![]() Unlike the original title that focused on the Western Front of World War II, Company of Heroes 2 replaces the American faction for the Soviet perspective of the war on the Eastern Front. Thanks to the new engine, the game features a realistic line-of-sight system, pushing the bar for real-time strategy titles. ![]() Taking advantage of the new Essence 3.0 engine ( CoH ran on Essence 1.0) that allows for numerous graphical improvements over the original, as well as a number of new and interesting gameplay elements. Still though, there have been many improvements over the original CoH. The game still uses the majority of the original engine that Company of Heroes itself made popular, just replacing the protagonists with the endless Soviets and their push to win back their motherland. The trappings were familiar and the décor felt the same, but there had been subtle rearranging to the overall look and feel that while still retaining a familiar feel, giving me enough to separate it from my previous experience while still enjoying what I loved. Following the success from the Dawn of War franchise that uses the same engine to deliver a powerful experience, Relic has finally released their follow-up to the original CoH and its expansions: Company of Heroes 2.Ĭompany of Heroes 2 felt like I stepped back to the threshold of a familiar and engaging game, once again in the role of a commander. Seven years later and the original Company of Heroes still stands as one of the most critically lauded real-time strategy games, effectively changing the landscape for the genre. Relic Entertainment, having gone through the recent turmoil of the THQ breakup, is now owned and published by SEGA, but even with the new publisher, Relic continues to improve the beloved series.
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