Red Alert 2 brings back memories.
Only thing is there is a few problems with the online play of the game. If you can have a fast connection and play with no computers and play with players that don't use firewalls than you should be fine but if someone has a firewall on you'll spend hours arguing with them to get them to under stand it slows down the connect of the game and you'll just be playing another red alert 1 for playstation 1. (the game play gets so slow its slower than playing kro kay in your back yard with a bunch of old ladies!)
But if you do have a fast computer and you do wanna play against the ais and you play off line vs 3-4 computers, it can be fun but depending on how fast your computer is you'll either be playing a good game or facing another slow motion race to win when the computer starts loading up on units and more base defense or just plain out building everywhere on the map.
Each faction is very unique and fluid. Each faction has a unique unit which is what makes the faction unique. This game and CnC 1 is what started the thrill for the CnC series. One of the allied factions has the sweet and sexy "Grand Canyon Cannon" that shoots a mile wide. Insane dmg it does. But it was fun to use.
This game and CnC1 will always be the best because of how much dedication was put into this game. They always had a lot of freedom to work on this game.
But overall it was the best red alert game of the series. You do happen to notice all the famous actors from red alert 1 in red hot action in red alert 2. Its a great game.