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Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3

DO NOT BUY!!!!!!

Written by RG from Bushey

28-Aug-2009

I am an enormous fan of the Command and Conquer Series, and own C&C 3 Tiberium Wars for Mac which was fantastic.This however, is absolutely terrible - it simply does not work!!!!

There is a whole thread about this on the EA Forum, started by users, as EA have no listed support for this game anywhere on their website!!

Firstly, the game runs first time you open it, then asks you to update. Having updated, the game will never run again. More than 10 seperate users on the thread are reporting exactly the same issue. If you don't update however, you can't play online which is the best part about the C&C Games.

Secondly, when it did run performance on a top spec 2009 3.06 Imac with 4GB Ram and Nvidea 512 MB 8800 GS Graphics was absolutely terrible. Anti-Aliasing only has one setting 'off' - no joke(!), and all other settings need to be at Medium to give anywhere near playable performance. Apple and mainly EA who are supposed to be now officially supporting the Mac platform should be ashamed of themselves.

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Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3

Major slow down on this game!

Written by DW from Rowley Regis

29-Apr-2009

I have a 2.8GHz Intel core 2 duo iMac which you would think would have no problem with this game... Wrong!! I first set the setting on Ultra-high and changed the screen to 1920x1200 as I have the 24 Inch model. The game was soooo slow, so I changed the setting back to the default with the screen at 1920x1200... STILL a slow down, plus you loose the graphics. So, I have sent this game back for a refund. I have no problem with C&C tiberium wars, works perfect.

32 of 58 people found this useful

Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3

Read buying. You might still like it afterwards but buyer beware

Written by SB from SALE

17-Apr-2009

This is probably a great game. It was on the PC but then here's the problem. You won't find out that it doesn't work with a single button mouse until after you have installed it. It is also essential that you have an internet connection too because the game will not launch without it. It has to check that your version is legitimate. If it can't connect it won't run.

Add to that the support that isn't actually up and running at EA yet at the time of writing this and the added annoyance of the game still not being able to connect to the EA game server even with no active firewall on the machine (apparently it doesn't like some routers) you have a product that may not actually work. Like I said. Buyer beware. This is a good game ruined by the publisher's paranoia about piracy.

26 of 47 people found this useful

Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3

Awesome

Written by RN from sutton coldfield

12-Apr-2009

Ignore the other review, red alert 3 is an excellent game with three great single player campaigns. Multiplayer is fantastic, yes it does have cartoon style graphics and yes its a bit over the top - but isnt that what red alert is about? I remember when the first red alert game came out and that was a tad OTT. The second in the series (which was created by westwood) was even more so. The series has never been about realism. Great game - my advise download the demo, if you like it buy it - you wont regret.

57 of 63 people found this useful

Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3

Westwood (or EA should I say) did it again!

Written by CM from London

09-Apr-2009

Excellent game, great graphics and runs wonderfully on my Macbook Pro (late 2008).

The game as a good solid story with some serious eye candy for us males out there. Well worth a purchase, will keep you hooked with 3 huge campaigns, online and co-op to complete.

A wise purchase.

34 of 43 people found this useful