Give the old one a chance in the meantime - you can get it free (It's been on the only forum dedicated to RA2 for years, so I'm sort of assuming its OK) here. Get the DSL mod too; to be honest I'm not sure of all that it changes, but I hear it makes it much better. Graphics are still old, but besides that, I think its a decent time waster until the new one gets here.
Give the old one a chance in the meantime - you can get it free (It's been on the only forum dedicated to RA2 for years, so I'm sort of assuming its OK) here. Get the DSL mod too; to be honest I'm not sure of all that it changes, but I hear it makes it much better. Graphics are still old, but besides that, I think its a decent time waster until the new one gets here.