<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
game	O
to	O
bear	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
title	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
is	O
the	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
original	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
of	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
alternate	O
early	O
history	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
when	O
Allied	O
Forces	O
battle	O
an	O
aggressive	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
for	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
European	O
mainland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
available	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
(	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
versions	O
included	O
in	O
one	O
package	O
)	O
and	O
was	O
subsequently	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
who	O
acquired	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
rendered	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
services	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
and	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
contains	O
a	O
graphically	O
rebuilt	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
,	O
the	O
expansions	O
Counterstrike	O
and	O
The	O
Aftermath	O
,	O
additional	O
missions	O
and	O
briefing	O
videos	O
that	O
were	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
Retaliation	O
port	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
unlockable	O
gallery	O
of	O
unused	O
and	O
"	O
making-of	O
"	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
split	O
routes	O
for	O
most	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
campaigns	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
map	O
editor	O
and	O
the	O
bonus	O
software	O
Westwood	O
Chat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
requires	O
each	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
side	O
's	O
strengths	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
compensate	O
for	O
their	O
weaknesses	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
or	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
both	O
sides	O
have	O
units	O
with	O
similar	O
abilities	O
and	O
rely	O
on	O
outnumbering	O
or	O
possessing	O
a	O
better-balanced	O
force	O
than	O
their	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
Soviets	O
also	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
periodic	O
map	O
revelation	O
through	O
spy	O
planes	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
deploy	O
infantry	O
by	O
air	O
through	O
paratroopers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
infantry	O
can	O
survive	O
longer	O
with	O
good	O
use	O
of	O
their	O
Medic	B-Application
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
parallel	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Westwood	O
Studios	O
designed	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
prequel	B-Application
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tiberian	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
and	O
by	O
proxy	O
of	O
the	O
Tiberian	O
series	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
much	O
debated	O
theory	O
intended	O
to	O
resolve	O
the	O
apparent	O
timeline	O
error	O
which	O
came	O
to	O
exist	O
between	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tiberian	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
and	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
to	O
consider	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
as	O
the	O
genesis	O
of	O
two	O
parallel	O
storylines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
Soviet	O
campaign	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
in	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
,	O
the	O
USSR	O
would	O
emerge	O
as	O
the	O
dominant	O
Eurasian	O
power	O
and	O
Kane	O
and	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Nod	O
would	O
subsequently	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
this	O
new	O
empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
Allied	O
campaign	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
,	O
the	O
Allies	O
would	O
emerge	O
victorious	O
and	O
the	O
timeline	O
would	O
instead	O
lead	O
into	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
though	O
the	O
latter	O
completely	O
ignores	O
anything	O
that	O
could	O
connect	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Tiberium	O
timeline	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tiberian	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
has	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Nod	O
start	O
out	O
as	O
an	O
underground	O
terrorist	O
organisation	O
,	O
not	O
as	O
a	O
political	O
force	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
late	O
Soviet	O
empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
further	O
confirmed	O
by	O
former	O
C&C	O
designer	O
Adam	O
Isgreen	O
,	O
who	O
confirms	O
that	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
in	O
fact	O
follows	O
on	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
's	O
Allies	O
campaign	O
,	O
while	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Yuri	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
take	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
second	O
parallel	O
universe	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
attempt	O
to	O
alter	O
history	O
in	O
"	O
Tiberian	O
Incursion	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
 '	O
cancelled	O
version	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
First	I-Application
Decade	I-Application
compilation	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2006	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
adopted	O
the	O
policy	O
of	O
considering	O
the	O
C&C	O
franchise	O
to	O
consist	O
of	O
three	O
distinct	O
universes	O
,	O
with	O
this	O
decision	O
apparently	O
violating	O
the	O
storyline	O
connections	O
between	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
and	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
established	O
by	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tiberium	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
published	O
a	O
document	O
wherein	O
an	O
implicit	O
reference	O
to	O
Kane	O
's	O
