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{{Infobox video game series
| title     = Command & Conquer
| image     = Command conquer game logo.png
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| genre     = [[Real-time strategy]] (1995–2020)<br />[[First-person shooter]] (2002)
| developer = [[Westwood Studios]] (1995–2003)<br />[[EA Los Angeles]] (2003–2010)<br />[[Victory Games (EA)|Victory Games]] (2011–2013)<br />[[EA Phenomic]] (2011–2013)<br />EA Redwood Studios (2018–present)<ref>[https://www.ea.com/news/command-and-conquer-rivals "Command and Conquer: Rivals."]  ''EA.com''.  Retrieved December 18, 2019.</ref>
| publisher = [[Virgin Interactive Entertainment]]<br />[[Electronic Arts]]<br />[[Sega]]<br />[[Nintendo]]
| first release version  = ''[[Command & Conquer (1995 video game)|Command & Conquer]]''
| first release date     = September 1995
| latest release version = ''[[Command & Conquer Remastered Collection]]''
| latest release date    = June 5, 2020
| platforms = [[Apple Mac]], [[Nintendo 64]], [[PlayStation]], [[IBM PC compatible|PC]] ([[MS-DOS]], [[Windows]]), [[Sega Saturn]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.psp.ign.com/objects/737/737755.html|title=Command & Conquer (PSP)|publisher=IGN|access-date=March 16, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205164631/http://uk.psp.ign.com/objects/737/737755.html|archive-date=February 5, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Xbox 360]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]]
}}

'''''Command & Conquer''''' ('''''C&C''''') is a [[real-time strategy]] (RTS) [[video game]] [[media franchise|franchise]] created and originally developed by [[Westwood Studios]] and currently owned by [[Electronic Arts]]. The first game was one of the earliest of the RTS genre, itself based on Westwood Studios' influential strategy game ''[[Dune II]]'' and introducing trademarks followed in the rest of the series. This includes [[full-motion video]] [[cutscene]]s with an [[ensemble cast]] to progress the story, as opposed to digitally in-game [[Real-time computer graphics|rendered]] cutscenes. Westwood Studios was purchased by Electronic Arts in 1998 and closed down in 2003. The studio and some of its members were absorbed into [[EA Los Angeles]], which continued development on the series.

==History==
After [[Westwood Studios]] developed the critically acclaimed ''[[Dune II]]'', ''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' reported in 1993 that the company would not use the ''Dune'' license for Westwood's next strategy game "mostly because the programmers are tired of sand". The magazine stated that it would have "new terrain and enemies", and that "the design team is serious about doing a multi-player version".<ref name="cgw199311">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=112 | title=Vampires, Video Games, Virtual Reality | magazine=Computer Gaming World | date=November 1993 | access-date=March 28, 2016 | pages=120–121}}</ref>

''[[Command & Conquer (1995 video game)|Command & Conquer]]'' was released worldwide by Westwood in 1995. The plot is set sometime in the near future where the Earth becomes contaminated by a mysterious substance known as Tiberium. A global war ensues between the [[UN]]-formed Global Defense Initiative to contain it and the cult quasi-state revolutionary Brotherhood of Nod, led by the enigmatic Kane, which seeks to harness it. Highly successful, it was followed by ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert]]'' in 1996 which is set in an alternate universe where the Soviet Union wages war with the Allies. Developed as the [[prequel]] to the original, the ''Red Alert'' series eventually became a separate, lighthearted and comic series, while the original game and its sequels became known as the "Tiberium" series, retaining its [[science fiction]] and serious tone. The first game is sometimes referred to as ''Tiberian Dawn'' as a result.

The original game was followed by ''[[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun]]'' in 1999 and its expansion pack ''[[Tiberian Sun: Firestorm|Firestorm]]''. In 2002, [[Westwood Studios]] released ''[[Command & Conquer: Renegade]]'', a [[first-person shooter]]. ''Renegade'' was praised for its online features. A spin-off game in 2003, ''[[Command & Conquer: Generals]]'', set in a more realistic near-future and featuring the [[United States]], [[China]] and the Global Liberation Army was followed by an expansion pack, ''[[Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour|Zero Hour]]''. ''[[Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars]]'' was released in 2007 and followed by the expansion pack ''[[Kane's Wrath]]''. ''[[Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight]]'', released in 2010 as the conclusion to the ''Tiberium'' saga, received mixed reviews because of its deviation from traditional gameplay and story. The ''Red Alert'' series was continued by the 2000 title ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2]]'', its expansion, ''[[Yuri's Revenge]]'' and ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3]]'' in 2008, which introduced a third faction, the Empire of the Rising Sun, which resembles Japan with futuristic robotic technology.

The series is primarily developed for [[personal computer]]s running [[Microsoft Windows]], although some titles have been [[ported]] to various [[video game console]]s and [[Apple Mac]]. Other games for platforms such as iOS and web-based have also been developed. As of July 2010, the ''Command & Conquer'' franchise consists of eleven games and eight expansion packs. The first three games of the series have been released as [[freeware]] to promote the successors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.commandandconquer.com/classic |title=Command & Conquer Classics |access-date=April 27, 2010 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214144634/http://www.commandandconquer.com/classic |archive-date=February 14, 2010 }}</ref> A free-to-play game, entitled ''[[Command & Conquer (2013 video game)|Command & Conquer]]'', was in development with the studio [[Victory Games (EA)|Victory Games]]. It was set to be the next game in the series and was expected to be released in 2013. However, after a short alpha period the game was cancelled, and Victory Games disbanded by EA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commandandconquer.com/en/news/1380/a-new-future-for-command-conquer|title=Command and Conquer|date=February 6, 2017 |publisher=commandandconquer.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/29/5043244/ea-cancels-free-to-play-command-and-conquer|title=EA cancels Command & Conquer, closes development studio|first=Michael|last=McWhertor|date=October 29, 2013|publisher=polygon.com}}</ref> The ''Command & Conquer'' series has been a commercial success with over 30 million ''Command & Conquer'' games sold as of 2009.

