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'''Command and Conquer: Red Alert''' is a real time stagey game that was developed by Westwood Studios and it was published by Virgin Interactive. The game was released on October 31, 1996, due to the Germans governments regulations a number of scenes were censored for the German release. As result violence was toned down, and Nazi imagery was removed.
 
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'''''Command and Conquer: Red Alert''''' is a real time strategy game that was developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive. The game was released on October 31, 1996. Due to the German government's regulations, a number of scenes were censored for the release in [[Germany]]. As a result, soldiers were replaced by robots, violent cutscenes were modified or replaced, and a scene in the intro showing Hitler before his rise to power was cut.
   
 
==Censorship==
 
==Censorship==
===German Censorship===
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===German censorship===
*In the German release every human in the game was changed to a robot/cyborg.
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*Every human in the gameplay was changed to a robot/cyborg.
*In the German release blood was digitally recolored black in order to make it look like oil.
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*Blood was recolored to black in order to make it look like oil.
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*Any human death cries were replaced with a noise of a robot shutting down.
*In the German release anyhuman cries/ nosies that the soldiers make were replaced with robotic noises.
 
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*The noise caused by a tank running over a soldier was replaced with the sound of a crunch.
*The song "Hell March" was removed due to the marching sounds and commands that can be heard.
 
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*The song "Hell March" was cut.
*The intro was shortened. As a result you can no longer able see a flashback that shows Hitler shaking hands.
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*The intro was shortened. As a result you can no longer able see a flashback that shows Hitler shaking hands with Einstein.
 
*The scene that shows Tanya Adams getting hit in the face was cut.
 
*The scene that shows Tanya Adams getting hit in the face was cut.
 
*The scene that shows the prison interrogator knocking Tanya Adams unconscious was cut.
 
*The scene that shows the prison interrogator knocking Tanya Adams unconscious was cut.
*The scene that shows a soldier frozen to death in the snow was modified for the German release. In the German version the scene was replaced with a Soviet logo.
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*The scene that shows a soldier frozen to death in the snow was replaced with a cutscene showing a Soviet logo.
*The scene that shows Tanya Adams's grave was modified for the German release. In the German version it plays a video that shows Europe becoming part of the USSR.
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*The scene that shows Tanya Adams's grave was replaced by a video that shows Europe becoming part of the USSR.
 
*The scene that shows Paris getting hit by a nuclear bomb was modified for the German release. In the German version the voices before the nuclear impact, and the screams after the nuclear impact were removed.
 
*The scene that shows Paris getting hit by a nuclear bomb was modified for the German release. In the German version the voices before the nuclear impact, and the screams after the nuclear impact were removed.
*The that shows two soldiers barely making it out of their defensive position before they're overrun by enemy tanks was modified for the German release. In the German version it was replaced with a video that showed tanks crossing the river, and destroying an enemy base.
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*The scene that shows two soldiers barely making it out of their defensive position before they're overrun by enemy tanks was replaced with a video that showed tanks crossing the river and destroying an enemy base.
*The Allied ending was shortened. As a result you can no longer see that scene that shows the commander uncovering Stalin's face, puts a towel in his mouth, covers it up with rubble again and then happily dances.
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*The Allied ending was shortened. As a result you can no longer see the scene that shows the commander uncovering Stalin's face, putting a towel in his mouth, covering it up with rubble again and then happily dancing away.
*The scene that shows Stalin and friends watching a video about the effects of gas was modified for the German release. In the German version instead of watching the video they are looking at a map of Europe.
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*The scene that shows Stalin and his commanders watching a video about the effects of gas was modified for the German release. In the German version instead of watching the video they are looking at a map of Europe.
*The scene that shows a airplane attacking a village that is full of screaming children was modified for the German release. In the German version it was replaced with a Soviet logo.
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*The scene that shows a airplane attacking a village that is full of screaming children was replaced with a cutscene showing a Soviet logo.
*The scene that shows a soldier being executed was modified for the German release. In the German version it was replaced a Soviet logo.
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*The scene that shows a soldier being executed was replaced with a cutscene showing a Soviet logo.
 
