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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 [Download]




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    Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 [Download] Reviews


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    257 of 298 people found the following review helpful
    1.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Game Ruined By SecuROM, October 30, 2008
    = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 
    Red Alert 3 is a great game with fun units, a strong campaign, great multiplayer elements, and fantastic acting and production values. A lot of effort was clearly put into it and I give the developers all the credit in the world.

    I played this game on a friend's computer and did not purchase it myself, and in fact cancelled my pre-order for the reasons I give below.

    Unfortunately, I cannot give this game a positive review due to the actions of the publisher, Electronic Arts, in including the dangerous SecuROM software that is installed during installation of the game. This software, SecuROM 7.xx, does not uninstall when the game is uninstalled and will provide security loopholes as well as preventing legitimate CD burning or emulation software from functioning, as well as potentially causing other documented errors. I refuse to install software which is effectively rentware and that does nothing but punish its legitimate customers.

    Red Alert 3 has... Read more
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    374 of 452 people found the following review helpful
    1.0 out of 5 stars SecuROM DRM, Limited Authorizations/Installations, October 28, 2008
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    = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 
    Here are the facts:

    Electronic Arts Says:
    "Authorization limits
    ... you are limited to five authorizations. So what's an authorization? The first time you actually run the game on a machine, we will authorize that machine. If you reach the authorization limit, the game will not run on a new machine. If you make major changes to the computer (switching out multiple pieces of hardware, install a new OS, etc.) you might need to reauthorize the machine."

    What they don't mention here is that a "major change" to your computer can be quite a bit less than changing out multiple pieces of hardware. In fact, changing a keyboard, mouse, or joystick or any number of USB devices could be regarded as a "major change". Upgrading drivers for you sound or video card might be a major change. The rules are not defined and you will not know for sure what may or may not use up an authorization.

    So if you use up all of your Authorizations? Electronic Arts... Read more
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    191 of 236 people found the following review helpful
    1.0 out of 5 stars EA ruined another excellent game with commercial spyware, October 30, 2008
    = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 
    October 2008 marks the return of the long-awaited next installment in the Red Alert series - one of the best real time strategy games ever.

    Unfortunately, the series, which was originally developed by Westwood Studios, has been taken over by EA (Electronic Arts). EA executives are so paranoid about unlicensed playing of the game that they are shipping every copy of it with hidden spyware known as SecuROM.

    SecuROM is developed by Sony, the same company responsible for packaging rootkits with their music CDs back in 2005. (A rootkit is a program that installs itself in the depths of an operating system like Windows, and is designed to be able to take control of the operating system).

    [...]

    Needless to say, you should not trust any game that comes with SecuROM. Ask yourself: Do you really know what's in that software and what it it might do once it installs itself into your copy of Windows? You don't, because SecuROM isn't free software... Read more
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