<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2000	O
as	O
the	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
picks	O
up	O
at	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
Allied	O
campaign	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
expansion	O
pack	O
is	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Yuri	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
principally	O
developed	O
by	O
Westwood	O
Pacific	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
and	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
contains	O
two	O
playable	O
factions	O
,	O
the	O
Soviets	O
and	O
the	O
Allies	O
,	O
which	O
both	O
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
cutscenes	O
between	O
missions	O
and	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
ensemble	O
cast	O
including	O
Ray	O
Wise	O
,	O
Udo	O
Kier	O
,	O
Kari	O
Wuhrer	O
,	O
and	O
Barry	O
Corbin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
and	O
critical	O
success	O
,	O
receiving	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
86%	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemy	O
commanders	O
,	O
played	O
by	O
AI	B-Application
or	O
human	O
opponents	O
,	O
by	O
destroying	O
their	O
bases	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
enemy	O
capitulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
common	O
is	O
using	O
miner	O
trucks	O
to	O
gather	O
ore	O
and/or	O
gems	B-Application
and	O
transport	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
refinery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
various	O
nations	O
are	O
members	O
of	O
either	O
the	O
Soviet	O
or	O
the	O
Allied	O
factions	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
real	O
life	O
factions	O
of	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
praises	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
over	O
the	O
original	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
game	O
was	O
that	O
playing	O
as	O
a	O
specific	O
country	O
made	O
a	O
bigger	O
difference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
factions	O
in	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
have	O
unique	O
armies	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
contains	O
three	O
campaigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allied	O
and	O
Soviet	O
campaigns	O
are	O
the	O
two	O
main	O
campaigns	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
each	O
consisting	O
of	O
twelve	O
missions	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
faces	O
off	O
against	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
opponents	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skirmish	O
mode	O
is	O
essentially	O
the	O
free-for-all	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
played	O
against	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
opponents	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
includes	O
two	O
different	O
multi-player	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
,	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
alongside	O
friends	O
and	O
others	O
without	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LAN	B-General_Concept
play	O
allows	O
for	O
only	O
Skirmish	O
Mode	O
that	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
single-player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
control	O
of	O
online	O
play	O
for	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
older	O
C&C	O
games	O
was	O
passed	O
over	O
from	O
EA	O
to	O
XWIS	O
,	O
a	O
community-run	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
contains	O
two	O
separate	O
campaigns	O
with	O
distinct	O
story	O
lines	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
each	O
playable	O
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
alternative	O
history	O
universe	O
as	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
in	O
which	O
Adolf	O
Hitler	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U.S.	O
attempts	O
to	O
retaliate	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
nuclear	O
missiles	O
,	O
but	O
Yuri	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Psychic	O
Corps	O
and	O
Premier	B-Application
Romanov	I-Application
's	O
top	O
advisor	O
,	O
uses	O
his	O
mind	O
control	O
to	O
manipulate	O
the	O
personnel	O
charged	O
with	O
launching	O
the	O
warheads	O
and	O
leaves	O
them	O
to	O
explode	O
in	O
their	O
silos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
either	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
American	O
Commander	O
,	O
tasked	O
by	O
General	O
Ben	O
Carville	O
with	O
defending	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
Soviet	O
Commander	O
leading	O
the	O
invasion	O
for	O
Premier	B-Application
Romanov	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Allied	O
Commander	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
forces	O
team	O
led	O
by	O
Special	O
Agent	B-Application
Tanya	I-Application
Adams	O
to	O
repel	O
a	O
Soviet	O
invasion	O
there	O
and	O
then	O
to	O
Colorado	O
Springs	O
to	O
liberate	O
the	O
Air	O
Force	O
Academy	O
and	O
the	O
air	O
base	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
return	O
victorious	O
,	O
they	O
discover	O
that	O
a	O
Soviet	O
mind	O
control	O
device	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Psychic	B-Application
Beacon	I-Application
has	O
been	O
deployed	O
in	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
president	O
and	O
General	O
Carville	O
to	O
surrender	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Allies	O
use	O
the	O
Chronosphere	O
's	O
