Red Alert (also known as Red Alert 1) was the first real-time strategy game I ever played. During high school, I had the chance to play it for a few days and when I saw my base surrounded by tanks I felt extremely proud. After entering college, I started playing Red Alert 2 and I would dare say that I became quite an expert at it. On the other hand, I played much less StarCraft and even now, I can only consider myself as below-average in skill. However, as much as I am reluctant to admit it, Red Alert is still far less sophisticated than StarCraft in terms of gameplay. The following is a comparison between Red Alert 2 and StarCraft: