Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 is a classic real-time strategy game, first released for Windows back in 2000.

The two bundled campaigns - Red Alert and Yuri's Revenge - follow on from the first game, and pitch the Allies and the Soviet Union against each other in a range of missions from small and stealthy to fast-paced, full-scale multi-unit battles.

There are also various smaller 'scenarios', quick skirmishes which you can use to learn the game or if you've only a few minutes to spare.

I recently dug up an old copy of Red Alert 2 and tried to install it on my Windows 7 laptop. I have tried changing the compatability mode and also the screen resolution, and it won't begin the installation. Here is the issue in the most detail I can describe: 1) I put in the disk (1 of 2) and the opening splash screen comes up. Red Alert 1: Funkyfr3sh's automatic Red Alert 1 patcher/installer (The thread also has briefing videos for the expansion missions, converted from the Playstation version of the game) Nyerguds' main.mix cleanup for TFD/TUC (Not really needed, but cleans up about a gigabyte of unnecessary files in the RA1 folder. Download links: file-upload Red Alert 2 Yuri's Revenge.rar-mirror 2 (mega)Red Alert 2 Yuri's Revenge.rar.

This isn't a trial or restricted version, it's the complete product. The only 'catch' is you'll need an Electronic Arts account and a copy of Origin to download it, but that doesn't involve much more than providing your email address, and everything else is handled more or less automatically. (Although it might still take a while, as the download is a chunky 1.6GB.)

The game should work on any modern PC - and most ancient ones, too - but keep in mind that it expects to be running full-screen and exclusively. If you Alt+Tab away to some other application, the game screen may not be displayed correctly when you switch back.

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Red Alert 2 is a classic RTS game, and still fun to play today.