C&C3 gets standalone download game

EA has announced Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander’s Challenge, a new console experience for Xbox LIVE Arcade and PSN.

The new downloadable game will challenge players to take on the world’s toughest commanders and conquer the globe in 50 unique challenges, complete with the series’ trademark fast gameplay, tongue-in-cheek live-action cinematics and new units for 800 Microsoft Points / $9.99.

“Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander’s Challenge launches players into action-packed scenarios while going head-to-head against ruthless commanders who will stop at nothing to crush your army,” said Wes Eckhart, Producer of Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander’s Challenge at EA Los Angeles. “Commander’s Challenge delivers the ultimate RTS gameplay experience console players have been craving. Delivering over thirty hours of RTS entertainment, it is an incredible value at less than $10.”

Players are thrown into 50 intense challenges against a set of nine different commanders, including 16-time wrestling world champion “Nature Boy” Ric Flair. Each challenge features its own over-the-top and distinctive twist, confronting players with everything from giant Soviet war bears and an entire army of psionic Japanese school girls to massive satellite orbital bombardments. Each challenge is equipped with a par time set by the dev team that is up to the most competitive players to beat.

Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander’s Challenge is being developed at EA Los Angeles and will be available this summer. The game can be played without Command & Conquer Red Alert 3.