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I’m not ashamed to say that Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 is my favorite real-time strategy game of all eternity. But after EA assimilated (and split up) its developer, Westwood Studios, I had given up all hope of ever seeing my beloved RTS ever again (although, admittedly, Generals was pretty good). But now it seems that there’s hope for all you other Red Alert fanboys out there. A Dutch website has apparently posted details on an upcoming sequel in the beloved Red Alert series, and specifically mentions the Nintendo DS (although you can bet EA will bring it to the PC as well).
In all my hours of speculation of what the DS could bring to the table, I never once took into consideration its RTS capability. After all, most RTS console ports are abysmal failures, mere shadows of their former mouse-enabled selves. But with the DS’s touchscreen capabilities, controlling dozens of units could be a snap. And with a second screen to display the ever-important map and power meter, RA3 could be the best console RTS ever made (not that that’s saying much).
by Ben Striegel
A Dutch report suggests that the long-awaited Red Alert 3 will shortly find its home on Nintendo’s new handheld...
Reports of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 appearing on the Nintendo DS has today appeared on the Dutch website Sen Gamer.
Whilst the prospect of C&C appearing on the DS has been rumoured for awhile, the prospect of an RTS seems ideally suited to the dual-screen format and it’s certainly something we foresee in the pipeline.
Naturally we’d find it hard to believe that EA would release the eagerly awaited follow-up exclusively on Nintendo’s handheld, whilst representatives form the US publisher refused to comment on the situation.
We’ll hopefully have more information and clarify the situation soon.
Joel
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