The voice behind Command & Conquer announcer EVA re-recorded her lines for the remaster after the original audio was lost

The developer of the upcoming Command & Conquer remaster re-hired the voice actor behind the game’s announcer to re-record her lines after the original audio tapes were lost.

Developer Petroglyph, which was founded by ex-Westwood staff after EA shut the studio down back in 2003, brought Kia Huntzinger in to re-record her dialogue for announcer EVA.

Any Command & Conquer fan will be familiar with EVA’s A.I. dialogue, which notified you when units were lost, the enemy was attacking and, of course, when silos were needed. Here’s a reminder of Kia Huntzinger’s work for the original real-time strategy classic:

Command & Conquer Tiberian Dawn – EVA Quotes Watch on YouTube

The video, below, compares Huntzinger’s announcer dialogue from the original Command & Conquer, recorded 25 years ago when she worked at Westwood, to her new announcer dialogue recorded this year. Huntzinger has done a remarkable job of recreating her original work accurately – despite the huge time gap.

Command & Conquer Remaster – EVA Recording Preview Watch on YouTube

In a post on EA’s website, Command & Conquer composer Frank Klepacki revealed the original EVA recording process:

“Because C&C Tiberian Dawn was breaking new ground for us at the time, and the first game in the series to kick things off, our audio department was really experimenting with trying to see what would work well. We only had just begun acquiring improved gear, but we were making do with whatever limitations we had to work with, such as average microphones, preamps, and the not-so-practical rooms we recorded in.