Either.)
So then I fired up a VM in VirtualBox with windows XP installed.
I dropped the file in, launched the game and,
I got the same exact message.
At this point I started Googling how to exactly fix this but I couldn't find an awnser
Im stumped and if anybody would help that would be very much appriciated.
-Thanks!
~Ustuban

Vio2018-07-101 point

Sooo many good memories! Thank you!
@vaporizz

Homerun2018-07-091 point

Game from my childhood (Well more like when i was 12.) I have lots of fond memories of this, and the fact I can play it again even though I lost the CD just makes me happy.

Zuranto2018-06-23-1 point

The game is very fun

moHd2018-06-210 point

I Love it

cris2018-06-101 point

very nice game

BeLZeDaR2018-06-080 point

anyone fancy just zipping there directory up and sharing it i have spent like 3 hours following all the instructions and still cant get it to work :S

gosha2018-06-04-1 point

thanks for this great old game

dm2018-05-290 point

miss this game

The Dude2018-05-14-1 point

Is there any one who has had success in getting this to run in DosBox??? Running Linux Cinnamon.

Meme Lord Nord2018-05-040 point

Get Power ISO to boot the game without burning it to a disk, it is a lot easier and the game runs faster rather than CD's.

for mother russia! :)2018-04-26-3 points

i was playing c&c ra2 and yuri when the others were playing counter strike, half life or age of empires. :) i'm playing it again. it's so cool!

Jeff Thomas2018-04-263 points

RB181 HAHA. Are you retarded? Your little Reddit post has just as much copyright protection that this abandoned game has (probably even less). Nobody is going to court over a copyright claim on abandonware. Also, Reddit doesn't give a shit if your content gets linked to from some website. Good luck on getting it removed. LOL

RB1812018-04-25-6 points

You linked to my Reddit guide for installing Red Alert 2 on modern Windows. I do not approve. Distributing ISO images of the game CD's, which is what you are doing, is illegal. If you want to play this game, buy it!

tikboy2018-04-11-5 points

after i download this C&C then i try to install, it says there that ' the file is corrupted '.. what happened to this??

Carlito2018-04-020 point

just go on cncnet and you can download earlier C&C's for free with online multiplayer included

Tech2018-03-260 point

I love this game

falcon2018-03-21-1 point

good and interesting

drew2018-03-171 point

awesome game

Ngtae62018-02-271 point

I've had this game on disc since 2000. it recently broke and now came to this website for it. Hope it works:)

Adi2018-02-120 point

it works xD?

TOMI2017-12-31-3 points

BULLSHIT... Zip files after extract mounted with deamon or virtual clone - both not workin. not soviet nor allied setup.exe doesnt respond. I got autorun but after that nothing.. ;/

Bill2017-12-200 point

Mind blowing experience

Praxus2017-12-034 points

I download the ISO, Mount the image successfully, but no matter the compatability settings I select, the closest I get to installing anything is the install screen that shouts at you about classified stuff. After that, nothing.

Inthetape2017-12-01-1 point

I am brazilian and 01/12/2017 i'm playing. This Game is the best. Thank you.

asd2017-11-29-2 points

BINKW322.DLL MISSING

Tanya2017-11-290 point

is this download like the others? because when i click my red alert 2 is is just black screen and only can hear the sound

Iwaki2017-09-23-1 point

I remember my friends playing this while I was playing Emperor Battle for Dune. It kind of felt like going back to the stone age with the bad graphics of Red Alert 2

A Few Questions2017-09-17-1 point

I followed the steps given and they did work perfectly for me. However can someone please answer a question I have? How should I go about installing yuri's revenge now that I have red alert 2 installed? Specifically, I want to know if all of the files for yuri's revenge should be placed into the folder I have red alert in. Also, do the the image files in yuri's revenge need mounted the same way the files in red alert 2 needed to be, or are there additional steps I need to follow before the game works? Please answer if you can and thank you a lot.

Aaron2017-09-150 point

I think Red alert 2 cool

IT WORKS JUST FINE2017-09-134 points

SO CONFUSED
@Andy or anyone who can help. I have followed Andy's steps perfectly, as far as I can tell, up to step five. I do not seem to have any IMG files, namely the soviet and allied files so I cannot mount them and am stuck. Please help me however you can.
Dear SO CONFUSED.
Like Andy said. Download the RA2 ISO file from this page first (about 1.4GB). Then unzip the file inside.
Then go here: https://www.redfox.bz/en/download.html . Download the program.
The install the program above.
Go to the unzipped file, find Ra2 Allied.img and Ra2 Soviet.img.
Follow the rest of Andy's instruction.
Note: I managed to play this game just fine. I even uninstall it sometimes, and install it again. Because the game too addictive. I can't even focus on my homework. LOL!

Ar Pan2017-09-10-2 points

lack 'binkw32.dll' file

Donny2017-08-220 point

This is awesome.
Thank you guys I can play RA2 well in my windows 10.

