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82/100
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4.05/5
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Command & Conquer: Remastered Collection cover

2020 · Bundle / compilation · Petroglyph Games · Real-time strategy · Strategy

Command & Conquer: Remastered Collection

Bundle / compilation

Contains the complete Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert games, plus all three expansion packs (Covert Operations, Counterstrike, and The Aftermath), completely remastered music and graphics, UI improvements, and tons of bonus features and improvements.

Released
5 June 2020
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Real-time strategyStrategy
Developers
Petroglyph Games
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action
Engine
GlyphX
Country
United States
Age ratings
PEGI 16ACB MA 15+USK 16ESRB TGRAC 15+
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat
32hmain story80hcompletionist
Composers
Frank Klepacki

About

Command & Conquer: Remastered Collection is a compilation of real-time strategy video games developed by Petroglyph Games and published by Electronic Arts. It is a remaster of the first two titles in the video game series Command & Conquer with rebuilt graphics, sound improvements and bonus materials. It was released on June 5, 2020, for Origin and Steam. A physical edition intended for collectors was released by Limited Run Games.

The compilation includes remasters of the first two Command & Conquer games originally developed by Westwood Studios, Command & Conquer (1995) and Red Alert (1996), along with their expansion packs and content that had been exclusive to console ports. It features 4K graphics, remastered music, upscaled full motion video cinematic footage, enhanced sidebar UI, modern online features, and an unlockable gallery of unused and "making of" content.

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Command & Conquer: Remastered Collection is a collection of remasters of the first two Command & Conquer video games: Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert. It includes three expansion packs: The Covert Operations, Counterstrike, and The Aftermath as well as additional content from the console ports, totaling about 100 campaign missions.

Story

Command & Conquer: Remastered Collection consists of two games: Command & Conquer: Remastered and Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Remastered. They contain the same plot as their original counterparts, with visual changes and upscaled full motion video cinematic footage.

Development

During EA Play 2018 Electronic Arts presented Command & Conquer: Rivals, and subsequently received feedback that gamers would want another PC release in the Command & Conquer franchise. They contacted Petroglyph Games, which was founded by previous programmers of Westwood Studios (developers of the original Command & Conquer video game), who said they welcome the collaboration. The whole development process was marked by close collaboration between the studios responsible for developing the game and the community surrounding the franchise. At first, the team was not sure whether to create a remake or a remaster of the original game, but because of the popularity of remasters such as Age of Empires: Definitive Edition they decided to do a remaster.

Petroglyph opted to use the original game engine from 1995 to keep the game as familiar as possible, with minor tweaks and bugfixes where needed. One such improvement was a port of Red Alert's artificial intelligence to the original game, because of similarities in the codebase. The graphics and animations were updated by Lemon Sky Studios in Malaysia. During development Petroglyph Studios frequently contacted the franchise community about feedback on art and direction of the production, to a point where they recruited some of the top figures in the community (including modders, competitive players, shoutcasters, etc.)

Reception

Command & Conquer Remastered Collection received "generally favorable reviews", according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received "mighty" approval, being recommended by 92% of critics.

Alex Battaglia of Digital Foundry wrote that "Command and Conquer Remastered plays, looks, and sounds great". Ben Kuchera of Polygon wrote that it was "a respectful but surprisingly full-featured dive back into the world of Command and Conquer". Destructoid's Chris Moyse described the game as "a masterclass in how to re-energise a classic title".

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows5 June 2020Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Includes
Command & Conquer: RemasteredCommand & Conquer: Red Alert Remastered

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