<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
(	O
C&C	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
(	O
RTS	O
)	O
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
,	O
first	O
developed	O
by	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
of	O
the	O
RTS	O
genre	O
,	O
itself	O
based	O
on	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
 '	O
influential	O
strategy	O
game	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
introducing	O
trademarks	O
followed	O
in	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
cutscenes	O
with	O
an	O
ensemble	O
cast	O
to	O
progress	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
digitally	O
in-game	O
rendered	B-General_Concept
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
developed	O
the	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
reported	O
in	O
1993	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
Dune	O
license	O
for	O
Westwood	O
's	O
next	O
strategy	O
game	O
"	O
mostly	O
because	O
the	O
programmers	O
are	O
tired	O
of	O
sand	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
by	O
Westwood	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
is	O
set	O
sometime	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
where	O
the	O
Earth	O
becomes	O
contaminated	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
substance	O
known	O
as	O
Tiberium	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Highly	O
successful	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
in	O
1996	O
which	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
universe	O
where	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
wages	O
war	O
with	O
the	O
Allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
as	O
the	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
series	O
was	O
spun	O
off	O
into	O
a	O
separate	O
,	O
lighthearted	O
and	O
comic	O
series	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
sequels	O
became	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Tiberium	B-Application
"	O
series	O
,	O
retaining	O
its	O
science	O
fiction	O
and	O
serious	O
tone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
is	O
sometimes	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tiberian	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
pack	O
Firestorm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
released	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Renegade	I-Application
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Renegade	B-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
online	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
game	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
,	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
near-future	O
and	O
featuring	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
China	O
and	O
the	O
Global	O
Liberation	O
Army	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Zero	B-Application
Hour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tiberium	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
Kane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Wrath	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tiberian	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
as	O
the	O
conclusion	O
to	O
the	O
Tiberium	B-Application
saga	O
,	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
deviation	O
from	O
traditional	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
series	O
was	O
continued	O
by	O
the	O
2000	O
title	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
its	O
expansion	O
,	O
Yuri	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
and	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
,	O
which	O
introduced	O
a	O
third	O
faction	O
,	O
the	O
Empire	O
of	O
the	O
Rising	O
Sun	O
,	O
which	O
resembles	O
Japan	O
with	O
futuristic	O
robotic	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
primarily	O
developed	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
running	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
although	O
some	O
titles	O
have	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
various	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
and	O
Apple	B-Device
Mac	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
games	O
for	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
web-based	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
franchise	O
consists	O
of	O
eleven	O
games	O
and	O
eight	O
expansion	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
to	O
promote	O
the	O
successors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
,	O
entitled	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
,	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
with	O
the	O
studio	O
Victory	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
been	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
with	O
over	O
30	O
million	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
games	O
sold	O
as	O
of	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
titles	O
are	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Renegade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
also	O
offered	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
options	O
,	O
via	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
and	O
modem	B-Application
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
except	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expansions	O
have	O
featured	O
the	O
"	O
side	O
bar	O
"	O
for	O
navigation	O
and	O
control	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
many	O
other	O
similar	O
games	O
where	O
the	O
control	O
bar	O
is	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
gameplay	O
typically	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
construct	O
a	O
base	O
and	O
acquire	O
resources	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
fund	O
the	O
ongoing	O
production	O
of	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
forces	O
with	O
which	O
to	O
assault	O
and	O
conquer	O
the	O
opponent	O
's	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
available	O
structures	O
of	O
the	O
faction	O
chosen	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
are	O
constructed	O
on-site	O
at	O
so-called	O
"	O
construction	O
yard	O
"	O
-	O
which	O
typically	O
begin	O
as	O
large-sized	O
vehicles	O
capable	O
of	O
deploying	O
themselves	O
into	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
construction	O
yards	O
,	O
called	O
MCVs	O
or	O
Mobile	B-Application
Construction	I-Application
Vehicle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
except	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
Zero	B-Application
Hour	I-Application
,	O
funds	O
are	O
acquired	O
by	O
specialised	O
"	O
harvester	O
"	O
units	O
which	O
bring	O
their	O
cargo	O
(	O
Tiberium	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Tiberian	B-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
or	O
ore	O
or	O
the	O
more	O
valuable	O
gems	O
for	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
series	O
)	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
refinery	O
"	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
raw	O
materials	O
themselves	O
,	O
in	O
games	O
released	O
before	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
3	I-Application
require	O
storage	O
space	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
refineries	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
excess	O
,	O
"	O
storage	O
silo	O
"	O
structures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Generals	B-Application