*The scene where Stalin says "If you kill one human, it is a tragedy, if you kill 10 million, it is a statistic." was cut.
 
*The scene where Stalin says "If you kill one human, it is a tragedy, if you kill 10 million, it is a statistic." was cut.
*The scene that shows you seeing three soldiers through binoculars was modified for the German release. In the German version it plays a video that shows aircraft starting up.
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*The scene that shows you seeing three soldiers through binoculars was replaced by a video that shows aircraft starting up.
*The scene that shows a military graveyard was modified for the German release. In the German version it shows the burning remains of Soviet armory.
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*The scene that shows a military graveyard was replaced by a video showing the burning remains of Soviet armory.
*The scene that shows a dive bomb attacking a village was modified for the German release. In the German version it was replaced with a Soviet logo.
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*The scene that shows a dive bomb attacking a village was replaced with a cutscene showing a Soviet logo.
*The scene that shows a soldier being executed was modified for the German release. In the German version it was replaced with a Soviet logo.
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*The scene that shows a soldier being executed was replaced with a cutscene showing a Soviet logo.
   
 
==Where to find it uncensored==
 
==Where to find it uncensored==
 
Every other country has it completely uncensored.
 
Every other country has it completely uncensored.
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Command and Conquer: Red Alert is a real time strategy game that was developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive. The game was released on October 31, 1996. Due to the German government's regulations, a number of scenes were censored for the release in Germany. As a result, soldiers were replaced by robots, violent cutscenes were modified or replaced, and a scene in the intro showing Hitler before his rise to power was cut.

Censorship[]

German censorship[]

  • Every human in the gameplay was changed to a robot/cyborg.
  • Blood was recolored to black in order to make it look like oil.
  • Any human death cries were replaced with a noise of a robot shutting down.
  • The noise caused by a tank running over a soldier was replaced with the sound of a crunch.
  • The song "Hell March" was cut.
  • The intro was shortened. As a result you can no longer able see a flashback that shows Hitler shaking hands with Einstein.
  • The scene that shows Tanya Adams getting hit in the face was cut.
  • The scene that shows the prison interrogator knocking Tanya Adams unconscious was cut.
  • The scene that shows a soldier frozen to death in the snow was replaced with a cutscene showing a Soviet logo.
  • The scene that shows Tanya Adams's grave was replaced by a video that shows Europe becoming part of the USSR.
  • The scene that shows Paris getting hit by a nuclear bomb was modified for the German release. In the German version the voices before the nuclear impact, and the screams after the nuclear impact were removed.
  • The scene that shows two soldiers barely making it out of their defensive position before they're overrun by enemy tanks was replaced with a video that showed tanks crossing the river and destroying an enemy base.
  • The Allied ending was shortened. As a result you can no longer see the scene that shows the commander uncovering Stalin's face, putting a towel in his mouth, covering it up with rubble again and then happily dancing away.
  • The scene that shows Stalin and his commanders watching a video about the effects of gas was modified for the German release. In the German version instead of watching the video they are looking at a map of Europe.
  • The scene that shows a airplane attacking a village that is full of screaming children was replaced with a cutscene showing a Soviet logo.
  • The scene that shows a soldier being executed was replaced with a cutscene showing a Soviet logo.
  • The scene where Stalin says "If you kill one human, it is a tragedy, if you kill 10 million, it is a statistic." was cut.
  • The scene that shows you seeing three soldiers through binoculars was replaced by a video that shows aircraft starting up.
  • The scene that shows a military graveyard was replaced by a video showing the burning remains of Soviet armory.
  • The scene that shows a dive bomb attacking a village was replaced with a cutscene showing a Soviet logo.
  • The scene that shows a soldier being executed was replaced with a cutscene showing a Soviet logo.

Where to find it uncensored[]

Every other country has it completely uncensored.