Guest2017-08-161 point

Thanks with the 'Virtual CloneDrive' info. I got past the disc image corrupted popup. it was able to mount with no problem and I was able to simply install the game.

lie2017-08-021 point

I love red alert

Niroh2017-08-010 point

RA2 didn't have Tim Curry or George Takei like the 3rd did. But still an awesome game I spent way too much on as a kid!

Dane2017-07-310 point

Love the old version

K2Y52017-07-254 points

To clarify the steps above the Multiplayer files are the files you will use to play the game. You only need to download the ISO files from this site in order to obtain the .mix files as mentioned above.
This quote below:
'Within the zip file, copy the two files aqrit.cfg and ddraw.dll into the directory where you installed Red Alert 2
Using a text editor, edit aqrit.cfg so that ForceDirectDrawEmulation = 1'
Refers to the Multiplayer version you installed NOT the ISO version from this site.
Again, when you mount the image files from the ISO version, copy the .mix files to the multiplayer version and make sure it's the .exe files from the multiplayer version that you modify the compatibility options for.

Waterloo2017-07-210 point

I love old version of the game

C&CNut2017-07-13-1 point

Cant get this to get past the install screen on Windows 7 machine. Installer pops up, I press 'Install' and nothing happens. Waste of time and disk space

azli2017-07-051 point

i cannot open game in single play. Why?

RoadToZion2017-07-03-1 point

How do you install this?

Phyxs2017-07-03-4 points

How do I install the game on Windows 10?

SALAH2017-06-180 point

THX

blackmamba2017-06-170 point

i really like this game ever since tnx....

clint2017-06-03-2 points

nice game

nigga2017-05-280 point

this game is lit yo

3ar3ar2017-05-280 point

thanks so much

NATASHA2017-05-270 point

IT IS SO GOOD

Chris2017-05-223 points

Andy, you are my hero. Thanks!

ahmed2017-05-160 point

thankyou

TJ2017-05-150 point

LIKE

Dolby2017-05-152 points

I am using Windows 7, 64bit. I can get it to work without putting it into 95/XP mode. I don't have any screen issues requiring additional tools (ddwrapper) either. The only issue i have is, there are no cutscenes.
I've downloaded a pirated version from another site, and it worked apart from the cutscenes. Been reading somewhere they only work with a CD, so i downloaded the ISO image from this site on here. Now, i can't get it to install.
It prompts me to put in my administrator password for 3-4 times & nothing happens, even with 95/XP mode. Same thing happens with my original disks. So, my question is, does anyone else have cutscenes with the image from this site?

sherif2017-05-080 point

good

Anom2017-05-011 point

I extracted the disc file but when i tried to mount, it says disc file is corrupted

Nico2017-04-30-2 points

Andy, thank's so much for the detailed guide and links. With your help, I got it up and running and it looks like both campaigns will work (only tried allied one so far).
Also wanted to note that my music works fine too, and I didn't copy and files over from the virtual discs. One question though - My memory could be failing me, but I thought you could set up teams when skirmishing with AI on RA2? Or did that come in a later patch then 1.006?

john2017-04-280 point

very good games

Andy2017-04-2630 points

Command And Conquer Red Alert 2 Torrent

So I managed to get this working on Windows 10, after following Harv's comment. It works perfectly!
Though, there were a few extra steps, so just in case it helps others, I thought I'd write up a clearer set of instructions
1. Download & install the Red Alert 2 Multiplayer file from here:
http://xwis.net/forums/index.php/topic/177134-downloads/
2. Download ddwrapper.zip: http://bitpatch.com/ddwrapper.html
Within the zip file, copy the two files aqrit.cfg and ddraw.dll into the directory where you installed Red Alert 2
Using a text editor, edit aqrit.cfg so that ForceDirectDrawEmulation = 1
3. Follow the instructions here to install a Windows 8/10 compatibility fix.
http://xwis.net/forums/index.php/topic/182360-cc-red-alert-2-windows-8-windows-10-fix/
Basically (I'm just repeating what the website says):
a. Download files from here:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160322003041/http://cncftw.com/Data/2_Patches/Red_Alert_2-Windows_8_and_10_Fix.zip - admin note: file available in the game extras of this page
b. Double click on the BAT file which is labelled 'Double Click Me'
c. Copy and paste the files from the 'Game Files' folder into the folder that you installed your game in.
d. On the file game.exe - Right click Properties Compatibility Settings
Reduced Color Settings = 16-bit
Run this program in Compatibility Mode = Windows 7
Run this program as administrator = Checked
Disable scaling on high DPI settings = Checked
4. At this stage, try running the game by double clicking game.exe
Note - Only game.exe worked for me, ra2.exe and Red Alert 2.exe seemed to freeze soon after running.
Try clicking on a Single Player New Campaign but it will display an error. Almost there!
5. Use Virtual CloneDrive to mount the IMG files from this website in the zip.
https://www.redfox.bz/en/download.html
(Ignore the built in IMG mounter in Windows which gives you an error message.)
6. Using Virtual CloneDrive, mount the Ra2 Allied.img file.
On the new CD-ROM in your Windows Explorer = Right-Click Open
Copy the maps01.mix and movies01.mix into your Red Alert 2 game directory.
Allow overwriting of existing files in that directory (those files contain no data)
Unmount the Ra2 Allied.img, and now mount the Ra2 Soviet.img file.
Now copy the map02.mix and movies02.mix into your Red Alert 2 game directory.
7. Start the game up again using the game.exe file... And hopefully it works!
Note: There was no music when I played the game, which was fine with me.
I suspect you also need to copy in the music theme.mix file into the game directory which is located here:
http://xwis.net/forums/index.php/topic/177134-downloads/
Thanks to Harv for setting me in the right direction for this.