==Gameplay==
The ''Command & Conquer'' titles are [[real-time strategy]] games, with the exception of the [[first-person shooter]] ''[[Command & Conquer: Renegade]]''. A staple of the series is the parallel campaigns of various different factions to one central storyline. Games in the series also offered [[multiplayer]] game options, via [[LAN]] and [[modem]] connection. All games in the series have also offered online play, as well as "skirmish" matches in which players can face AI enemies.

All ''Command & Conquer'' real-time strategy games except ''Command & Conquer: Generals'' and its expansions have featured the "side bar" for navigation and control as opposed to many other similar games where the control bar is located on the bottom of the screen.

''Command & Conquer'' gameplay typically requires the player to construct a base and acquire resources, in order to fund the ongoing production of various types of forces with which to assault and conquer the opponent's base. All available structures of the faction chosen by the player are constructed on-site at so-called "construction yard" - which typically begin as large-sized vehicles capable of deploying themselves into the aforementioned construction yards, called MCVs or Mobile Construction Vehicle. When a construction yard has finished building a new structure, the player can select a spot near to a preexisting structure in order to place it, where the [[prefabricated]] building will rapidly unfold in a distinctive manner.

In all games in the series except ''Command & Conquer: Generals'' and its expansion ''Zero Hour'', funds are acquired by specialised "harvester" units which bring their cargo (Tiberium for the ''Tiberian'' series of games or ore or the more valuable gems for the ''Red Alert'' series) to a "refinery" structure. This in turn will convert the raw material into usable resources, expressed as credits. The raw materials themselves, in games released before ''Red Alert 2'' as well as ''Command & Conquer 3'' require storage space in the form of refineries and, in the case of excess, "storage silo" structures.  In ''Generals'' and ''Zero Hour'', funds are collected by two methods: collection of supplies by specialised units and converted to money in "supply centers" or directly produced by specialised units, buildings, or tech buildings at a set interval of time.

All factions have structures and units with similar functions at their disposal. However, they are adjusted to fit each faction's theme and have somewhat varying properties. Units can be classified into infantry, vehicles, and aircraft, each with their own subdivisions (note: in the ''Red Alert'' series there is also naval craft available). Unit effectiveness against opponents follows the [[rock-paper-scissors]] ([[intransitivity]]) principle found in most [[real-time strategy]] games, and units' attack characteristics can vary according to faction.

Virtually every type of structure in the series acts as a [[tech tree]] node, and additional units, structures and faction-specific abilities will become available as new structures are built and placed. Access to advanced units and abilities may be temporarily blocked if the required structures are destroyed or if they are not being provided with adequate power by the supporting "power plant" structures.

===Multiplayer===
Each ''Command & Conquer'' game has included the ability to play multiplayer games against other players. Each box of ''Command & Conquer'' contained two CD copies of the game, making [[multiplayer|multiplayer gaming]] possible with a single purchase of the game. Westwood Studios advertised this on the packaging with the slogan "A second copy, so you and your friend can destroy each other." This resulted in ''Command & Conquer'' becoming the first RTS game title to feature competitive online play,<ref name="C&CRTSInfluence" /> and this is considered the most pertinent outside factor in the success of ''Command & Conquer''.<ref name="ccorigins" /> All games in the series up to ''Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2'' featured two CDs that could be used for this reason. Later games did not.

''Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3'' was noted for being the first RTS game to enable the campaigns to be played cooperatively online; others had only supported single player campaigns. However, it was only possible to connect to other computers through EA's servers and not with [[LAN]] play.

Games produced by Westwood use the proprietary Westwood Online system to facilitate multiplayer games over the Internet; ''Renegade'' also supported [[GameSpy]]. Games under EA's development continued to use GameSpy, but dropped support for Westwood Online in favor of using EA's own servers. The GameSpy master servers have shut down in 2013,<ref>Dan Stapleton [http://au.pc.gamespy.com/articles/122/1227460p1.html Goodbye, And Thank You From The GameSpy Team] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222133146/http://au.pc.gamespy.com/articles/122/1227460p1.html |date=February 22, 2013 }} February 21, 2013</ref> but some game titles can be played via [[Gameranger]].

