Many, many years ago I got a glimpse of my first Real Time Strategy game in the form of Command and Conquer: Red Alert on the PlayStation. It was game that very much pushed the boundaries for strategy games on console - my excitement later turned to intrigue, confusion and frustration as I struggled...
Campaign is deep and thoroughly engrossing, Controls are streamlined and simple enough for anyone to pick up, Blitz is so much fun; breathes new life into the RTS genre
Skilled RTS players may find it too simple; Lack of freedom for base-building; Blitz deployment is a little iffy around the rest of your team