“Sean Connery's just been eaten by a dog”

Conquering a bunker in RED ALERT: REMASTERED

- JOHN STRIKE

No prompt in Red Alert fills a fan with dread like the words “Timer started”. Much of the satisfaction I get from strategy games comes from the long hauls—building an immaculate base, lining all of your tanks up before the final attack, and so on, but when the timed underground missions in Red Alert crop up, all luxuries are out of the window.