==Games==
===''Tiberian'' series===
''[[Command & Conquer (1995 video game)|Command & Conquer]]'', released on September 26, 1995,<ref name="CnCDOSReleaseDate">{{cite web|url=https://cnc-comm.com/news/a-tale-of-a-release-date|title=The tale of a release date|date=January 29, 2018|access-date=January 31, 2018|publisher=C&C Communications Center}}</ref> is the first game in the series, which takes place sometime between 2017 and 2020, according to the ''[[Command & Conquer: Renegade]]'' manual. It is considered the title which originally defined and popularized the real-time strategy genre.<ref name="C&CRTSInfluence">{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=49038|title=Games that changed the world: Command & Conquer|last=Mallinson|first=Paul|access-date=December 22, 2006|publisher=CVG magazine|date=May 31, 2002}}</ref><ref name="ccorigins">{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=183584&skip=yes|title=Command & Conquer - Origins|access-date=May 29, 2008|publisher=Computerandvideogames staff|last=Porter|first=Will}}</ref><ref name="MetacriticScore">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquer?q=Command%20&%20Conquer|title=Command & Conquer|access-date=April 25, 2007|publisher=Metracritic|archive-date=September 29, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929150826/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquer?q=Command%20&%20Conquer|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="StateofRTS">{{cite web|url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/700/700747p1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060409154749/http://pc.ign.com/articles/700/700747p1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 9, 2006|title=The State of the RTS|access-date=May 22, 2008|date=April 7, 2006|last=Adams|first=Dan|publisher=IGN}}</ref><ref name="HistoryofRTS">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/real_time/p3_02.html|title=A History of Real-Time Strategy Games|access-date=May 22, 2008|last=Geryk|first=Bruce|publisher=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref><ref name="RTSPrimerArticle">{{cite web|url=http://archive.gamespy.com/articles/february02/strategy02/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626061050/http://archive.gamespy.com/articles/february02/strategy02/|archive-date=June 26, 2008|title=Strategy Gaming: Part II|access-date=May 22, 2008|last=Walker|first=Mark H|publisher=GameSpy}}</ref> ''Command & Conquer'' introduced the warring factions of the Global Defense Initiative (GDI) and the Brotherhood of Nod. ''Command & Conquer'' was well received and was widely praised by critics: "''Command & Conquer'' is one of the finest, most brilliantly-designed computer games I have ever seen", said ''[[GameSpot]]'' reviewer Chris Hudak.<ref name="GameSpotReviewC&Cone">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/command-and-conquer/reviews/command-and-conquer-review-2538453/|title=Command & Conquer Review|last=Hudak|first=Chris|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|date=May 1, 1996|access-date=August 26, 2012}}</ref> ''Command & Conquer'' has attained 94% as an aggregate score from [[Metacritic]]<ref name=CNC1MC/> with the less well received ''Covert Operations'' expansion pack obtaining an aggregate score of 72% after its 1996 release.<ref name=CNC1GR/>

''[[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun]]'', released on August 27, 1999, takes place in the year 2030. While the original ''Command & Conquer''{{'}}s plot was centered around an allegorical world politics setting, ''Tiberian Sun'' shifted this to a more [[science fiction]]-like setting against the apocalyptic background of Tiberium beginning to assimilate vast portions of the Earth's ecosystems. In 1998, [[Westwood Studios]], the developers of ''Tiberian Sun'', was acquired by [[Electronic Arts]]. However, EA had no direct part in the development of the title. Compared to its predecessor, ''Tiberian Sun'' relies heavily on science fiction technologies and introduces a new isometric game engine featuring varying level terrain to give the impression of a true [[3D computer graphics|3D]] environment.

The [[full motion video]] is also scripted differently; while the cutscenes of ''Command & Conquer'' and ''Red Alert'' were filmed from a first-person perspective, ''Tiberian Sun'' used traditional cinematic shots for its FMVs featuring actors such as [[James Earl Jones]] and [[Michael Biehn]].

''[[Command & Conquer: Renegade]]'', released February 26, 2002, takes place in the final days of the events of ''Command & Conquer'' and was the last ''Command & Conquer'' game to be created by Westwood Studios before their liquidation in 2003. Unlike any other games in the series, ''Renegade'' is a [[first-person shooter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pc.ign.com/objects/013/013180.html|title=Command & Conquer: Renegade|publisher=IGN|access-date=November 24, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808034158/http://pc.ign.com/objects/013/013180.html|archive-date=August 8, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Although receiving average reviews, with an aggregate score of 75% on both [[GameRankings]] and Metacritic, ''Renegade'' was praised for its online features. [[GameSpy]] awarded ''Renegade'' its 2002 "Wish it had been better" award, condemning the single player but saying that "''C&C: Renegade''{{'}}s multiplayer was innovative and fun".<ref name=gamespy>{{cite web|url=http://archive.gamespy.com/goty2002/pc/index16.shtml|title=GameSpy's Game of the year awards 2002|year=2002|publisher=GameSpy|access-date=August 8, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412122151/http://archive.gamespy.com/goty2002/pc/index16.shtml|archive-date=April 12, 2009}}</ref> Online play was praised for encouraging teamwork and coordinated assaults, unlike other contemporary first-person shooters.<ref name=GameOverOnline>{{cite web|url=http://www.game-over.net/reviews.php?id=712&page=reviews|title=Game Over Online Magazine - Command & Conquer: Renegade|date=April 9, 2002|publisher=Game Over Online Magazine|access-date=August 12, 2009}}</ref>

''[[Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars]]'', released March 29, 2007, was a return to the real-time strategy roots of the ''Command & Conquer'' series. As a direct sequel to ''Tiberian Sun'', ''Tiberium Wars'' is set in 2047 and features the introduction of a third faction, the Scrin. The sequel attained an aggregate score of 85% from both GameRankings and Metacritic. ''[[PC Gamer]]'' U.S. gave the game its "Editor's Choice" rating at 90%, stating that "one of the greatest RTS franchises of all time returns to glory", while ''PC Gamer UK'' gave it a more reserved rating of 82%, stating that it was "a welcome, but limited, return".

Shortly after the release of ''Tiberium Wars'', the expansion pack ''[[Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath]]'' was announced. Released on March 24, 2008, ''Kane's Wrath'' limited the player to only the Brotherhood of Nod in the campaign mode, though the original factions and six new sub-factions are available for the new strategic mode and skirmish mode and it takes place in 2052. Reception was mainly positive with the expansion attaining an aggregate score of 77%.

''[[Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight]]'', released on March 16, 2010, saw a big change in gameplay from the previous ''Command & Conquer'' by removing the resource gathering and base building elements in previous games as well as the removal of the third faction, the Scrin. It is a direct sequel to ''Kane's Wrath'' (however not directly following on from its storyline), and is set in 2062, a time when Tiberium has advanced to its next evolutionary stage, and is rapidly spreading across Earth, making it soon to be uninhabitable.

''[[Renegade X]]'', is a [[Freeware|free]], [[fan-made]] [[video game remake|remake]] of ''[[Command & Conquer: Renegade]]''. The developers received approval from EA to release their game,<ref name="RPS_Renegade-X">{{cite web|url=http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/02/28/renegade-x-thoughts/|title=Repair Facility: Three Hours With Renegade-X|last=Smith|first=Graham|publisher=[[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]]|date=February 28, 2014|access-date=April 4, 2014}}</ref> and it entered [[open beta]] on February 26, 2014. ''Renegade X'' includes a short single-player campaign called Black Dawn.