ahmed2017-04-252 points

I love this game too much

B Rock2017-04-200 point

Ok i moved the .mix files from the cd images to the game directory. I copied both allied and soviet. It asked to copy and replace or keep and change the name of some of them. So i can play soviet, but i cant play allied missions cant figure it out. Anybody know what to do or the proper way to copy the .mix files?

kareem2017-03-300 point

gooooooooooood

shaney2017-03-211 point

Another corrupted zip file. Gee what's new? Great site by the way.

Ze Luiz2017-03-011 point

Dont get install.....error cd incorrect....i dont now

sidou2017-02-120 point

nice one

milo2017-01-270 point

love this game

Gran Mujahid2017-01-030 point

I love this game too much

killore2016-11-16-2 points

the download only part 1 ... where is the part 2 ???

B0rnesto2016-10-070 point

Try emulating an old Windows 98 system using VMWare, it's free and easy. Here's a link to a pre-compiled VMWare image ready for abandonware.
https://winworldpc.com/product/windows-98

Bryan2016-09-060 point

Why can't I just download and play? Way too much trouble. I have played this game and it is fun but not worth all the hoops, freezing and viruses searching for the right download. Nothing but trouble.

DosCross2016-09-041 point

Hi harv. I have a problem. I copy and pasted the .mix files in the c&c multiplayer folder and changed the compatibility mode. But when i`m in the menu the text is invisible so i cant read anything. Did i copy the .mix files wrong ? please help
LG DosCross

ra22016-08-270 point

managed to get it working in win 7...
installed virtual clone drive 5500 and put the images on a separate folder (btw...the images are encrypted so i took out the encryption just avoid issues)
setup the virtual drive and created a shortcut for the setup. set compatibility to xpsp3. ran setup. when finished, I set the game icon compatibility to xpsp3.

ra22016-08-270 point

if i'm not mistaken, the images are in 'Clone CD' format and that's why slysoft's virtual clone needs to be installed...a version that is backward compatible with these images.

Jun2016-07-251 point

it's awesome free software

Ky2016-06-292 points

Mounted in Virtual Clone drive. Autorun working great. Click install and nothing happens.

romanti2016-06-143 points

those memories..... LAN parties with friends, and 'stupid' old mechanical mouse ball jam :)

Harv2016-06-1417 points

So I ran into some problems installing on Windows 10 but I eventually did get them worked out and the game is running smoothly:
1. Use Virtual Clone drive and not the built in Windows 10 img mounter (Thanks Phil) https://www.redfox.bz/en/download.html
2. I read through the forum post here: http://xwis.net/forums/index.php/topic/182917-need-help-to-install-red-alert-2-on-windows-10/ Apparently the CD's came with a specific type of DRM that is no longer supported in the new versions of Windows.
3. I installed the multiplayer only version from the forum post. Then I mounted the allied CD and copied all of the .mix files to the game directory. Then I mounted the soviet CD and copied all of the .mix files to the game directory.
4. Enjoy! This should work for Yuri's revenge but I have not tested yet.

Rex2016-05-184 points

Can anyone here give a proper method for installing this game?

StrandedCat2016-04-114 points

autorun is working but when i clicked the install button nothing happen

Gamerzz2016-02-162 points

It says disc image corrupted.

Phil2015-12-14-2 points

Download Virtual CloneDrive (Freeware) from http://www.slysoft.com/en/download.html
should run working for me in Windows 10

Nasri2015-12-101 point

i cant install the game.
so i mount the img file with daemon tools and then i clicked the setup.exe but its not running. i change the compatibility into windows 98/windows me and run it as an administrator and it still not working.
when i'm open task manager processes setup.exe become ~ef7194.tmp and disappear.

Skipper2015-12-020 point

Same problem, it only downloaded half a gigabyte, and I can't open it, the extracted file has a name somethingCD2, but nothing about CD1. And I can't open it anyway, don't know what program or app to use. I had to use 7-zip to unzip it.

fry2015-11-302 points

anyone know how to get this game to run? i downloaded it, but there are no applications or game launches in any of the folders

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