Company of Heroes

Tried installing the game for old times sake, and at first i found the campaigns to be enjoyable, the game set to test your abilities in given scenarios, so i decided to give skirmish a try

then the game becomes basically unplayable as its free for all and anything above easy computer, becomes a waste of time trying computer teams build their bases, produce troops and capture points twice as fast, rolling out tanks while youre still trying to set up with infantry, and gameplay is just you being slowly stomped out of the game

nostalgia for this died hard, all the years to look back on gone, just another bit of dead weight on a disc to probably sell on to the next person.

This game is excellent. To me, not even the mighty Starcraft holds a candle to CoH's greatness. Now that may be the extreme amounts of pepsi and coca-cola talking. Or even the lack of sleep. But damn it, that's how I feel right now about this game.

Company of Heroes is just too damn fun. In the single player campaign you are the commander of the either Able or Fox company. Your mission is to fight key battles and win back France and crush the Nazi forces while doing so.

Now in this game you don't have to really worry about collecting resources. How you get resources is you capture points dotted around the map. Each containing a certain resource and just how much you will get. Whether it be large or small. You must defend these points if you want to mass a large amount of wealth to build armies and bases.

Speaking of which. You must use infantry squads to great effect if you are to succeed in battle. Engineers are your main go-to guys if you want something built. You need tank traps? You got it. Land mines? Sure thing. Barracks? Alright. There are also riflemen squads. These regular troopers are probably your backbone of your infantry force. They are reliable and are able to do some things that engineers can do given that you are in commanding the right expertise. More on that later. There are other unit types such as the sneaky sniper and the machine gun crew, who just love to turn enemies into swiss cheese.

If you need to support your troops well then vehicles you will need. We got the ever reliable M4 Sherman and the Half Track transport to get your troops safely across the field of battle. And several more to choose from.

The fight never stops once first contact has been made with the enemy. You must fight tooth and nail to gain territory and weaken the enemy before you finish him off. obviously, strategy is important. You can't just bum rush a MG42 crew hiding out in a building with 5 squads of infantry. Doesn't always work that way. And if it does work that way, well it shouldn't. You could opt to sneak up on the building and drop a grenade in there depending on whether you are pin down or not. You could also shoot them out with a sniper.

Command is highly valued. You have 3 commands to take up. But you can only choose one. Each with its own pros and cons. There is Infantry, Airborne, and Armor. I prefer either the Airborne or the Armor. While the infantry can bring in random battle groups to your base and supply you with Army Rangers. The Airborne will let you drop troops, anti armor crews, and supplies in your field of view and you can also level incoming enemy waves using P51 Mustang strafing runs or bombers. Its up to you. I favor the Armor command since I have seen the awesome power that is the calliope. This thing is basically rockets hooked up to a Sherman. You need to clear of path? This is a good way to do it. Also you are allowed the Allies Pershing Tank. This thing was designed to put holes in German armor.

Oh and remember, the Axis have 3 commands of their own. They are just as devastating with the likes of the V2 rocket, the 88's, and the fearsome Tiger Ace.

Anyone who is a fan of RTS games get this game if you haven't already. Move it soldier.

For the past few years the gaming industry have been trying to make world war 2 games as authentic and thrilling as possible.

A lot of World War 2 game fans have played Medal of Honor, Call of Duty and others likewise in First Person Shooter so you can experience the thrills and chills of the war, running and ducking for cover from MG42s, flanking German Tiger Tanks, suppressing fire on the enemy and best of all, fighting along side with comrades. However Company of Heros takes you out of First Person Shooter and takes you to an overview of your men, there you command them where to go and what to do.

This is the next step in computer intelligence where your troops takes cover in the nearest ditch, debri and trench that comes available to them. When you are launching assaults against the enemy you can devise strategies to fight the enemy like how you have done in the FPS games.

Company of Heros is a RTS game that will have a title in the history of the games industry as one of the most beautiful, cleverest and thrilling games of all times.

Company of Heroes is a Real-Time Strategy game by Relic Entertainment. The video game is set in World War 2's Western Front, pitting the United States against the German Wehrmacht. The game features single player and multiplayer game modes.

The single player is focused on the United States perspective and has the player control the US infantry, airborne, and armor companies in missions that vary from assault, defense, and special operations. The single player also features cinematics that follow each company to tell the story of the Liberation of France. Although cliche, the story has good pacing and gameplay. The missions alternate which company is controlled.

Much of the game's replayability is from the multiplayer. The game has two factions, the United States and German Wehrmacht. The United States relies on versatile riflemen to keep an aggressive pace for the entire game. The faction's 3 commanders: airborne, infantry, and armor unlock special units and abilities as the game goes on. Each commander has artillery support in different ways. The Wehrmacht utilize a more specialist approach and has a variety of weapons and upgrades to choose from. The Wehrmacht can choose defensive, blitzkrieg, or terror doctrines that also unlock special units and abilities. The multiplayer is balanced in the 1v1 game mode. The game has an unique flow where the match up swings back and forth due to player actions and abilities. The unique match up is how the game differs from others in its genre.

I highly recommend Company of Heroes.

Grade: A