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Men of War II, the anticipated sequel to the acclaimed RTS franchise is here with all-new units, locations, campaigns and game modes, combined with the series’ trademark historical accuracy and action-filled gameplay on Eastern and Western Fronts of WWII.","37931\u002Fmen-of-war-ii-cover.jpg","37931\u002Fmen-of-war-ii-header.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002F6Y1zhLnZyO4","2024-05-15",69.88,182378,"men-of-war-ii",1128860,[19,24],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"Best Way",true,false,{"company":25,"developed":23,"published":22},{"name":26},"Fulqrum Publishing",[28,29,30,31],"Real Time Strategy (RTS)","Simulator","Strategy","Tactical",[33],"PC (Microsoft Windows)",[35,50,65,79,94,109,121,136],{"id":36,"author":37,"outlet":40,"summary":46,"review_url":47,"review_date":13,"original_score":48,"normalized_score":49},75666,{"id":38,"name":39},2717,"Josh Broadwell",{"id":41,"logo":42,"name":43,"website_url":44,"score_format":45},70,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FShackNews-Logo.jpg","ShackNews","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.shacknews.com\u002F","10","Frustrations aside, Men of War 2 is a fresh and ambitious take on a genre that's usually comfortable staying the same. I wish I had more time to sink into its massive multiplayer matches, but even when I don't, I'm still pleased with how strong the single-player experience is. Sure, it doesn't require the same level of strategy as taking on a human opponent, but Men of War 2's inventive mechanics keep you on your toes anyway.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.shacknews.com\u002Farticle\u002F139887\u002Fmen-of-war-2-review-score","8\u002F10",80,{"id":51,"author":52,"outlet":55,"summary":60,"review_url":61,"review_date":62,"original_score":63,"normalized_score":64},97171,{"id":53,"name":54},3723,"Alejandro Josan",{"id":56,"logo":57,"name":58,"website_url":59,"score_format":45},136,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPCInvasion.jpg","PC Invasion","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcinvasion.com\u002F","A brutal RTS game that will not let you catch a breath, Men of War 2 is a great gameplay experience that needs its other aspects to be on par with how complex and thought out its core is designed.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcinvasion.com\u002Fmen-of-war-2-review-overkill-is-bliss\u002F","2024-05-17","7.5",75,{"id":66,"author":67,"outlet":70,"summary":75,"review_url":76,"review_date":77,"original_score":78,"normalized_score":41},76520,{"id":68,"name":69},3439,"Oliver Stogden",{"id":71,"logo":72,"name":73,"website_url":74,"score_format":45},39,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FSteamDeckHQ-Logo.jpg","Steam Deck HQ","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamdeckhq.com\u002F","Men of War II could be playable on the Steam Deck, if it wasn't for the constant crashes and irritating stutters.","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamdeckhq.com\u002Fgame-reviews\u002Fmen-of-war-2\u002F","2024-05-20","7",{"id":80,"author":81,"outlet":84,"summary":90,"review_url":91,"review_date":13,"original_score":92,"normalized_score":93},30755,{"id":82,"name":83},1183,"Jake Tucker",{"id":85,"logo":86,"name":87,"website_url":88,"score_format":89},35,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPCGamer-Logo.jpg","PC Gamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002F","100","Mechanically dense and brutally unforgiving.\n","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002Fgames\u002Frts\u002Fmen-of-war-2-review\u002F","74",74,{"id":95,"author":96,"outlet":99,"summary":104,"review_url":105,"review_date":106,"original_score":107,"normalized_score":108},54646,{"id":97,"name":98},4533,"Joshua Render",{"id":100,"logo":101,"name":102,"website_url":103,"score_format":45},45,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameGrin%20Logo.png","GameGrin","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamegrin.com\u002F","There’s a lot to enjoy with Men of War II  but the difficult UI and online push might turn some away.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamegrin.com\u002Freviews\u002Fmen-of-war-ii-review\u002F","2024-05-29","6.00",60,{"id":110,"author":111,"outlet":114,"summary":119,"review_url":120,"review_date":13,"original_score":63,"normalized_score":64},56935,{"id":112,"name":113},4200,"Julio La Pine",{"id":115,"logo":116,"name":117,"website_url":118,"score_format":45},73,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FThe-Nerd-Stash-Logo.png","The Nerd Stash","https:\u002F\u002Fthenerdstash.com\u002F","Men of War 2 brings many ideas to the table and other interesting concepts that fall short due to lack of explanation, cluttered UI, and a poor onboarding process for newcomers.","https:\u002F\u002Fthenerdstash.com\u002Fmen-of-war-2-review-a-war-on-two-fronts\u002F",{"id":122,"author":123,"outlet":126,"summary":131,"review_url":132,"review_date":133,"original_score":134,"normalized_score":135},74602,{"id":124,"name":125},5780,"Erik Norris",{"id":127,"logo":128,"name":129,"website_url":130,"score_format":45},69,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2011\u002F09\u002F07\u002Fmen-of-war-1-review","2011-09-07","5.5",55,{"id":137,"author":138,"outlet":141,"summary":147,"review_url":148,"review_date":149,"original_score":150,"normalized_score":41},151458,{"id":139,"name":140},12929,"Tom Ravencroft",{"id":142,"logo":143,"name":144,"website_url":145,"score_format":146},153,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fmonstervine-logo.png","MonsterVine","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F","5","Multiplayer is an enjoyably chaotic affair that depends entirely on your ability to order dudes around and the quality of your teammates as well as your ability to coordinate. I get the push for it since it can be fun, but lord, they really do make it feel like a crappy free-to-play mobile game with log-in bonuses and multiplayer rewards for completing missions and dailies and that kind of thing in addition to the always online thing. It is a very weird combination of vibes to log into a reasonably beefy and violent World War 2 RTS and be notified your daily supply drop (or whatever) refreshed. Or to do a tutorial mission to learn where to click and have to wait for a server to connect. What a weird combo.","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F2024\u002F06\u002Fmen-of-war-2-review\u002F","2024-06-05","3.5",8,0,[26],[21],[]]