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Ok so the word on RA3 has been out for quite sometime now; almost 30 hours. From what little we've seen, it is undeniable that whilst everyone is celebrating the return of Red Alert, a significant few, me included have raised a few eyebrows at the direction that RA3 is heading. Red Alert 2 has gotta be my favourite RTS of all time. I love any game that has Soviets, I loved Red Alert because it is C&C, and I loved Red Alert 2 because of the overly-stereptypical and slightly comical theme that the game had. It was a fun game to play, with all the wacky technology like mind control and dolphins and squids and what not. Though it was my favourite game of the series, many at that point had already expressed how disgusted and frustrated they were in this new lighthearted outlook on RA2, saying things were just getting too messed up.

Now, with RA3, things might get messed up even more. The buildings and units for the Soviets look just so comical. They look like they came from a toy shop or something. You know those playsets? Like for petrol station, or military base, or shopping mall. Now you have the Soviet base playset for children.

Gripe #2:
For the past 7 years, those who have always had that hope that RA3 would eventually come, guessing what the new third faction would be was always a favourite topic of discussion. Some said, Yuri, some said Europe, some said the new China. For me, it was my personal favourite for Hitler to reappear from his time travels and bring back the Wehrmacht to bear once and for all. Of course, the idea of Nazis in the game would not sit well with Europeans, especially the hardcore German fans. So the new faction is....(drumrollll) Japan!

Wha- ?

This is really stupid. Japan has no place in this game. It has no history in Red Alert. It has no place on the world stage as a military power. What happen to Korea from RA2???? COME. ON. Nobody wants Japan to be in this game.

I'm not saying this just because I'm Chinese. I'm just saying that putting Japan in as a major third faction is soooo RANDOM. I know they were an imperial power during World War 2 but what about the sensitivities of its history amongst the people of China?? Way to go, EA, good job at courting the 1 billion people market of China. You just lost out on the biggest market of the world. Ever heard of World of Warcraft? You know where it was made? Yeah US. You know where the biggest group of players come from? Yeah, China. I'm not surprised if this game is banned in China, and maybe even in Korea, as they don't need RA3 since theyre getting Starcraft 2.

OH well. What can you do. RA3 will still be a commercial success (except in China). And I am still going to pre-order it! And I am still going to LOVE it! I am what you call.... a FAN!!!