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Actions develop in the parallel universe created by Einstein, while continuing the storyline of the first part. Changes in the plot touched some units, the tank was given a new name - Apocalypse. The new version has significantly improved the interface and updated graphics.

Units began to be divided into infantry and armored vehicles, industrial-scientific and defensive buildings appeared. The line infantry got the opportunity to fight and shoot directly from the premises in which it can now accommodate. The second part is more reminiscent of the Third World War, where the military-political forces are fighting.

Many of the units are standard fare with infantry and tanks in abundance, but there are a number of clever differences between even those.

Soviet conscripts are both cheap and weak, American GIs are marginally more expensive and can be deployed in a defensive role, able to fortify themselves in an instant within a cocoon of sandbags. Alone it is a weak reconnaissance tank, armed with a simple rocket launcher. But put a Gl inside and its turret becomes a powerful anti-personnel platform. With an engineer at the controls it alters into a mobile repair vehicle and there are other transformations that can be achieved by trying out other, more potent infantry units inside.

Things like Rocket Launchers, Tech Yards and Gap Generators we've seen before, but many units, both old and new, can combine in interesting ways. Place some Tesla Troopers with their electrifying weapons around a static Tesla Coil and they'll boost the power of it and keep it charged even when the power is down during an enemy attack.

As in all RTS games, both sides' infantry units are easily overrun, even in large numbers, but this time around they can find shelter in many of the neutral buildings that pepper the levels. It's a feature that is long overdue in a Westwood game Age Of Empires IIanti the soon-to-be-released WWII RTS Sudden Strike both offer the same option and although not every building can be captured, certain ones that are can be a powerful complement to your base by creating chokepoints through which a lightly armed enemy can quickly perish.

Furthermore, there are four neutral Tech Buildings that can be procured - Airports, Hospitals, Outposts and Oil Derricks - all of which can support and replenish units that might otherwise have to make a long journey back to base. The Soviets are still the side of cheap mass-produced technology, underhand and willing to sacrifice numbers for victory. In contrast, the Allies rely on fast, high-tech units that are more adaptable, yet weaker if left in a sustained fight with Soviet units of similar role.

And once again, Red Alert 2 gives the Soviet side a greater underwater navy, while the Allied fleet is predominantly surface-based with Destroyers, Cruisers and Aircraft Carriers going against the Russian Typhoon Subs and Giant Squids.

Trained animals play a larger role in this sequel than they did in the original Red Alert. The Allies now have attack dogs, as do the Russians, and against the Squids the forces of good rely on herds or pods if you want to be technical of clicking dolphins and their sonar attack.

Even though the storyline and the level-by-level feed of new technologies are enough to keep you entertained throughout the two campaigns - and there is always the option of the skirmish game - there comes a time when the war will be over against the computer and the time will come to take on a human opponent. We won't even pretend that we have played Red Alert 2 online yet, no servers are running anyway, but we did play over a LAN and, thanks to the diversity in units and the immediate familiarity of all of Westwood's games, playing against a real opponent was tremendous fun.

In multiplayer or skirmish games you not only have to pledge allegiance to the Allied or Soviet sides, you have to choose an army from a particular country, each of which have a particular special unit they can use: Germany has tank destroyers; Libya has demolition trucks; Cuba has terrorists; the US has paratroopers; and Britain has snipers. Not a deal-clincher, as Steve Hill would say, but fun all the same. As was the case in CSC, Red Alert, Ttberian Sun and now this,multiplayer games are all about throwing forces onward to eat away at the opponent's defences.

As you do so you are constantly thinking about what concoction of forces to send in next and while you leave your units to get on with it, you're cooking up another batch to send in. Westwood has never made strategy a priority in its games and here, too, the multiplayer game is about a slow pace of play that always ends up in spectacular fashion with entire bases wiped away by just one weapon. This - what we might term the railgun factor' -makes each game a race to build the most devastating weapon available rather than a plod through attack, counterattack and stalemate.

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Then sub-rush the Allied fleets and the shipyards. And you don't even need to set foot in their base. You need to defend all four points of your base. Before you do, send a couple of Tesla Troopers to take out the propaganda van to the west, then send some engineers over to the far east derricks to get some extra cash.

Build three miners to harvest the north field, guarded by a few tanks and Troopers. Churn out some Flak Troopers and cannons around your battle lab. Hold out and build up a few heavy tanks, some Apocalypses and Terror Drones and position them next to the entrance two of each should do the job along with a whole bunch of Tesla Troopers. Build some Tesla Coils nearby and add others when you've got the money. A few dogs should sort out any spies as well. The attacks keep getting stronger but as long as you keep an even mix at each point, you'll be able to hold them off.

Defend your base from Paratroopers as you build. Send a few tanks, backed up by four V3 Launchers and Tesla Troopers over the bridge.

When you've taken out their units, send a few engineers over to capture what's left. Build one plasma coil to the north-east. Keep a good supply of Terror Drones to help take out enemy infantry and mix with a few Apocalypse tanks. Money can be tight here so send a few units to destroy the memorials and make some cash when there's a lull in the fighting.

