Company of Heroes 2

Many who enjoy the thrill of action and war in video games will head towards the newest and most popular first person shooters, but there are others who enjoy the more tactical options that the real time strategy genre offers. Company of Heroes 2 by Relic Entertainment is a fine example of this.

Viewed side by side, it might be tough to distinguish Company of Heroes 2 from its predecessor. When examined up close, the changes introduced to distinguish warfare on the Eastern Front of World War II from the Western are as problematic as they are interesting. However, that comparison is to one of the finest real-time strategy games ever made, and being mostly as good as that makes this an exce...

A fantastic package that outdoes its peers not in tactical nuance, but in raw spectacle.

Relic Entertainment supported the original Company of Heroes for several years after its release, creating plenty of content for fans, and the sequel is looking to emulate that experience for the foreseeable future. Company of Heroes 2 deftly manages to provide both slow- and fast-paced levels of real-time strategy in an efficient manner, and the result is fantastic experience from start to finish...

Company of Heroes set the standard for real-time strategy and now, after a seven-year hiatus, the sequel has arrived. The follow-up shifts the war-game action to the Eastern Front, kicking off in September 1941 with German Panzers closing in on Moscow and following events right through to the fall of Berlin in 1945. But has it been worth the wait?

For Company of Heroes veterans, Company of Heroes 2 feels a little like coming home. Yes, the game sticks closely to the formula that made the original such a triumph, but in this case familiarity fails to breed contempt. Whether you’re coming to Company of Heroes for the first time, or re-enlisting, you’ll find a game that turns warfare into an art-form as infantry swarms across the battlefield, ...