''[[Command & Conquer Remastered Collection]]''. EA announced in November 2018 its plans to remaster ''Command & Conquer'', including expansions and ''Red Alert'', for modern computer systems through [[Petroglyph Games]]. It was released on June 5, 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/14/18095301/command-conquer-remastered-red-alert-ea-petroglyph | title = Command & Conquer 4K remaster coming | first=  Michael | last =McWhertor | date = November 14, 2018 | access-date = November 14, 2018 | work = [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] }}</ref> ''The Remastered Collection'' received a score of 82/100 on Metacritic, with 48 positive, ten mixed and zero negative reviews, indicating a "generally favorable" reception.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.metacritic.com/game/command-and-conquer-remastered-collection/critic-reviews/?platform=pc | title = Command & Conquer Remastered Collection Reviews | work = [[Metacritic]] | access-date = September 25, 2020 }}</ref> Along with the release, EA also released the source code for the remastered versions of the base game and ''Red Alert''  to allow players to build improved mods for the games.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.pcgamesn.com/command-and-conquer-remastered/mods-source-code | title = EA is releasing the Command & Conquer source code so you can have better mods | first = Dustin | last = Bailey | date = May 20, 2020 | access-date = May 20, 2020 | work = [[PCGamesN]] }}</ref>

===''Red Alert'' series===
''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert]]'', released on November 22, 1996,<ref name="rareleasedate">{{cite web|url=http://www.westwood.com/infodir/news/prraretail.html |title=Software Retailers on full alert as Westwood Studios' Red Alert Ships (Archive.org) |access-date=November 1, 2016 |publisher=Westwood Studios |date=November 22, 1996 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970605014303/http://www.westwood.com/infodir/news/prraretail.html |archive-date=June 5, 1997 }}</ref> is set in an alternate universe 1950s and was originally made to be the [[prequel]] to ''Command & Conquer''<ref name="RATibconnection">{{cite web|url=ftp://ftp.westwood.com/pub/redalert/info/RAFAQ19.TXT|title=Westwood Studios Official Command & Conquer: Red Alert FAQ List|access-date=April 23, 2007|publisher=Westwood Studios|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314152541/ftp://ftp.westwood.com/pub/redalert/info/RAFAQ19.TXT|archive-date=2017-03-14|url-status=dead|date=October 24, 1997}}</ref> establishing ''Red Alert'' as the [[prologue]] of the entire ''Tiberium'' series of games. [[Louis Castle]] has said that connecting ''Red Alert'' with the ''Tiberium'' series was a "failed experiment".{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} ''Red Alert'' introduces the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] and the [[Soviets]] as rival factions roughly analogous to [[NATO]] and the [[Warsaw Pact]] of the [[Cold War]]. The game was received well by critics and has the highest average score of any ''Command & Conquer'' game with an average of over 90% from [[GameRankings]] and [[Metacritic]], unlike the title's two expansion packs, ''Red Alert: Counterstrike'' and ''Red Alert: The Aftermath'' of which both received below average reviews for the series with 63% and 70% average scores respectively. Both expansions gave the game more missions and more units. For PlayStation only, there was also a separate release to the original called ''Red Alert: Retaliation'' which included all the maps, missions and units of ''Red Alert: Counterstrike'' and ''Red Alert: The Aftermath'', as well as some newly filmed cut-scenes only available with ''Red Alert: Retaliation''. Before being re-released as [[freeware]] on August 31, 2008, by [[Electronic Arts]] ''Command & Conquer: Red Alert'' had sold over three million copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://planetcnc.gamespy.com/redalert2/|title=GameSpy Red Alert 2|publisher=[[GameSpy]]|access-date=August 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221144352/http://planetcnc.gamespy.com/redalert2/|archive-date=December 21, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2]]'' was released on October 23, 2000. It featured a Soviet invasion of North America with tanks, conscripts, large [[airship]]s, and psychically dominated anti-ship [[giant squid]]. Since that game lacked reference to the ''Tiberian'' series, the connection established in the first ''Red Alert'' game became unclear. However, it has been implied by the original creators of the series, now working at [[Petroglyph Games]], that ''Red Alert 2'' takes place in a parallel universe that came about as a result of time travel experiments taking place some time into the ''Tiberian'' series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.petroglyphgames.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1455&st=0&p=20748&#entry20748|title=C&C Timeline (ii)|date=December 18, 2006|access-date=August 23, 2007|last=Isgreen|first=Adam|publisher=[[Petroglyph Games]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927220639/http://www.petroglyphgames.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1455&st=0&p=20748&#entry20748|archive-date=September 27, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Red Alert 2'' was received fairly positively with an aggregate score of 86% from GameRankings.

An expansion pack to ''Red Alert 2'', ''[[Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge]]'' was released on October 10, 2001. In ''Yuri's Revenge'', an ex-Soviet figure named Yuri, tries to conquer the world using psychic technology and his own private army. The expansion pack received mostly positive reviews. [[GameRankings]] reports an average score of 85% based on 31 reviews,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/476890.asp|title=Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge for PC<!-- Bot generated title -->|publisher=[[GameRankings]]}}</ref> making ''Yuri's Revenge'' the best received expansion pack in the ''Command & Conquer'' series.

