It's the more subtle tweaks and additions that make Red Alert 2 superior to Tiberian Sun.
In 2008, when EA tried to resurrect the Red Alert series with Red Alert 3, its marketing focused on the tongue-in-cheek, deliberately ludicrous story. Trailers showed George Takei, Tim Curry, and JK Simmons chewing the scenery of their respective Empire, Soviet, and Allied war rooms. Official descriptions heralded the return of the"humour" and"popcorn style story". It's fitting that Red Alert, of all series, should be the subject of such revisionist history.
Played today, this tonal shift stops Red Alert 2 from feeling overly dated. The obvious comparison is to Tiberian Sun, which even James Earl Jones can't save from an awkward mix of drama, action and scantily clad mutant sidekicks. I don't remember Tiberian Sun being quite so embarrassing at the time, probably because I was 14. Now it's hard not to cringe through the cutscenes. Red Alert 2 avoids that fate because you can tell its cast are having fun.
Not that any of Red Alert 2's new features make a huge difference to the strategy. Garrisoning troops is a nice addition, but of limited use in a series that's more about production than micromanagement. And while capturing neutral tech buildings can grant useful bonuses, none of their rewards are so major that it's worth expending serious effort or resources to secure them.
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