Command & Conquer: Red Alert: Counterstrike
Developer	Westwood Studios
Publisher	Virgin Interactive
Version	3.03
Release Date	1997
Genre	Real-time strategy
Modes	Single-player, Multiplayer
Ratings	ESRB: T ELSPA: 15+ PEGI: 12
Platforms	Microsoft Windows
Requirements	DOS, Windows 95/98 266 MHz Processor 8 MB RAM 350 MB HDD space 2x CD-ROM Drive
Input	Keyboard, Mouse

Red Alert: Counterstrike is the first expansion to the award-winning Red Alert, released in 1997 with some new missions for both the Allies, and the Soviets. It was the first expansion pack to bring new units, however they were campaign-only. Arguably the main feature of this expansion was the four secret Ant missions complete with a new "faction" of enemies, the Giant Ants.

New unitsEdit

• Volkov
• Chitzkoi
• Nikos Stavros
• Tesla Tank (prototype version)
• Advanced Tactical Submarine
• Prototype Nuclear MiG (enemy unit, unusable)

New MissionsEdit

AlliedEdit

• Sarin Gas 1: Crackdown
• Sarin Gas 2: Down Under
• Sarin Gas 3: Controlled Burn
• Fall of Greece 1: Personal War
• Fall of Greece 2: Evacuation
• Siberian Conflict 1: Fresh Tracks
• Siberian Conflict 2: Trapped
• Siberian Conflict 3: Wasteland

SovietEdit

• Proving Grounds
• Besieged
• Mousetrap
• Legacy Of Tesla
• Soviet Soldier Volkov & Chitzkoi
• Top O' The World
• Paradox Equation
• Nuclear Escalation

Secret ant missionsEdit

To activate the Ant missions, go to the main menu, hold Shift while clicking the speaker at the top right corner of the screen. Then select the difficulty.

New soundtrackEdit

Counterstrike also featured new soundtrack. See the full track list here.

GalleryEdit

European cover art

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