appearance	O
in	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
is	O
made	O
,	O
revealing	O
that	O
GDI	O
's	O
"	O
InOps	O
"	O
intelligence	O
division	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
possession	O
of	O
photos	O
of	O
Kane	O
which	O
were	O
taken	O
by	O
CIA	O
that	O
,	O
if	O
genuine	O
,	O
would	O
mean	O
that	O
Kane	O
's	O
age	O
by	O
year	O
2030	O
is	O
close	O
to	O
125	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
mark	O
the	O
13th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Command	O
and	O
Conquer	O
and	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
EA	O
released	O
Command	B-Application
and	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
as	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
community	O
has	O
started	O
repackaging	O
it	O
to	O
installers	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
require	O
burning	O
the	O
original	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
images	I-General_Concept
and	O
included	O
their	O
latest	O
fan	O
patches	O
that	O
modernize	O
the	O
renderer	O
,	O
remove	O
duplicate	O
files	O
,	O
fix	O
bugs	O
and	O
include	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
score	O
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	B-Application
by	O
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
and	O
Gameslice	O
magazines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
Data	O
's	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
chart	O
for	O
November	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
behind	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Flight	I-Operating_System
Simulator	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
third-place	O
finish	O
in	O
December	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
 '	O
seventh-best-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
1996	B-Application
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
PC	B-Device
Data	O
,	O
its	O
domestic	O
sales	O
totaled	O
347,844	O
units	O
during	O
the	O
period	O
,	O
which	O
drew	O
revenues	O
of	O
$16.5	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
held	O
a	O
position	O
in	O
PC	B-Device
Data	O
's	O
top	O
3	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
months	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
peaking	O
at	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
ended	O
1997	O
as	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
 '	O
eighth-best	O
seller	O
among	O
computer	O
titles	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
363,207	O
units	O
for	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
PC	B-Device
Data	O
declared	O
it	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
17th-best-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
released	O
since	O
January	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
1998	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Verband	O
der	O
Unterhaltungssoftware	O
Deutschland	O
(	O
VUD	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
200,000	O
units	O
across	O
Germany	O
,	O
Austria	O
and	O
Switzerland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Germany	O
alone	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
400,000	O
copies	O
in	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
global	O
sales	O
of	O
1.5	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
scored	O
90.91	O
%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
based	O
on	O
11	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
scored	O
81.40	O
%	O
based	O
on	O
5	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
commented	O
that	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
outstanding	O
original	O
game	O
while	O
enhancing	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
expanding	O
warfare	O
to	O
both	O
air	O
and	O
sea	O
,	O
and	O
rebalancing	O
the	O
gameplay	O
so	O
that	O
players	O
cannot	O
succeed	O
by	O
simply	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
tactics	O
which	O
worked	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vince	O
Broady	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
also	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
saturation	O
of	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
1996	B-Application
holiday	O
shopping	O
season	O
and	O
concluded	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
to	O
clearly	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
complimenting	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
he	O
judged	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
belongs	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
category	O
as	O
Civilization	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Quake	B-Application
,	O
games	O
that	O
followed	O
legendary	O
predecessors	O
and	O
immediately	O
eclipsed	O
them.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
Games	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
published	O
in	O
its	O
sister	O
magazine	O
GamePro	O
,	O
Rob	O
Smith	O
summarized	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
new	O
units	O
,	O
the	O
great	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
mission	O
styles	O
make	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
limited	O
improvement	O
in	O
the	O
A.I.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
won	O
the	O
1996	B-Application
Spotlight	O
Award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy/War	O
Game	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1996	B-Application
"	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Civilization	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
positively	O
received	O
,	O
but	O
generally	O
not	O
as	O
enthusiastically	O
as	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
hailed	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
PC	B-Device
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
ports	O
we	O
've	O
ever	O
seen	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
's	O
entire	O
content	O
,	O
the	O
control	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Mouse	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviewers	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Mouse	I-Device
was	O
difficult	O
to	O
find	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
control	O
with	O
the	O
standard	O