''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3]]'', released on October 28, 2008, followed up on the story of ''Red Alert 2'' and continued the series' more "light-hearted" take on ''Command & Conquer''. It introduced many new comical units and the Empire of the Rising Sun faction, an [[anime]] inspired version of the [[Empire of Japan]]. Executive producer Chris Corry stated in a pre-release interview that ''Red Alert 3'' will further differentiate the playable factions from each other and "[play] up the silliness in their faction design whenever possible".<ref>Fordham, A: "[[PC PowerPlay]] #150", page 31. Next Publishing, 2008.</ref> This approach was seen as popular with ''Red Alert 3'' obtaining an aggregate score of 82% from Metacritic. A stand-alone expansion to ''Red Alert 3'', ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Uprising]]'' was released on March 12, 2009, to fairly poor reviews for the series with an average score of 64% from Metacritic. Another downloadable standalone game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 was released known as ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Commander's Challenge]]'' which contained the Commander's Challenge mode of Uprising for consoles.

''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert (iOS)|Command & Conquer: Red Alert]]'' was released on October 16, 2009, for [[iOS]] which was a continuation of the story of ''Red Alert 2'' and takes place before ''Red Alert 3''. It contained two factions, the Allies and Soviet Union with a third faction, the Empire of the Rising Sun, to be added in its expansion pack. This version of the game is not available in some regions (e.g. the UK).

The Chinese developer [[Tencent]] made a new [[iOS]] version of ''Red Alert'', with a highly mixed reception from fans online.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/red-alert-online-announced-for-mobile/|title='Red Alert Online' is coming to mobile devices, and people are not happy|date=April 23, 2018|work=Digital Trends|access-date=April 28, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

===''Generals'' series===
''[[Command & Conquer: Generals]]'', released on February 10, 2003, has a plotline which is unrelated to the other games of the ''Command & Conquer'' series. ''Generals'' is set in the near future and features the [[United States]], [[China]] and the fictional terrorist organization, the Global Liberation Army. ''Generals'' uses an engine dubbed [[SAGE (game engine)|SAGE]] (or '''S'''trategy '''A'''ction '''G'''ame '''E'''ngine) and is the first fully three-dimensional ''Command & Conquer'' real-time strategy game. After its release, ''Generals'' received mostly positive reviews. Based on 34 reviews, [[Metacritic]] gives it a score of 84/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquergenerals|title=Command & Conquer: Generals for PC Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More<!-- Bot generated title -->|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 9, 2009|archive-date=February 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209070811/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquergenerals|url-status=dead}}</ref> which includes a score of 9.3/10 from IGN.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/385/385453p1.html|title=Command & Conquer Generals - PC Review<!-- Bot generated title -->|date=February 7, 2003 |publisher=IGN}}</ref> ''Generals'' has also received the [[E3]] 2002 [[Game Critics Awards]] Best Strategy Game award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/2002winners.html|title=2002 Game Critics Awards|publisher=GameCriticsAwards.com|access-date=August 15, 2009}}</ref> One review noted that ''Generals'' was the first ''Command & Conquer'' real-time strategy game that did not include full-motion video cutscenes to tell the story and that it departed from the unique interface and base-building mechanics that had characterized all of the previous ''Command & Conquer'' RTS titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armchairempire.com/Reviews/PC%20Games/command-conquer-generals.htm|title=The Armchair Empire - PC Reviews: Command & Conquer - Generals Score: 7.9 / 10|publisher=Omni|date=June 8, 2003|access-date=February 22, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030617153310/http://www.armchairempire.com/Reviews/PC%20Games/command-conquer-generals.htm|archive-date=June 17, 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref>

An expansion for ''Generals'', ''[[Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour]]'', was released on September 22, 2003, to further the ''Generals'' storyline. ''Zero Hour'' added nine new armies to the game, over a dozen new campaign missions, and a gameplay mode known as Generals Challenge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ea.com/uk/command-and-conquer-generals-zero-hour|title=Command and Conquer Generals: Zero Hour - EA Games|publisher=ea.com}}</ref> Unlike ''Generals'', ''Zero Hour'' featured the return of full motion videos to the series. ''Zero Hour'' obtained much the same reception as ''Generals'', with an aggregate score of 85% and 84% from GameRankings and Metacritic respectively.

After EA Los Angeles started up their new internal group Danger Close and switched its focus to the ''[[Medal of Honor (video game series)|Medal of Honor]]'' series, EA launched a new studio named [[Victory Games (EA)|Victory Games]] to continue the ''Command & Conquer'' franchise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commandandconquer.com/en/blogs/blog/71 |title=EA Starts New Strategy Studio: Victory Games |format=Interview |date=February 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312234857/http://www.commandandconquer.com/en/blogs/blog/71 |archive-date=March 12, 2013 }}</ref> On December 10, 2011, Electronic Arts posted that the next game in the series would be ''[[Command & Conquer: Generals 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.generals2.com/|title=Generals 2 Website|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210025445/http://www.generals2.com/|archive-date=December 10, 2011}}</ref> Three days later, a new browser-based, free-to-play MMO ''Command & Conquer'' game was also under development, under the name ''[[Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ea.com/games/command-and-conquer/command-and-conquer-tiberium-alliances|title=Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances - Official EA Site|first=Electronic|last=Arts|date=February 7, 2017|website=Electronic Arts Inc.}}</ref> On December 15, ''Tiberium Alliances'' began a closed beta.<ref name="CCTABETA">{{cite web | url=http://alliances.commandandconquer.com/news/list |title=Command & Conquer Alliances - NEWS |access-date=December 19, 2011 |publisher=Electronic Arts |date=December 15, 2011 }}</ref>