To penetrate the White House base, the best thing to do is to amass your forces up at the north-west and assault the left wall.

Enemy buildings can spring up pretty quickly, so take out the construction yard with Apocalypses first of all while using V3s on the war factory. Then just clear up the power plants to take the coils off line and destroy the barracks.

Kill any remaining units and capture the White House. Kill the two guards in the base to the north with the IFV and mind control the engineers to take over the base. Take over another IFV, build an engineer and put him in one to turn it into a repair vehicle. Take the two up to the northeast base and blow up the pillboxes and guards, using the repair IFV to fix any damage. By now he should be to at full strength. Get rid of the repair IFV and use the psychic commander to take over the sniper, who should then take out all the guards and dogs standing at the entrance.

Build a spy and send him into the base. Position your IFV at the south wall and launch rockets at the power plants while your spy takes the power down. The two tanks should pose no problem if you're at full rank. Snipe the remaining infantry and send in a psychic commander to take over the President.

A job well done. It can be a little hard getting started but guard the shores with Tesla Troopers and a few tanks while you build up. Build plenty of Flak Cannons and Troopers to protect from air attack. When your base is established build plenty of Subs, two or three Dreadnoughts and a couple of squid and take out enemy naval units near the coast. Use the Dreadnoughts to take out the beach defences and clear the area. When that's done, stick a load of Apocalypses, Tesla Troopers and V3s into amphibious transports and take them over.

Use the V3s to take out Prism Towers and surge in with the rest to knock out the base. Build a silo while you're doing this so it's ready when you capture the battle lab. Defend it from any air attack while you wait for the countdown to finish and can nuke the weather control device. Bloody hard this one. The trick is to give yourself some breathing space at the start.

As soon as possible, send an Apocalypse and two heavy tanks to the east until you reach a small valley. Take out the Patriot Missile launchers up the hill then head through and take out the other by the water. You can attempt to destroy the next one, but you'll probably die. Meanwhile, waypoint the two airships so they travel east then north towards the base and target them to take out the barracks, war factory, construction yard, psychic beacon and hopefully the nuclear plant before they're both shot down.

That should make things a lot easier. Back at the base, send some engineers to take over the derricks to the left and right. Build dogs and Terror Drones to help kill psychic commanders and some Apocalypse tanks to guard the front.

Put Tesla Coils to the far left and far right and charge up with Tesla Troopers. Remember to build a service depot at the front to get rid of any enemy Terror Drones.

Before you build a nuclear silo, make about ten Flak Cannons and 15 Flak Tracks. Place the silo at the back of the base and use everything you can to take out the airships as they arrive. You'll need to launch two missiles, so prepare to spend about 20 minutes doing that before you can nuke the Kremlin.

Build a barracks and train ten Tesla Troopers and ten Flak Troopers. Fight off any Chrono invasions while you work. As soon as possible, lay some Flak Cannons and Troopers along the west side to stop any Rocketeers and Harriers from that direction.

Build a shipyard, make some Subs, Sea Scorpions and about three squid, then head west to destroy the Allied fleet and shipyard. Make three or tour Dreadnoughts and make your way around the main coast clearing all the defences you can.

Once that's done, churn out a load of Apocalypses, Terror Drones, Tesla Troopers and V3 Launchers and transport them over to the landing point. Make your way up and around taking out the power plants. To make things a little easier, send a few airships towards the north-west corner to uncover good places to nuke before they get shot down. If you get your Apocalypse tanks ranked up, they should have no hassle storming the base, backed up with whatever else you've got left at the time.

When you reach the Chronosphere, blow it up and that's that. Use Tanya to sink the Dreadnoughts and head east and then north to the base. Train some GIs and an engineer to repair the bridge. Take them over to destroy the V3 Launchers and use Tanya to take out the buildings and infantry. Take Tanya north-west, swim across the lake in front of the base and take out the Flak Cannons and infantry.

Use the Rocketeers to destroy the sentry guns. To destroy the enemy base, it's easiest to go in the back way. Take Tanya and a few tanks down to the south-east comer and blow up the barrels to gain entry. Use the tanks to defend Tanya from any vehicles as she sticks explosives about the base.

Take out the construction yard, war factory, and Flak Cannons so you can send in the air units and finish off. Fix the monument nearby to gain some cash. Build an airforce command and four Harriers to take out the small base just over the bridge. It's easy after that and there's plenty of cash around. So just make your way up to the north east with a whole bunch of Rocketeers and tanks, enter the base on the right side and take out the defences around the psychic beacon before destroying it.

Another deceptively hard mission that's simple when you know how. After taking out the beach defences, build a base and make some cash. Then build Rocketeers, GIs and a few tanks and head up the north road to the bridge. Fortify the buildings and use the tanks to take care of Flak Tracks. Destroy the psychic amplifier with your Rocketeers and that's it. Take Tanya and the spies up north.