Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 vs Command & Conquer Remastered Collection
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is a strategy game from Danger Close Games (2008) while Command & Conquer Remastered Collection is a strategy game from Petroglyph (2020).
Quick answer: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 and Command & Conquer Remastered Collection are too close, or too thinly reviewed, to separate on the numbers; the table below shows what each holds.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
What each one is
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is filed under Strategy. In contrast, Command & Conquer Remastered Collection under Strategy.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is a real-time strategy video game developed by EA Los Angeles and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in October 2008 in the United States and Europe for Microsoft Windows. An Xbox 360 version was released on November 11. In addition, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Ultimate Edition, the PlayStation 3 version, was released on March 23, 2009, along with the Mac OS X version by TransGaming. The game is a continuation of the Red Alert games within the Command & Conquer series. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Uprising, a stand-alone expansion pack, was released for Microsoft Windows in March 2009. It was offered via digital distribution.
Command & Conquer and Red Alert are both remastered in 4K by the former Westwood Studios team members. Includes all 3 expansions, rebuilt multiplayer, a modernized UI, Map Editor, bonus footage gallery, and over 7 hours of remastered music.
Story, characters and reception
Plot
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Reception
Reception Command Conquer: Red Alert 3 received generally favorable reviews with an average critic score of 82/100 on Metacritic , citing a strong cooperative and multiplayer component. During the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards , the Academy of Interactive Arts Sciences awarded Red Alert 3 with " Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year ". ^ "Command Conquer: Red Alert 3 for PC Reviews" . (Wikipedia)
Plot
See also: Command Conquer (1995 video game) § Plot See also: Command Conquer: Red Alert § Plot Command Conquer: Remastered Collection consists of two games: Command Conquer: Remastered and Command Conquer: Red Alert - Remastered . They contain the same plot as their original counterparts, with visual changes and upscaled full motion video cinematic footage. ^ Macgregor, Jody (March 8, 2020). (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Command Conquer Remastered Collection received "generally favorable reviews", according to review aggregator Metacritic . Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received "mighty" approval, being recommended by 92% of critics. Alex Battaglia of Digital Foundry wrote that " Command and Conquer Remastered plays, looks, and sounds great". (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | Command & Conquer Remastered Collection | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | — | 8.0/10 |
| Steam rating | — | Very Positive (91%, 34,961) |
| Critic aggregate | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| Price | Unknown | $19.99 |
| Install size | — | 32 GB |
| Steam Deck | Untested | playable |
| Released | 2008 | 2020 |
| Developer | Danger Close Games | Petroglyph |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 vs Command & Conquer Remastered Collection, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3Strategy gameCommand & Conquer Remastered CollectionStrategy gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3No descriptive tagsCommand & Conquer Remastered CollectionStrategy, RTS, Base-BuildingThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3Metacritic 82Command & Conquer Remastered CollectionMetacritic 82Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3—Command & Conquer Remastered Collection34,961 reviews · 32 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3UnknownCommand & Conquer Remastered Collection$19.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 0 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.
Where they differ
StrategyRTSBase-BuildingMultiplayerClassicGreat Soundtrack
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Command & Conquer Remastered Collection is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | Command & Conquer Remastered Collection | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 |
| Minimum CPU | — | Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 @ 2.4ghz |
| Minimum RAM | — | 4 GB |
| Install size | — | 32 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 · Command & Conquer Remastered Collection.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 and 0 for Command & Conquer Remastered Collection. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 and Command & Conquer Remastered Collection in scope?
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 lists little scope data. Command & Conquer Remastered Collection has drawn 34,961 Steam reviews and installs in 32 GB.
Is Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 or Command & Conquer Remastered Collection better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 or Command & Conquer Remastered Collection?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 or Command & Conquer Remastered Collection?
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 and Command & Conquer Remastered Collection are too close, or too thinly reviewed, to separate on the numbers; the table below shows what each holds. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.