Dev: What makes Red Alert 3 PS3 the 'Ultimate Edition'
- Posted February 4th, 2009 at 09:55 EDT by Mike Harradence
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David Seeholzer, senior development director for Command and Conquer 3: Red Alert Ultimate Edition, has dished the dirt on what fans can expect from the upcoming PlayStation 3 port of the popular RTS sequel.
"Fortunately the power of the PS3 and the Blu-ray medium has afforded us some extra luxuries that weren't available to us previously," Seeholzer wrote on the official PlayStation Blog.
One of the most obvious luxuries, unsurprisingly, is the quality of the visuals of which Seeholzer notes is particularly event in the game’s water effects: "The most noticeable difference you'll see in the Ultimate Edition on PS3 is an increase the visual quality of the game so that it truly stands up to HD Blu-ray definition. A perfect example of this is what you will see in the game's water. One of the huge new features you'll see in Red Alert 3 is an increase in naval warfare and amphibious units.”
“Most strategy games in the past have never paid much attention to navy but we're bringing it to the center. As such, we paid close attention to detail with it and ensured that we maximized its visual aspects, without penalizing game performance even under the most intense of battles,” he explained.
Furthermore, Sony’s Blu-ray format has facilitated additional content and exclusive features, such as new skirmish maps and extra video content, while additional development time has allowed the team to fine tune the game’s missions specifically for PS3.
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 Ultimate Edition is due out in March.
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HalfOfZero |
HalfOfZero- 10:10am GMT - February 4th, 2009
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Hmmm.. This games out at the same time as Resident Evil 5, no? Might be a tough choice!! :O
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bilbo_bobbins |
bilbo_bobbins- 11:01am GMT - February 4th, 2009
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will still be playing Killzone 2. These games are for PC's not consoles.
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DeadOnArrival06 |
DeadOnArrival06- 11:17am GMT - February 4th, 2009
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I never really tried RTS games, maybe I'll rent this to see how it is.
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lordAlucard |
Sympozium_666- 2:05pm GMT - February 4th, 2009
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RTS isn't bad for consoles and it works with Red Alert 3 It's a must buy
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dylantalon
- 2:27pm GMT - February 4th, 2009
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i love to hear about games that utilizes the strength of the ps3. i'm not a fan of rts but i will pick this up.ohh yeah, i will be on killzone 2 ALOT.
xbl/psn-dylantalon
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HARDCOREPS3
- 2:44pm GMT - February 4th, 2009
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xbox 360 sucks! They give the best game on PS3! whoo! Blu-ray delievered it!
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robby_diesel |
robstadamobsta- 3:57pm GMT - February 4th, 2009
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played demo for pc and is a prettty good rts
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Anim3Fr33K |
Anim3Fr33K- 5:45pm GMT - February 4th, 2009
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Hmm some customized PS3 love for RA3 .... i will actualy consider getting this now, as its not just some hackjob port.
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chomperbull
- 7:07pm GMT - February 4th, 2009
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shure there going to say its an upgrade from the 360 version there trying to make money the truth is it'll just be another cr@ppy port
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bracomadar |
bracomadar- 11:57pm GMT - February 4th, 2009
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I love CC games. Can't wait for this. Even though they do play better using a keyboard and mouse, if done right, it won't be too bad to use a controller for them.
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