and	O
Zero	B-Application
Hour	I-Application
,	O
funds	O
are	O
collected	O
by	O
two	O
methods	O
:	O
collection	O
of	O
supplies	O
by	O
specialised	O
units	O
and	O
converted	O
to	O
money	O
in	O
"	O
supply	O
centers	O
"	O
or	O
directly	O
produced	O
by	O
specialised	O
units	O
,	O
buildings	O
,	O
or	O
tech	O
buildings	O
at	O
a	O
set	O
interval	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Units	O
can	O
be	O
classified	O
into	O
infantry	O
,	O
vehicles	O
,	O
and	O
aircraft	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
subdivisions	O
(	O
note	O
:	O
in	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
series	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
naval	O
craft	O
available	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
game	O
has	O
included	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
against	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
box	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
contained	O
two	O
CD	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
making	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
possible	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
purchase	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
resulted	O
in	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
RTS	O
game	O
title	O
to	O
feature	O
competitive	O
online	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
is	O
considered	O
the	O
most	O
pertinent	O
outside	O
factor	O
in	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
up	O
to	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
featured	O
two	O
CDs	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
this	O
reason	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
noted	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
RTS	O
game	O
to	O
enable	O
the	O
campaigns	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
cooperatively	O
online	O
;	O
others	O
had	O
only	O
supported	O
single	O
player	O
campaigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
possible	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
other	O
computers	O
through	O
EA	O
's	O
servers	O
and	O
not	O
with	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
produced	O
by	O
Westwood	O
use	O
the	O
proprietary	O
Westwood	O
Online	O
system	O
to	O
facilitate	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
;	O
Renegade	B-Application
also	O
supported	O
GameSpy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameSpy	O
master	O
servers	O
have	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
2013.	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
game	O
titles	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
via	O
Gameranger	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
somewhere	O
between	O
2017	O
and	O
2020	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Renegade	I-Application
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
introduced	O
the	O
warring	O
factions	O
of	O
the	O
Global	O
Defense	O
Initiative	O
(	O
GDI	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Nod	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
and	O
was	O
widely	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
:	O
"	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
,	O
most	O
brilliantly-designed	O
computer	O
games	O
I	O
have	O
ever	O
seen	O
"	O
said	O
GameSpot	O
reviewer	O
Chris	O
Hudak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
has	O
attained	O
94%	O
as	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
from	O
Metacritic	O
with	O
the	O
less	O
well	O
received	O
Covert	O
Operations	O
expansion	O
pack	O
obtaining	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
72%	O
after	O
its	O
1996	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tiberian	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2030	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquers	I-Application
plot	O
was	O
centered	O
around	O
an	O
allegorical	O
world	O
politics	O
setting	O
,	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
shifted	O
this	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
science	O
fiction-like	O
setting	O
against	O
the	O
apocalyptic	O
background	O
of	O
Tiberium	B-Application
beginning	O
to	O
assimilate	O
vast	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
Earth	O
's	O
ecosystems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
relies	O
heavily	O
on	O
science	O
fiction	O
technologies	O
and	O
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
isometric	O
game	O
engine	O
featuring	O
varying	O
level	O
terrain	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
impression	O
of	O
a	O
true	O
3D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
is	O
also	O
scripted	O
differently	O
;	O
while	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
and	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
were	O
filmed	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
used	O
traditional	O
cinematic	O
shots	O
for	O
its	O
FMVs	O
featuring	O
actors	O
such	O
as	O
James	O
Earl	O
Jones	O
and	O
Michael	O
Biehn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Renegade	I-Application
,	O
released	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
and	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
by	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
before	O
their	O
liquidation	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
any	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Renegade	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
receiving	O
average	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
75%	O
on	O
both	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Renegade	B-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
online	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
awarded	O
Renegade	B-Application
its	O
2002	O
"	O
Wish	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
better	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
condemning	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
but	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
C&C	B-Application
:	I-Application
Renegades	I-Application
multiplayer	O
was	O
innovative	O
and	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tiberium	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
released	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
roots	O
of	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	O
Tiberium	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
2047	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
a	O
third	O
faction	O
,	O
the	O
Scrin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Tiberium	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kane	I-Application
's	I-Application
Wrath	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Kane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Wrath	I-Application
limited	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
only	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Nod	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
mode	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
original	O
factions	O
and	O
six	O
new	O
sub-factions	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
strategic	O
mode	O
and	O
skirmish	O
mode	O
and	O
it	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
2052	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tiberian	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
saw	O
a	O
big	O
change	O
in	O
gameplay	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