In August 2012, ''Generals 2'' was repurposed as a [[free-to-play]] game known as simply ''[[Command & Conquer (2013 video game)|Command & Conquer]]''.<ref name="C&CF2P">{{cite web|last=Sinclair|first=Brendan|date=August 15, 2012|title=Next Command & Conquer goes free-to-play|url=http://www.gamespot.com/events/gamescom-2012/story.html?sid=6391569|access-date=August 18, 2012|website=|publisher=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref> The new game would have been based around the ''Generals'' franchise. However, following feedback from players who were able to play the alpha trial, the game was cancelled in October 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=EA Cancels C&C game and shutsdown studio|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-cancels-free-to-play-command-conquer-game-closes-studio/1100-6415840/|access-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref> EA has said that the franchise will continue, but has given no other information at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.incgamers.com/2013/11/command-conquer-development-to-resume-under-new-studio|title=Command & Conquer development to resume under new studio - PC Invasion|date=November 17, 2013|publisher=incgamers.com|access-date=April 6, 2014|archive-date=March 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310095314/http://www.incgamers.com/2013/11/command-conquer-development-to-resume-under-new-studio|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cancelled ''Command & Conquer'' to continue development at new studio: Free-to-play ''Command & Conquer'' brought back from the dead|url=http://www.videogamer.com/pc/command_conquer_generals_2/news/cancelled_command_and_conquer_to_continue_development_at_new_studio.html|work=VideoGamer|publisher=Pro-G Media Ltd.|first=David|last=Scammell|date=November 19, 2013|access-date=January 26, 2014}}</ref>

===Later releases===
In October 2012, EA released ''Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection'' on [[Origin (service)|Origin]];<ref name=polygonoct>{{Cite web |last=Sarkar |first=Samit|date=October 2, 2012 |title=Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection puts the entire series in one package |url=https://www.polygon.com/2012/10/2/3445770/command-and-conquer-the-ultimate-collection |access-date=December 1, 2024 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|language=en}}</ref> it includes every game in the series except ''[[Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor]]''.<ref name=pcg>{{Cite web |last=Chalk |first=Andy|date=March 7, 2024|title=Now we know why those four Command and Conquer games got a price slash: EA just dropped a bundle of old-time classics on Steam, including virtually every C&C game ever made|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/now-we-know-why-those-four-command-and-conquer-games-got-a-price-slash-ea-just-dropped-a-bundle-of-old-time-classics-on-steam-including-virtually-candc-game-ever-made/|access-date=December 1, 2024 |website=[[PC Gamer]]|language=en}}</ref>

EA revealed ''[[Command & Conquer: Rivals]]''{{when|date=August 2025}}, which was under development by the newly formed EA Redwood Studios and released for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]] mobile devices in December 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ea.com/news/command-and-conquer-rivals|title=Command & Conquer: Rivals|date=June 9, 2018 }}</ref>

[[Petroglyph Games]] released  [[Command & Conquer Remastered Collection|remastered versions of ''Red Alert'' and ''Command and Conquer'']] in June 2020, where both games have been updated with features that improve gameplay for players while also including all expansions initially released for the games.<ref>{{cite web|first=Steve|last=Watts|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/command-conquer-remastered-collection-now-availabl/1100-6478098/|title=Command & Conquer Remastered Collection Now Available|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=December 1, 2024|date=June 5, 2020}}</ref> EA also released the source code for the remastered versions of ''Tiberian Dawn'' and ''Red Alert''.<ref name=vergefeb28>{{Cite web|last=Preston |first=Dominic |title=EA open-sources four more Command & Conquer games |url=https://www.theverge.com/news/621397/command-conquer-open-source-ea-red-alert-renegade-generals |access-date=February 28, 2025|website=[[The Verge]] |date=February 28, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

In March 2024, EA released ''Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection'' on Steam, with newly added level editors in accordance to fan demand.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=David|date=March 8, 2024|title=Command & Conquer Ultimate Collection Just Got A Huge 2024 Update|url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2024/03/command-conquer-ultimate-collection-hits-steam/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308005649/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2024/03/command-conquer-ultimate-collection-hits-steam/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2024|access-date=December 1, 2024 |website=[[Kotaku]]|language=en}}</ref>

In February 2025, EA made the original source code for Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Generals, Zero Hour and Renegade open-source.<ref name=vergefeb28/>

== Chronology ==
{{See also|List of canceled Command & Conquer games}}

;[[Westwood Studios]] (1995–2002)
* 1995 – ''[[Command & Conquer (1995 video game)|Command & Conquer]]'' 
** 1996 – ''[[Command & Conquer – The Covert Operations]]''
* 1996 – ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert]]''
** 1997 – ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert – Counterstrike]]''
** 1997 – ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert – The Aftermath]]''
** 1998 – ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert – Retaliation]]''
* 1997 – ''Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor''
* 1999 – ''[[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun]]''
** 2000 – ''[[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun – Firestorm]]''
* 2000 – ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2]]''
** 2001 – ''[[Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge]]''
* 2002 – ''[[Command & Conquer: Renegade]]''
;[[EA Los Angeles]] (2003–2010)
* 2003 – ''[[Command & Conquer: Generals]]''
** 2003 – ''[[Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour]]''
* 2007 – ''[[Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars]]''
** 2008 – ''[[Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath]]''
* 2008 – ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3]]''
** 2009 – ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Uprising]]''
* 2010 – ''[[Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight]]''
;[[EA Phenomic]] (2011)
* 2012 – ''[[Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances]]''
;EA Redwood Studios (2018–)
* 2018 – ''[[Command & Conquer: Rivals]]''
;[[Petroglyph Games]] (2020)
* 2020 – ''[[Command & Conquer Remastered Collection]]''

==Music==
{{Main|Music of the Command & Conquer series}}
Much of the music for the series was composed and produced by [[Westwood Studios]]' former sound director and [[video game music]] [[composer]] [[Frank Klepacki]] for the early games, with composition duties being taken on by several others following the liquidation of Westwood Studios in 2003. Klepacki returned to the series in 2008 to assist with the soundtrack for ''[[Red Alert 3]]''.

The music has been received positively by critics, although praise was higher with earlier entries.

