<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2008	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Europe	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
–	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
version	O
which	O
contains	O
additional	O
material	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
by	O
TransGaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
games	O
within	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
–	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
,	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
reality	O
from	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Western	O
Allies	O
fight	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
the	O
Soviet	O
leadership	O
,	O
facing	O
defeat	O
,	O
goes	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
kill	O
Albert	O
Einstein	O
and	O
prevent	O
his	O
assistance	O
to	O
the	O
allies	O
,	O
paving	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
Soviet	O
domination	O
in	O
the	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
faction	O
has	O
a	O
fully	O
co-operative	O
campaign	O
,	O
playable	O
with	O
either	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
partner	O
or	O
with	O
another	O
player	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
intersperses	O
strategy	O
missions	O
with	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
footage	O
featuring	O
an	O
ensemble	O
cast	O
starring	O
J	O
.	O
K	O
.	O
Simmons	O
,	O
Tim	O
Curry	O
and	O
George	O
Takei	O
as	O
the	O
leaders	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commonly	O
cited	O
weaknesses	O
included	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
unit	O
pathfinding	B-Algorithm
and	O
an	O
unstable	O
netcode	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
core	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3s	I-Application
major	O
refinements	O
are	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Empire	O
of	O
the	O
Rising	O
Sun	O
to	O
the	O
factions	O
of	O
the	O
sub-series	O
,	O
a	O
co-operative	O
campaign	O
,	O
and	O
expanded	O
naval	O
warfare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
originated	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
as	O
a	O
functionally	O
identical	O
equivalent	O
to	O
Tiberium	O
,	O
and	O
what	O
were	O
ostensibly	O
strip	O
mines	O
had	O
ore	O
growing	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
revolved	O
around	O
a	O
different	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
between	O
the	O
Allies	O
(	O
including	O
Germany	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
high-tech	O
esoterica	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
weaponized	O
tesla	O
coils	O
linked	O
to	O
Tesla	O
's	O
abortive	O
death	O
rays	O
and	O
limited	O
time	O
travel	O
linked	O
to	O
the	O
rumored	O
Philadelphia	O
Experiment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
featured	O
a	O
Soviet	O
invasion	O
of	O
North	O
America	O
with	O
tanks	O
,	O
conscripts	O
,	O
gargantuan	O
airships	O
,	O
and	O
psychically	O
dominated	O
anti-ship	O
giant	O
squids	O
;	O
its	O
expansion	O
,	O
Yuri	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
escalated	O
matters	O
up	O
to	O
UFOs	O
and	O
Soviets	O
on	O
the	O
Moon	O
.	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
further	O
differentiates	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>
A	O
major	O
change	O
from	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Air	O
Force	O
:	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Kirovs	O
,	O
the	O
Soviets	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
MiG	O
(	O
"	O
Mikevich	O
and	O
Guroyan	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
real-life	O
Mikoyan	O
and	O
Gurevich	O
)	O
fighters	O
and	O
versatile	O
attack	O
helicopters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Allies	O
come	O
with	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
gadgetry	O
(	O
mostly	O
nonlethal	O
)	O
,	O
much	O
of	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
comeback	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2s	I-Application
advanced	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2s	I-Application
advanced	O
chrono-technology	O
has	O
been	O
largely	O
but	O
not	O
completely	O
lost	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
Chronosphere	O
superweapon	O
remains	O
and	O
the	O
returning	O
Tanya	O
unit	O
is	O
now	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
time	O
belt	O
"	O
that	O
allows	O
her	O
to	O
wind	O
her	O
location	O
and	O
health	O
back	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Allies	O
 '	O
predominant	O
strength	O
is	O
in	O
airpower	B-Algorithm
,	O
with	O
the	O
best	O
selection	O
of	O
aircraft	O
available	O
ranging	O
from	O
bombers	O
to	O
air	O
superiority	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Empire	O
of	O
the	O
Rising	O
Sun	O
has	O
infantrymen	O
in	O
samurai	B-Application
armor	O
with	O
energy	O
rifles	O
and	O
katanas	B-Operating_System
,	O
giant	O
transforming	O
mecha	O
,	O
ninjas	B-Application
,	O
a	O
psionic	O
schoolgirl	O
,	O
and	O
submersible	O
planes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
continues	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
cutscenes	O
featuring	O
real-life	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
shutdown	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
original	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
online	O
services	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Soviet	O
campaign	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Soviet	O
commander	O
whose	O
first	O
task	O
is	O
to	O
expel	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Japanese	O
forces	O
from	O
Soviet	O
territory	O
by	O
defending	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Leningrad	B-Device
,	O
securing	O
a	O
satellite	O
launch	O
facility	O
and	O
eventually	O
re-taking	O
a	O
Soviet	O
naval	O
base	O
on	O
the	O
Pacific	O
coastline	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Vladivostok	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
commander	O
and	O
his	O
forces	O
are	O
teleported	O
to	O
Leningrad	B-Device
,	O
and	O
ordered	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
Soviet	O
leaders	O
hiding	O
in	O
the	O
Peter	O
and	O
Paul	O
Fortress	O
to	O
justice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
the	O
war	O
ends	O
and	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Commander	O
is	O
given	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
"	O
Supreme	O
Shogun	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
game	O
was	O
unofficially	O
announced	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
then	O
executive	O
producer	O
and	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
lead	O
Mark	O
Skaggs	O
in	O
December	O
2004	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Mark	O
Skaggs	O
left	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
reasons	O
unspecified	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
mention	O
of	O
a	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
until	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
public	O
beta	O