teleportation	O
capabilities	O
to	O
take	O
an	O
Allied	O
strike	O
team	O
to	O
Moscow	O
where	O
they	O
successfully	O
destroy	O
the	O
defenses	O
around	O
the	O
Kremlin	O
and	O
teleport	O
in	O
a	O
strike	O
team	O
led	O
by	O
Tanya	O
that	O
captures	O
Premier	B-Application
Romanov	I-Application
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
Soviets	O
 '	O
surrender	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Premier	O
Alexander	B-Application
Romanov	I-Application
briefs	O
the	O
Commander	O
about	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Soviet	O
invasion	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Vladimir	O
is	O
back	O
in	O
Moscow	O
,	O
Romanov	O
's	O
top	O
advisor	O
,	O
Yuri	O
,	O
recommends	O
the	O
Commander	O
could	O
prove	O
his	O
worth	O
by	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
using	O
a	O
Psychic	B-Application
Beacon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
still	O
may	O
get	O
the	O
chance	O
...	O
"	O
,	O
setting	O
the	O
stage	O
for	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Yuri	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Westwood	O
Pacific	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Westwood	O
Studios	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
franchise	O
were	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
collaborative	O
role	O
due	O
to	O
other	O
commitments	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
soundtrack	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
long-time	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
collaborator	O
Frank	O
Klepacki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
#1	O
on	O
PC	O
Data	O
's	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
chart	O
for	O
the	O
October	O
22	O
–	O
28	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2s	I-Application
domestic	O
sales	O
totaled	O
334,400	O
units	O
by	O
year	O
's	O
end	O
,	O
which	O
drew	O
revenues	O
of	O
$13.2	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
all	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
strategy	O
games	O
released	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
including	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
had	O
reached	O
4.3	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
the	O
latter	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
(	O
VUD	O
)	O
presented	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
with	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
November	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
units	O
across	O
Germany	O
,	O
Austria	O
and	O
Switzerland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
roughly	O
180,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
German	O
region	O
by	O
May	O
,	O
a	O
figure	O
with	O
which	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
was	O
"	O
very	O
pleased	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Udo	O
Hoffman	O
of	O
PC	O
Player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2s	I-Application
sales	O
in	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
were	O
strong	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
less	O
successful	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tiberian	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discussing	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
its	O
contemporary	O
hits	O
,	O
Herman	O
Achilles	O
of	O
the	O
VUD	O
described	O
a	O
"	O
noticeable	O
drop	O
in	O
sales	O
,	O
especially	O
among	O
mega	O
sellers	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
attributed	O
to	O
growing	O
piracy	O
rates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Meier	O
of	O
the	O
German	O
retailer	O
PC	O
Fun	O
believed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lower	O
demand	O
was	O
caused	O
by	O
players	O
 '	O
"	O
widespread	O
disappointment	O
"	O
with	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hoffman	O
wrote	O
that	O
Meier	O
"	O
had	O
to	O
open	O
his	O
shop	O
half	O
an	O
hour	O
earlier	O
to	O
cope	O
with	O
the	O
crowds	O
"	O
for	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
was	O
just	O
a	O
sale	O
among	O
many	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
The	O
Ultimate	O
Collection	O
"	O
bundle	O
has	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
is	O
still	O
available	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gary	O
Whitta	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
much	O
better	O
than	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
proves	O
that	O
Westwood	O
can	O
still	O
cut	O
it	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
realtime	O
strategy	O
–	O
just	O
do	O
n't	O
expect	O
a	O
whole	O
new	O
ball	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
IGN	O
calling	O
it	O
outstanding	O
and	O
GamePro	O
's	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
reviewer	O
on	O
GamePro	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
the	O
most	O
innovative	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
its	O
solid	O
gameplay	O
and	O
alternate	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
storyline	O
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
2D	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
since	O
StarCraft	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
named	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
the	O
best	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
best	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
of	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