The original score for ''Command & Conquer: Red Alert'' was composed by [[Frank Klepacki]] and was voted the best video game soundtrack of 1996 by ''[[PC Gamer]]'' and ''Gameslice'' magazines.<ref name="behindra">{{cite web|title=COMMENTARY: Behind the Red Alert Soundtrack|last=Klepacki|first=Frank|url=http://www.frankklepacki.com|work=frankklepacki.com|access-date=July 27, 2006}}</ref> Among his most famous songs from the series is the theme of ''Red Alert'', titled "Hell March", which accents the style of the game with adrenalized riffs of electric guitar, the sounds of marching feet, and synthesizers to a dramatic chant. Originally intended to be the theme for the Brotherhood of Nod faction in the ''Covert Operations'' expansion to the original 1995 ''Command & Conquer'' game,<ref>{{cite web|title=COMMENTARY: Behind the C&C Soundtrack|last=Klepacki|first=Frank|url=http://www.frankklepacki.com/|work=frankklepacki.com|access-date=July 27, 2006}}</ref> the track eventually ended up enlisting itself as a staple in the ''Red Alert'' series instead, and a second version of "Hell March" was specifically created for ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2]]''.

{{blockquote|After ''C&C'' came out we wasted no time kicking out ''Covert Ops''. I wrote some more ambient style themes they asked me for, and then I began tinkering with this heavy metal song that I was trying to gear towards Nod for the next big ''C&C'' game. Brett Sperry came in my office and said "You got anything I can hear for the new ''C&C''?" I played it for him. He said "What's the name of this one?" I said "Hell March". He said "That's the signature song for our next game".<ref name="facebook">{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=119522869602|title=Frank Klepacki: Behind the music of the first Command & Conquer|last=Klepacki|first=Frank|date=2009-07-27|publisher=FaceBook.com|access-date=2009-08-08}}</ref>|[[Frank Klepacki]]|''[[Composer|Senior Composer]]''}}

==Reception==
The ''Command & Conquer'' series have been a commercial success with over 30 million ''Command & Conquer'' games sold as of 2009.<ref name="EACnC4">{{cite press release | url=http://news.ea.com/portal/site/ea/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090709005352&newsLang=en | title=EA Los Angeles Announces the Development of Command & Conquer 4 | access-date=July 11, 2009 | date=July 9, 2009 | publisher=[[Electronic Arts]] | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710163345/http://news.ea.com/portal/site/ea/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090709005352&newsLang=en | archive-date=July 10, 2011 }}</ref> In 1997, ''[[Screen Digest]]'' said it was "probably the world's biggest PC CD-ROM entertainment franchise to date."<ref>{{cite book |title=Screen Digest |date=1997 |publisher=[[Screen Digest]] |page=132 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=51nvAAAAMAAJ |quote={{nbsp}}'Command & Conquer' property probably the world's biggest earning PC CD-ROM entertainment franchise to date.}}</ref> By 1999, it had sold more than 10 million copies.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stroh |first=Michael |date=19 November 1999 |title=Video-game firm hope to revise and conquer |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/cedar-rapids-gazette-nov-19-1999-p-26/ |work=Cedar Rapid Gazette |pages=26}}</ref>

Games in the series have nearly consistently scored highly on video game [[review aggregator]] websites [[GameRankings]] and [[Metacritic]], which collect data from numerous review websites. As noted in the table below, the highest rated game is ''Command & Conquer'' with a score of 94% from Metacritic. The highest rated game averaged over both sites is ''Command & Conquer: Red Alert'' with an average of just over 90%. As a series, ''Command & Conquer'' games have averaged approximately 80% when including expansion packs and approximately 84% without.