test	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2008	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
PC	O
users	O
who	O
registered	O
a	O
code	O
contained	O
in	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kane	I-Application
's	I-Application
Wrath	I-Application
or	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
3	O
Limited	O
Collection	O
by	O
September	O
15	O
could	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
Beta	O
servers	O
were	O
closed	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Executive	O
producer	O
Chris	O
Corry	O
said	O
that	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
would	O
come	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
controversial	O
SecuROM	B-Operating_System
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
aftermath	O
of	O
Spores	O
SecuROM	B-Operating_System
controversy	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
an	O
outcry	O
amongst	O
some	O
circles	O
of	O
customers	O
who	O
began	O
threatening	O
to	O
boycott	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
if	O
this	O
game	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
such	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
mechanisms	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
EA	O
announced	O
that	O
in	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
the	O
activation	O
limit	O
would	O
be	O
increased	O
from	O
3	O
to	O
5	O
activations	O
per	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Corry	O
noted	O
the	O
longevity	O
of	O
other	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
titles	O
and	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
unlikely	O
that	O
authentication	O
servers	O
would	O
remain	O
online	O
in	O
years	O
to	O
come	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
prevent	O
future	O
users	O
from	O
authenticating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
available	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
with	O
SecuROM	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
a	O
patch	O
was	O
released	O
removing	O
SecuROM	B-Operating_System
from	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
it	O
remains	O
protected	O
by	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
DRM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
are	O
trying	O
to	O
install	O
Command	B-Application
and	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
the	O
code	O
is	O
only	O
19	O
characters	O
long	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
is	O
missing	O
the	O
last	O
letter	O
or	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
Community	O
Summit	O
in	O
June	O
2008	O
,	O
Klepacki	O
showed	O
a	O
video	O
to	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
community	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
hired	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
composing	O
"	O
Hell	O
March	O
3	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
update	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Alerts	I-Application
iconic	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
band	O
From	O
First	O
to	O
Last	O
composed	O
several	O
remix	O
versions	O
of	O
"	O
Hell	O
March	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Hell	O
March	O
2	O
"	O
,	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
soundtrack	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
'	O
Premier	O
Edition	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
song	O
in	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
by	O
James	O
Hannigan	O
is	O
called	O
"	O
All	O
Your	O
Base	O
Are	O
Belong	O
To	O
Us	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
Zero	B-Application
Wing	I-Application
and	O
the	O
internet	O
meme	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
could	O
be	O
preordered	O
and	O
contained	O
bonuses	O
including	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
game	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
multiplayer	O
map	O
,	O
a	O
bonus	O
DVD	O
containing	O
various	O
films	O
,	O
and	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
desktop	O
wallpapers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
Premier	O
Edition	O
features	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
(	O
including	O
remixes	O
of	O
"	O
Hell	O
March	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Hell	O
March	O
2	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
bonus	O
DVD	O
containing	O
making-of	O
documentaries	O
,	O
footage	O
from	O
the	O
developers	O
,	O
scenes	O
from	O
the	O
shooting	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cinematics	O
,	O
and	O
strategy	O
tips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comes	O
in	O
a	O
Soviet-themed	O
tin	O
case	O
with	O
a	O
poster	O
of	O
the	O
women	O
in	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
limited	O
Premier	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
additional	O
item	O
,	O
the	O
Dicota	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
backpack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
copies	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
included	O
a	O
code	O
to	O
unlock	O
an	O
exclusive	O
item	O
in	O
Warhammer	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Reckoning	I-Protocol
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Kossar	O
's	O
Helm	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
EA	O
Singapore	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
'	O
Gamers.com.my	O
 '	O
launched	O
an	O
exclusive	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
Commander	O
's	O
Pack	O
in	O
Singapore	O
and	O
Malaysia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Commander	O
's	O
Pack	O
includes	O
the	O
C&C	B-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
Premier	O
Edition	O
,	O
C&C	B-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
Dicota	O
Notebook	O
BacPac	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
Sidewinder	O
X6	O
Gaming	O
Keyboard	O
with	O
Garskin	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
decals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Officer	O
's	O
Pack	O
contained	O
the	O
C&C	B-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
Premier	O
Edition	O
and	O
C&C	B-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
Dicota	O
Notebook	O
BacPac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
called	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
EA	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
to	O
have	O
better	O
graphics	O
and	O
performance	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
complex	O
renderer	O
from	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
request	O
of	O
many	O
potential	O
customers	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
's	O
capability	O
of	O
using	O
a	O
mouse	O
and	O
a	O
keyboard	O
for	O
gaming	O
purposes	O
,	O
even	O
with	O
threats	O
of	O
not	O
buying	O
the	O
product	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
seem	O
to	O
be	O
fulfilled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
critic	O
score	O
of	O
82/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
citing	O
a	O
strong	O
cooperative	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
.	O
</s>
