EA heeft een persbericht de wereld rond gestuurd met daarin een beschrijving van de features in de Red Alert 2 Expansion. Zoals eerder gemeld zal het inderdaad een flinke uitbreiding worden met veel meerwaarde ten opzichte van het originele spel.

Het belangrijkste nieuwe onderdeel van het spel is een nieuwe speelbare partij gevormd door Yuri's psychic army. Daarnaast is nieuw dat de speler samen met andere spelers over internet campaigns kan spelen.

The Red Alert 2 mi ion disk is the largest expansion pack in Westwood's history, adding to the real-time strategy game new Allied units, new Soviet units, new single player campaigns, new multiplayer features, new co-operative campaigns, an hour of filmed story sequences, and an entirely new side: an Army lead by the mysterious psychic warrior, Yuri.

In the original Red Alert 2, Yuri was a controllable unit on the Soviet side. For the mi ion disk, Yuri breaks from the Soviets and launches his own bid for world domination through psychic technology. Players will take command of a time-traveling task force and go back in time to unravel Yuri's evil plot.

“We were thrilled with the succe of Red Alert 2 and really wanted to build on the gameplay for the expansion pack, rather than just add mi ions,” said Mark Skaggs, executive producer of Red Alert 2 and its expansion. “This is the largest, most involved expansion pack in Westwood's history, and we're bringing some really exciting gameplay to our fans.”

Key Features of the RA2 Mi ion Disk:

Three sides – In multiplayer mode, the player can choose to play any of three sides: the Allies, Soviets, or the new faction: Yuri's psychic army.

Fourteen new solo campaign mi ions – Players will chose to lead either the Allies or the Soviets against the new global threat, Yuri.

Ten new co-op campaign mi ions – New campaigns to fight with a partner over a LAN or the Internet.

New units and tech buildings – Thirty new units, vehicles and tech buildings, which present players with new strategic challenges and opportunities.

Exotic Locales – Players fight and take control of exotic cities all over the earth, and beyond, such as San Francisco, Sydney, Hollywood, Seattle, London, Cairo, Transylvania and even the moon.

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