Every unit has secondary functions. The allied tank for instance
is able to concentrate radar beams to be used as a scouting
unit
-Altough not visible on the screens, there’s going to be massive
damaging in RA3, with weapons carving colossal craters into the
ground
-Most structures are placeable on water for extra
cost
-Ships can only “land”/leave shore on sand, so its crucial to
defend these areas
-The article writer claims that the impressive graphics don’t shine
through the screens. In his opinion, graphics are much better
compared to CnC3, he’s especially flabbergasted by the
animations
-The Russians have a submarine called “ Akula” which isn’t simply
deadly against ships, but is able to train divers as well
-The Bullfrog transport ship doesn’t have to set shore, its
able to “shoot” out the units it’s carrying
-The Japanese Seawing bomber is able to transform into a
submarine simply by falling into the water
-Sea battles will be crucial in this game
-The Japanese enroll a water-affin tank called “Tsunami” which is
both heavily armoured and powerful, and slower on land than in
water
-The campaign can be co-operatively played with a friend from start
to finish. If theres no one to play it with, you can choose between
an array of AI allies to fight the war
-SC2s lead designer worked on RA3 before he went to Blizzard
-Gameplay will be much slower, an aspect, along with the beta, that
the team concluded from TW. The writer confirms this
slowdown.
-Enemy soldiers freeze upon Allied dogs’
barking
-The Mobile V4 is able to swim as well, but its main draw points is
the precise and area- effective attack.
- The Russians’ submarine, the Stingray Nasad, sports
tesla-launchers, and is a rather small, but fast unit
-The writer praises the smooth animations, explosion effects and
water in general again and again, its crazy!
--Live-action FMVs are back mixed with CGI and outdoor scenes
-The writer holds that RA3 wont be as good as SC2, but damn close,
and even better than RA2
-No Yuri
-Atmosphere is top notch
- Expansion pack is already planned