

On August 31, 2008, Electronic Arts, who acquired Westwood Studios in 1998, rendered Command & Conquer: Red Alert freeware. The PlayStation version was also re-released as a download on the PlayStation Network for PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3.

It was initially available for PC ( MS-DOS and Windows 95 versions included in one package) and was subsequently ported to PlayStation. The second game to bear the Command & Conquer title, Red Alert is the prequel to the original Command & Conquer of 1995, and takes place in the alternate early history of Command & Conquer when Allied Forces battle an aggressive Soviet Union for control over the European mainland.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a 1996 real-time strategy video game in the Command & Conquer franchise, produced by Westwood Studios and released by Virgin Interactive Entertainment in 1996.
