The early missions are tailored to focus on the units you are given and learn how to use cover and position to gain advantage on the computer AI. The campaign does wonders to teach you the mechanics of the game. The core mechanics are virtually identical, with resources based on manpower, munitions and fuel returning and once again used to gain units and activate powers. The game doesn’t give you much time to grief, care for the characters (you’ll easily notice which ones are assholes though) or take in the horrible consequences of war, as the scenes move so fast that you are soon back into the action and carrying on your role as the commander.Īnyone who has played the predecessor or any of its standalone expansion packs will instantly feel right at home in the sequel. Most of the story scenes are portrayed through CGI animation and covers topics one would expect from the horrors heard about the Eastern Front. His ex-commander arrives to question him about his involvement during the theatre, which leads to the game’s missions appearing every time Isakovich has a flashback. The story is told from the perspective of Lev Abramovich Isakovich, a Russian lieutenant currently locked up at a gulag in Siberia. The campaign moves away from the Allied forces in France and focuses on the Russians and the Eastern Front theatre of World War II. Company of Heroes 2 is here and it captures everything that made the first game fantastic, but my time spent with the sequel feels all too familiar and lacks any revolutionary features this time around.

The game showcased Relic’s mastery when it comes to RTS games – with their intelligent design and superb gameplay mechanics that didn’t follow the norm for RTS games. Company of Heroes was a brilliant entry in the real-time strategy (RTS) genre some would argue one of the best to this day. It’s been almost seven years since gamers got the chance to boot up Company of Heroes and test their mentality as a general and command troops to successfully overthrow the Germans in the Battle of Normandy and the liberation of France. It’s an era that most gamers grew tired of – it was pushed down our throats, similar to how the modern military setting has ruled this generation. World War 2 is back! And you know what? I kind of missed it.

Company of heroes 2 review