Even now, I can't find a game in this setting, at this scale, which does this type of gameplay better than Red Dragon does. Being a massive fan of Cold War hardware, taking the time to understand all the systems at work has been extremely rewarding and led to a better realization of real-life tactics (although the game is still very "video-gamey" in more than a few respects).

If I had to issue complaint, my first would be that the focus on Asia in this edition somewhat diminishes the experience; With the previous two games focusing on Europe, it seems somewhat trivial to me to port maps over from the previous games, allowing for a "best of both worlds" situation. The second would be that more campaigns should have been worked on as the game matured. These two flaws detract very little from the meat of the gameplay, however, which is multiplayer battles and interesting army compositions.

Even now, I can't find a game in this setting, at this scale, which does this type of gameplay better than Red Dragon does. Being a massive fan of Cold War hardware, taking the time to understand all the systems at work has been extremely rewarding and led to a better realization of real-life tactics (although the game is still very "video-gamey" in more than a few respects). If I had to issue complaint, my first would be that the focus on Asia in this edition somewhat diminishes the experience; With the previous two games focusing on Europe, it seems somewhat trivial to me to port maps over from the previous games, allowing for a "best of both worlds" situation. The second would be that more campaigns should have been worked on as the game matured. These two flaws detract very little from the meat of the gameplay, however, which is multiplayer battles and interesting army compositions.