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RTS fans, the wait is over — EA’s Command & Conquer franchise has made its iPhone debut. Command & Conquer: Red Alert ($9.99) offers all of the real-time strategy action of the PC original, and boasts a number of new platform-specific features.
Red Alert’s control scheme has been completely redesigned to take advantage of the iPhone’s touch screen. Maps can now be surveyed by dragging and scrolling, and multiple units can be selected at a time by swiping a finger over them. A pinch-controlled zoom function is also included.
Red Alert launches with 12 levels of combat for both the Allied and Soviet forces, along with two maps for multiplayer Skirmish matches, playable over a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connection. A map pack containing six additional Skirmish stages is also available as an optional in-app purchase for 99 cents. EA has announced that an expansion pack will be released in the future as downloadable content.
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