The German faction is quite simply the most awesome faction yet seen in the Company of Heroes series. Luckily, the German campaign's story is rather more thoughtful and convincing, revolving around two brothers battling as part of the Panzer Elite against the allies during Operation Market Garden. Meanwhile, the mustachioed generals are wet-lipped toffs whose main participation in the war seems to revolve around staring down binoculars while watching the proletariat getting their noses blown off, then retiring to their tents for cream tea and Etonian reacharounds. Brit grunts sound like a bunch of cockney twats whose sole purpose in life appears to be to blurt out as many expletives as possible before getting kiHed. Sadly the compelling plot and clever character development of Company of Heroes' cut scenes seem to have been replaced here by hackneyed stereotypes. However, rather than degenerating into a predictable slug fest, the Caen campaign requires careful use of combined arms and all the tricks you learnt from the original game if you're going to make the push towards Berlin anything more than a limp shove. While I could spend hours boring you with copious historical nuggets about the operation, I II spare you the blurb and just say that this battle saw the clash between two giant tank regiments, which roughly translates to loads of explosions, carnage and debris. The Brit campaign revolves around the liberation of Caen and the push towards Berlin that took place after the D-Oay landings. Brit officers are also no slouches, possessing valiant abilities such as Heroic Charge, which counters suppression and maximises the amount of damage nearby troops inflict on the enemy. These grunts have the ability to build battlefield emplacements (such as machine-gun nests and mortar emplacements) and call in additional support, which is spewed onto the war zone from passing gliders. First up are the plucky Brits, a defensively stout faction specialising in anti-tank weapons and artillery, and possessing some of the game's most versatile foot soldiers. Opposing Fronts introduces two new factions into the WWII meat grinder, each starring in its own campaign. Which brings us nicely onto this stand-alone expansion pack that despite its best efforts, never quite manages to scale the same lofty heights as its predecessor. So, a tall order to follow, I'm sure you'll agree. Not only did it manage to recreate the visceral brutality of warfare, it also succeeded in striking that ever-elusive balance between accessibility and strategy.įew other RTS games have ever managed to pull off this tricky equilibrium with such aplomb, let alone managed to also seamlessly integrate a moving plot that explores the human element of war: the fears, the hopes and the insecurities of man.
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Two Full Campaigns: Command the British 2nd Army to liberate the key strategic position of Caen, France.
Two New Armies: Play as the British 2nd Army or German Panzer Elite, each with devastating command trees options and unit upgrades.Players lead the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle to repel the largest airborne invasion in history. The next chapter in the #1 rated RTS franchise thrusts players into a hellish war torn landscape to command two battle-hardened armies in relentless campaigns for honor and country.
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