by	O
removing	O
the	O
resource	O
gathering	O
and	O
base	O
building	O
elements	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
faction	O
,	O
the	O
Scrin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Kane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Wrath	I-Application
(	O
however	O
not	O
directly	O
following	O
on	O
from	O
its	O
storyline	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
2062	O
,	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
Tiberium	B-Application
has	O
advanced	O
to	O
its	O
next	O
evolutionary	O
stage	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
rapidly	O
spreading	O
across	O
Earth	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
soon	O
to	O
be	O
uninhabitable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Renegade	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
,	O
fan-made	O
remake	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Renegade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Renegade	B-Application
X	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
short	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
called	O
Black	O
Dawn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
its	O
plans	O
to	O
remaster	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
,	O
including	O
expansions	O
and	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
,	O
for	O
modern	O
computer	O
systems	O
through	O
Petroglyph	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Remastered	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
82/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
48	O
positive	O
,	O
10	O
mixed	O
,	O
and	O
0	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
EA	O
also	O
released	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
to	O
the	O
mod	O
libraries	O
for	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
into	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
as	O
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
build	O
improved	O
mods	O
for	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
universe	O
1950s	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
made	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
establishing	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
as	O
the	O
prologue	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
Tiberium	B-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Louis	O
Castle	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
connecting	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
with	O
the	O
Tiberium	B-Application
series	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
failed	O
experiment	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
introduces	O
the	O
Allies	O
and	O
the	O
Soviets	O
as	O
rival	O
factions	O
roughly	O
analogous	O
to	O
NATO	O
and	O
the	O
Warsaw	O
Pact	O
of	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
received	O
well	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
highest	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
any	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
game	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
over	O
90%	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
two	O
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
:	O
Counterstrike	O
and	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Aftermath	O
of	O
which	O
both	O
received	O
below	O
average	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
63%	O
and	O
70%	O
average	O
scores	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
PlayStation	B-Device
only	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
separate	O
release	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
called	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
:	O
Retaliation	O
which	O
included	O
all	O
the	O
maps	O
,	O
missions	O
and	O
units	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
:	O
Counterstrike	O
and	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Aftermath	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
newly	O
filmed	O
cut-scenes	O
only	O
available	O
with	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
:	O
Retaliation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
being	O
re-released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
on	O
31	O
August	O
2008	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
three	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
that	O
game	O
lacked	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Tiberian	B-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
connection	O
established	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
game	O
became	O
unclear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
implied	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
creators	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
now	O
working	O
at	O
Petroglyph	O
Games	O
,	O
that	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
parallel	O
universe	O
that	O
came	O
about	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
time	O
travel	O
experiments	O
taking	O
place	O
some	O
time	O
into	O
the	O
Tiberian	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
received	O
fairly	O
positively	O
with	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
86%	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Yuri	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Yuri	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
an	O
ex-Soviet	O
figure	O
named	O
Yuri	O
,	O
tries	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
world	O
using	O
psychic	O
technology	O
and	O
his	O
own	O
private	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
reports	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
85%	O
based	O
on	O
31	O
reviews	O
,	O
making	O
Yuri	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
the	O
best	O
received	O
expansion	O
pack	O
in	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
followed	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
continued	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
more	O
"	O
light-hearted	O
"	O
take	O
on	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Executive	O
producer	O
Chris	O
Corry	O
stated	O
in	O
a	O
pre-release	O
interview	O
that	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
will	O
further	O
differentiate	O
the	O
playable	O
factions	O
from	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
"[play]	O
up	O
the	O
silliness	O
in	O
their	O
faction	O
design	O
whenever	O
possible	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
approach	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
popular	O
with	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
obtaining	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
82%	O
from	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
to	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
–	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
to	O
fairly	O
poor	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
64%	O
from	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
downloadable	O
standalone	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
known	O
as	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
-	O
Commander	O
's	O
Challenge	O
which	O
contained	O
the	O
Commander	O
's	O
Challenge	O
mode	O
of	O
Uprising	B-Application
for	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
which	O
was	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
takes	O
place	O
before	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chinese	O
developer	O
Tencent	O
made	O
a	O
new	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
highly	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
fans	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
plotline	O
which	O
is	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generals	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
China	O
and	O
the	O
fictional	O
terrorist	O
organization	O
,	O
the	O
Global	O
Liberation	O
Army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generals	B-Application
uses	O
an	O
engine	O
dubbed	O
SAGE	O
(	O
or	O
Strategy	O
Action	O
Game	O
Engine	O
)	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
fully	O
three-dimensional	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Generals	B-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generals	B-Application
has	O
also	O
received	O
the	O
E3	O
2002	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
review	O
noted	O
that	O
Generals	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
cutscenes	O
to	O
tell	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
departed	O
from	O
the	O
unique	O
interface	O
and	O
base-building	O
mechanics	O
that	O
had	O
characterized	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
RTS	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
for	O
Generals	B-Application
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
–	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
to	O
further	O
the	O
Generals	B-Application
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	B-Application
Hour	I-Application
added	O
9	O
new	O
armies	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
over	O
a	O
dozen	O
new	O
campaign	O
missions	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
gameplay	O
mode	O
known	O
as	O
Generals	B-Application
Challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Generals	B-Application
,	O
Zero	B-Application
Hour	I-Application
featured	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
videos	I-Application
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	B-Application
Hour	I-Application
obtained	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
reception	O
as	O
Generals	B-Application
with	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
85%	O
and	O
84%	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
EA	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
started	O
up	O
their	O
new	O
internal	O
group	O
Danger	O
Close	O
and	O
switched	O
its	O
focus	O
to	O
the	O
Medal	O
of	O
Honor	O
series	O
,	O
EA	O
launched	O
a	O
new	O
studio	O
named	O
Victory	O
Games	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
posted	O
that	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
be	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
browser-based	O
,	O
free-to-play	O
MMO	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
game	O
was	O
also	O
under	O
development	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tiberium	I-Application
Alliances	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
Tiberium	B-Application
Alliances	I-Application
began	O
a	O
closed	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
Generals	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
repurposed	O
to	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
known	O
as	O
simply	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
Generals	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
revealed	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rivals	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
under	O
development	O
by	O
the	O
newly	O
formed	O
EA	O
Redwood	O
Studios	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	O
devices	O
in	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Petroglyph	O
Games	O
released	O
remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
and	O
Command	B-Application
and	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
where	O
both	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
updated	O
with	O
features	O
that	O
improve	O
gameplay	O
for	O
players	O
while	O
also	O
including	O
all	O
expansions	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
See	O
also	O
canceled	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
composed	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
 '	O
former	O
sound	O
director	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
music	O
composer	B-Application
Frank	O
Klepacki	O
for	O
the	O
early	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
composition	O
duties	O
being	O
taken	O
on	O
by	O
several	O
others	O
following	O
the	O
liquidation	O
of	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klepacki	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
2008	O
to	O
assist	O
with	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
score	O
for	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Frank	O
Klepacki	O
and	O
was	O
voted	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
1996	O
by	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
and	O
Gameslice	O
magazines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
his	O
most	O
famous	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Hell	O
March	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
accents	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
adrenalized	O
riffs	O
of	O
electric	O
guitar	O
,	O
the	O
sounds	O
of	O
marching	O
feet	O
,	O
and	O
synthesizers	O
to	O
a	O
dramatic	O
chant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
theme	O
for	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Nod	O
faction	O
in	O
the	O
Covert	O
Operations	O
expansion	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
1995	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
game	O
,	O
the	O
track	O
eventually	O
ended	O
up	O
enlisting	O
itself	O
as	O
a	O
staple	O
in	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
series	O
instead	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
second	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
Hell	O
March	O
"	O
was	O
specifically	O
created	O
for	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
series	I-Application
have	O
been	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
with	O
over	O
30	O
million	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
games	O
sold	O
as	O
of	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
nearly	O
consistently	O
scored	O
highly	O
on	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
which	O
collect	O
data	O
from	O
numerous	O
review	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
noted	O
in	O
the	O
table	O
below	O
,	O
the	O
highest	O
rated	O
game	O
is	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
94%	O
from	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
highest	O
rated	O
game	O
averaged	O
over	O
both	O
sites	O
is	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
with	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
just	O
over	O
90%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
series	O
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
games	O
have	O
averaged	O
approximately	O
80%	O
when	O
including	O
expansion	O
packs	O
and	O
approximately	O
84%	O
without	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquers	I-Application
long	O
history	O
resulted	O
in	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
awarding	O
the	O
series	O
six	O
world	O
records	O
in	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
:	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
