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Command & Conquer: Red Alert An entirely new experience
Westwood Studios

paraWestwood Studios has decided not to re-invent the wheel with their "not really a sequel, but a prequel" Command & Conquer: Red Alert. They're re-using the main game engine from the previous

version of the program, thereby saving development time. paraWestwood is remaining coy about the specifics of Red Alert's plot, but the timeline and a few generalities are known (the only thing they'll be specific on is that the installation program will once again be an event itself). paraFirst, the battles in this game actually predate those of Command & Conquer, covering the 1940's up through the 1980's. The story will tie in

to Command & Conquer and explain much of how that universe came into existence. It will also delve into Kane's origins, and in keeping with its mixing of real history and an alternate one, Albert Einstein will be a key character in the game. paraDesigner Michael Lightner explains: "It's a bit like one of those Marvel Comic 'What If" series. We started with 'What if Stalin had risen to power and the Soviet Union, instead of