''Command & Conquer''{{'}}s long history resulted in Guinness World Records awarding the series six world records in the Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2008. These records include "Biggest Selling RTS Series", "Most Number of Platforms for an RTS", and "Longest Running Actor in Video Game Role" for [[Joe Kucan]], who has played the part of Kane, the villainous mastermind of the series, for 15 years.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Aggregate review scores<br /><small>''As of April 16, 2011.''</small>
!style="text-align:left"|Game
!Year
![[GameRankings]]
![[Metacritic]]
|-
|style="text-align:left"|''[[Command & Conquer (1995 video game)|Command & Conquer]]''
|1995
|84.33%<ref name=CNC1GR>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/196957-command-and-conquer/index.html |title=Command & Conquer|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=August 8, 2009}}</ref>
|94%<ref name=CNC1MC>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquer?q=Command%20&%20Conquer|title=Command & Conquer|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 8, 2009|archive-date=September 29, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929150826/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquer?q=Command%20&%20Conquer|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:left"|''[[Command & Conquer - The Covert Operations|The Covert Operations]]''
|1996
|72%<ref name=CNCCOGR>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/29434-command-and-conquer-the-covert-operations/index.html |title=Command & Conquer: The covert operations|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=August 8, 2009}}</ref>
| 86%<ref name=CNCCOMC>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/command-conquer-the-covert-operationsl |title=Command & Conquer: The covert operations|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=May 27, 2015}}{{dead link|date=October 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:left"|''Sole Survivor''
|1997
|62%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/196968-command-and-conquer-sole-survivor/index.html |title=Command & Conquer: sole survivor|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=August 8, 2009}}</ref>
| –
|-
|style="text-align:left"|''[[Command & Conquer 2: Tiberian Sun]]''
|1999
|80%<ref name=CNCTBGR>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/196969-command-and-conquer-tiberian-sun/index.html |title=Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=August 8, 2009 }}</ref>
|84%<ref name=CNCTBMC>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/command-and-conquer-tiberian-sun/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=May 27, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:left"|''[[Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun: Firestorm|Firestorm]]''
|2000
|73%<ref name=TSFGR>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/196970-command-and-conquer-tiberian-sun-firestorm/index.html |title=Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Firestorm|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=August 8, 2009}}</ref>
|85%<ref name=TSFMC>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/command-and-conquer-tiberian-sun-firestorm/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Firestorm|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=May 27, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:left"|''[[Command & Conquer: Renegade]]''
|2002
|75%<ref name=CNCRGR>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/913801-command-and-conquer-renegade/index.html |title=Command & Conquer: Renegade|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=August 8, 2009}}</ref>
|75%<ref name=CNCRMC>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquerrenegade|title=Command & Conquer: Renegade|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 8, 2009|archive-date=May 31, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531065338/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquerrenegade|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:left"|''[[Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars]]''
|2007
|85%<ref name=CNC3GR>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/932602-command-and-conquer-3-tiberium-wars/index.html |title=Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=August 8, 2009}}</ref>
|85%<ref name=CNC3MC>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquer3tiberiumwars|title=Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 8, 2009|archive-date=February 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209070800/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquer3tiberiumwars|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:left"|''[[Kane's Wrath]]''
|2008
|77%<ref name=CNCKWGR>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/942784-command-and-conquer-3-kanes-wrath/index.html |title=Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=August 8, 2009}}</ref>
|77%<ref name=CNCKWMC>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquer3kaneswrath|title=Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 8, 2009|archive-date=June 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616172051/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquer3kaneswrath|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:left"|''[[Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight]]''
|2010
|63%<ref name=CNCTTGR>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/961087-command-and-conquer-4-tiberian-twilight/index.html |title=Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=July 28, 2013}}</ref>
|64%<ref name="c&c4-rev-metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquer4|title=Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=March 27, 2010|archive-date=April 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415183953/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/command-conquer-4-tiberian-twilight|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:left"|''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert]]''
|1996
|91%<ref name=CNCRAGR>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/196962-command-and-conquer-red-alert/index.html |title=Command & Conquer: Red Alert|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=August 8, 2009 }}</ref>
|90%<ref name=CNCRAMC>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquerredalert|title=Command & Conquer: Red Alert|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 8, 2009|archive-date=June 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616172056/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquerredalert|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:left"|''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert#Expansion packs|Counterstrike]]''
|1997
|63%<ref name=CNCRACSGR>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/196963-command-and-conquer-red-alert-counterstrike/index.html |title=Command & Conquer: Red Alert Counterstrike|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=August 8, 2009 }}</ref>
|83%<ref name=CNCRACSMC>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/command-and-conquer-red-alert-counterstrike/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Command & Conquer: Red Alert Counterstrike|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=May 27, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:left"|''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert#Expansion packs|The Aftermath]]''
|1997
|70%<ref name=CNCRAAGR>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/196964-command-and-conquer-red-alert-the-aftermath/index.html |title=Command & Conquer: Red Alert The Aftermath|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=August 8, 2009 }}</ref>
|85%<ref name=CNCRAAMC>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/command-and-conquer-red-alert-the-aftermath/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Command & Conquer: Red Alert The Aftermath|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=May 27, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:left"|''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2]]''
|2000
|86%<ref name=CNCRA2GR>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/914165-command-and-conquer-red-alert-2/index.html |title=Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=August 8, 2009 }}</ref>
|84%<ref name=CNCRA2MC>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandconquerredalert2|title=Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 8, 2009|archive-date=February 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209072003/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandconquerredalert2|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:left"|''[[Yuri's Revenge]]''
|2001
|85%<ref name=CNCRA2YRGR>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/476890-command-and-conquer-red-alert-2-yuris-revenge/index.html |title=Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 Yuri's Revenge|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=August 8, 2009 }}</ref>
|86%<ref name=CNCRA2YRMC>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconqueryuris|title=Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 Yuri's Revenge|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 8, 2009|archive-date=February 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216182034/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconqueryuris|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:left"|''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3]]''
|2008
|81%<ref name=CNCRA3GR>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/944928-command-and-conquer-red-alert-3/index.html |title=Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=August 8, 2009 }}</ref>
|82%<ref name=CNCRA3MC>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquerredalert3|title=Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 8, 2009|archive-date=April 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415160308/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/command-conquer-red-alert-3|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:left"|''[[Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising|Uprising]]''
|2009
|65%<ref name=CNCRA3UGR>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/955727-command-and-conquer-red-alert-3-uprising/index.html |title=Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Uprising|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=August 8, 2009 }}</ref>
|64%<ref name=CNCRA3UMC>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquerredalert3uprising|title=Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Uprising|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 8, 2009|archive-date=June 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620002655/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquerredalert3uprising|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:left"|''[[Command & Conquer: Generals]]''
|2003
|85%<ref name=CNCGGR>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/556767-command-and-conquer-generals/index.html |title=Command & Conquer: Generals|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=August 8, 2009 }}</ref>
|84%<ref name=CNCGMC>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquergenerals|title=Command & Conquer: Generals|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 8, 2009|archive-date=February 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209070811/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquergenerals|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:left"|''[[Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour|Zero Hour]]''
|2003
|84%<ref name=CNCGZRGR>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/917865-command-and-conquer-generals-zero-hour/index.html |title=Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=August 8, 2009 }}</ref>
|83%<ref name=CNCGZMC>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquergeneralszerohour|title=Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 8, 2009|archive-date=March 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326202053/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquergeneralszerohour|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:left"|''[[Command & Conquer: Remastered Collection]]''
|2020
| -
|82%<ref name=CNCRCMC>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/command-and-conquer-remastered-collection/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Command & Conquer: Remastered Collection|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==Sources==
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* {{citation|last=Eastman|first=David|year=1995|title=Official Guide to Command & Conquer|format=Periodical|series=2|publisher=Brady Pub|place=Indianapolis, IN|url=http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=1&ti=1,1&Search%5FArg=command%20conquer%20guide&Search%5FCode=FT%2A&CNT=25&PID=23748&SEQ=20070121001247&SID=2|mode=cs1|postscript=.}}
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