But having to ring your troops around a flagpole in a field that seemed to hold no strategic value, in the grit and grime of WWII, didn't fit the reality. I felt, and still do, that the capture-and-hold mechanic felt natural in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, because it's based on a big nerdy board game with garish colours. I go all weak at the knees over WWII strategy games too, but Company of Heroes didn't really jelly me up as much as it did others, simply because it was just too much like playing Dawn of War. I'm looking forward to its sequel as much as anyone else.

This is a good thing.ĭon't get me wrong, I liked Dawn of War a lot I still do. Well, actually, perhaps not While it would seem the standalone expansion Tales of Valor - the second to bless 2006's Company of Heroes - is set firmly in the WWII timeline and is of the real-time strategy genus, one thing it certainly isn't - or at least isn't planned to be - is another Dawn of War. another WWII game, another click-and-drag RTS, effectively another Dawn of War expansion pack. Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT / ATI Radeon HD 2900įree Disk Space: 30 GB Recommended System RequirementsĬPU: Intel Core i5-655K 3.Here We Go again. Release Date: 2014 Minimum System RequirementsĬPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 2.0GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ Engage in visceral tactical combat that will define you as a military leader and challenge you to wield the might of the Soviet Empire as you smash your way to Berlin. Your strategic skills and tactical expertise hold the power to tip the very balance of this conflict in the sequel to the critically acclaimed and multi award-winning Company of Heroes. Take command of the iconic Soviet Red Army in brutal frontline warfare to free Mother Russia from the invading Nazis. It is 1941 and the beginning of what will become the most brutal conflict of World War II, as Germany launches a full-scale invasion of the frozen tundra of the Soviet Union which would result in over 14 million military casualties.

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