This misguided expansion pack does the unthinkable: It makes Red Alert 3 boring. -> Whaaaat ?!?!?!?!
Alright , so what they really mean by boring ? R3 Uprising is FUN and not boring at all ! Well, I think that this time Gamespot went a bit far saying this.
Actually I am still playing RA3 Uprising and the more I play the more I like it ! Uprising so far is surprisingly good , the campaign is short , one of the factions have 4 maps and the other two have 3 maps each, but the maps are great and fun and also they are long. Yuriko campaign isn't bad either , it offers lots of fun.
On the other side , the Skirmish are always good , the only thing to complain here is that there are not much options of AI difficulty to choose. There are a few maps but is still fun.
The new units are great ! they look great and they are powerful , you will just love them, so far I like the additions for the Empire Faction and Allied Factions , Soviet faction units are great too , but the reaper is not my favorite , for some reason I just don't like it.
And the most important part of the game is the challenge mode that offers a lot , lots of fun and play hours , yes hours ! It is very fun and is very good to develop new tactics for yourself, there are interesting scenarios and unique ones that makes this challenge mode highly addictive.
R3 Uprising for my is not that difficult , maybe because I am a bit experienced , not much but I see the experience I have is enough to make this game not so difficult, so if you are new , or not experienced this will be a bit difficult , but not to overreact, just need to learn and develop your tactics. And if you are new , I highly recommend to start playing the campaign first, then try out the challenge mode.
As I said this game offers a lot of fun , that the important factor here , and the quality is very good , on the other hand quantity is not that much but enough to enjoy and make your 20$ worth.
Really , when I leave work , the first thing I want to do is to play R3 Uprising challenge mode :) I enjoy it a lot , so this weeks I have been busy with it.
Here I put a small summary of cons and pro ;
Pro
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-Great and cool new Units for all factions.
-Challenge mode is highly addictive and rocks.
-General soundtrack is great.
-Campaign story-line is good.
-Cinematics are great as always.
Cons
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-Some new units feels too powerful and a bit unbalanced.
-Lack of AI in some maps
-Only 3 different AI to choose in Skirmishes
-No multiplayer.
Overall Score: 8,5 Points
Notes: If this game was multiplayer and offer more AI options and better balanced units definitely I would give this game a 10 with no doubt !