These are just a few of the new weapons available to the Allies and Soviets, but the lion's share of new units goes to Yuri.  While inheriting a few of the Soviet's weapons (he did once work for them, after all), Yuri has access to gattling technology.  Gattling Tanks and Gattling Cannons have a deadly rate of fire which increases as they continue to fire.  What's more, these weapons are effective against both ground and air units.  Yuri's weapons are diverse and certainly imaginative.  They include magnetic tanks which pull vehicles close enough to be taken over by mind control units, mind control tanks which can control multiple units at once, and flying saucers which can drain the power from an enemy base.

Red Alert 2 fans will thoroughly enjoy the new campaigns.  Although a bit shorter than the ones included in the original game, they will provide veterans with new challenges and breathe a whole new life into the game.  All new cutscenes, quality level design, and imaginative new locales make for a new round of enjoyable gameplay.  

The new units and structures are even more imaginative than those in the original game, yet the gameplay still remains as balanced as ever.  The balance and variety of units will provide new challenges for veteran players as they will need to adjust their old strategies and develop new ones.  It also adds a degree of replayability to the campaign missions, as they can be played again using different strategic approaches..

In The End, This Game Hath Been Rated: 90%. Imaginative new units and missions and an entire new faction, make this a no-brainer purchase for Red Alert 2 fans. Kudos to Westwood for taking a great game and making it even more fun.  It would have been nice to play through a campaign as the head of Yuri's forces, though.

System Requirements:  Red Alert 2 required to play; 266 MHz Pentium II CPU; 64 MB RAM; 2 MB Video RAM; 4x CD-ROM; 350 MB Hard Drive Space; Mouse.

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