Posted on: December 30, 2017
GadenKerensky
Games: 42 Reviews: 2
Challenging and difficult, unfairly so.
I will preface this by saying I've not played this version, but I have played the original freeware version, and I can say this; even with cheats, this add-on is HARD. Even if you have unlimited resources, ammo and health, and perfect RADAR, there are some missions where this may not matter if you aren't careful, so this is certainly not an add-on for the uninitiated; enemies that can outnumber you 2 or even 3 to one - who can appear out of perfect stealth, by the way - can utterly overwhelm you if you're not careful, and mistakes are brutally punished. The escort missions are hell; you have to escort something to safety, but that doesn't exist, and the power of the enemies coming at you is more than enough to reduce you and your wingmen to biometal bits strewn across the surface of whatever godforsaken planet you find yourself on. Even on missions where you have bases to build and factories to replenish losses, the frequency of attacks coupled with the intensity of each wave, means it can be difficult to recover from one before the next crashes against your beleaguered defences. Basically, the challenge of this add-on is often artificial in nature, and the advantages granted to the enemy are often unfair in proportion. I would not recommend this game to someone who hasn't at the very least completed the Red Menace campaign from the base game with flying colours and improved greatly upon it, as the Red Odyssey's two campaigns will push your ability to the limit.
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