PlayStation	B-Device
controller	O
takes	O
a	O
good	O
deal	O
of	O
time	O
and	O
patience	O
to	O
master	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
being	O
even	O
rarer	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Mouse	I-Device
,	O
they	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
was	O
not	O
a	O
practical	O
option	O
for	O
most	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
ultimately	O
recommended	O
it	O
,	O
though	O
only	O
to	O
those	O
for	O
whom	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
is	O
not	O
an	O
option	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
engaging	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
"	O
both	O
exciting	O
and	O
subtle	O
"	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
improved	O
A.I.	O
</s>
<s>
over	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
also	O
recommended	O
it	O
,	O
while	O
advising	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
tweaking	O
and	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
than	O
a	O
"	O
true	O
sequel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
team	O
of	O
four	O
reviewers	O
all	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
8.5/10	O
or	O
better	O
,	O
particularly	O
noting	O
its	O
strategic	O
depth	O
and	O
high	O
quality	O
FMV	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
with	O
Kraig	O
Kujawa	O
concluding	O
,	O
"	O
Although	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
its	O
PC	B-Device
counterpart	O
,	O
you	O
wo	O
n't	O
find	O
a	O
better	O
realtime	O
strategy	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
declared	O
it	O
the	O
14th-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
editors	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
perfectly	O
balanced	O
and	O
action-packed	O
epic	O
that	O
functions	O
brilliantly	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
multi-play	O
and	O
the	O
solo	O
campaigns	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
two	O
expansion	O
packs	O
for	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
:	I-Application
Counterstrike	I-Application
and	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Aftermath	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
on	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
was	O
undertaken	O
by	O
players	O
from	O
the	O
Compuserve	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
ladder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Counterstrike	O
add-on	O
included	O
the	O
secret	O
Ant	O
Missions	O
titled	O
"	O
It	O
Came	O
from	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
"	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
battles	O
against	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
giant	O
,	O
mutant	O
ants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
released	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
:	O
Retaliation	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
PC	B-Device
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
secret	O
Ant	O
Missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
,	O
except	O
that	O
introduced	O
some	O
new	O
units	O
like	O
Tesla	O
Tank	O
,	O
Shock	O
Trooper	O
,	O
Chrono	O
Tank	O
and	O
Missile	O
Sub	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
105	O
skirmish	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
included	O
19	O
exclusive	O
briefing	O
FMV	O
(	O
full-motion	O
video	O
)	O
clips	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
in	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
none	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FMVs	O
include	O
a	O
general	O
for	O
each	O
side	O
,	O
telling	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
mission	O
objectives	O
;	O
The	O
Allied	O
General	O
Carville	O
later	O
appears	O
in	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
while	O
Soviet	O
General	O
Topolov	O
has	O
made	O
no	O
further	O
appearances	O
in	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Retaliation	O
videos	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
in	O
the	O
modification	O
The	O
Lost	O
Files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
officially	O
includes	O
the	O
Retaliation	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
linking	O
them	O
to	O
their	O
respective	O
expansion	O
missions	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
the	O
mod	O
does	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
Retaliation	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
for	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenRA	O
is	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
game	O
engine	O
reimplementation	O
and	O
remake	O
of	O
several	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
games	O
,	O
including	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
built	O
using	O
OpenGL	B-Application
and	O
SDL	B-Operating_System
,	O
has	O
support	O
for	O
HiDPI	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
is	O
cross	B-Operating_System
platform	I-Operating_System
,	O
supporting	O
Windows	O
,	O
Linux	O
,	O
macOS	O
,	O
and	O
FreeBSD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
has	O
support	O
for	O
custom	O
mods	O
via	O
an	O
SDK	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
handicapping	O
players	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
integration	O
and	O
community	O
ladders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
in	O
2020	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
released	O
the	O
original	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
both	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
and	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
through	O
GitHub	B-Application
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
in	O
collaboration	O
between	O
EA	O
and	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
community	O
to	O
aid	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
mods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
source	O
release	O
has	O
also	O
allowed	O
community	O
developers	O
to	O
produce	O
source	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
now	O
includes	O
unofficial	O
ports	O
to	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
derived	O
from	O
an	O
upstream	O
project	O
called	O
Vanilla-Conquer	O
.	O
</s>
