![]() ![]() Each infantry unit is animated and voiced in a lifelike way, and equipped with unique uniforms and weapons. Watching an impressively modeled tank crash through a wall, turn its independently moving turret, and blast an armored car to bits in a spectacular explosion that sends its driver flying through the air and kicks up a huge cloud of smoke and debris with a deafening boom is really astonishing. I don’t mean to imply that it requires a more tactical mind than a game like StarCraft II, but it’s weighted more toward planning than reflexes in a way that I find rewarding.The detail in the units and world is extravagant. I particularly appreciate the ability to win a battle by attacking an enemy where he’s not, rather than meeting him head-on. Its territory-based resource system, now revised to allow you to influence which of the three resources a held point generates, allows a style of play that’s focused almost entirely on tactics. And because armies are rarely more than a dozen units at a time, it has a relatively slower, more methodical pace than a traditional RTS, even though there’s almost always something going on. ![]() More than most real-time strategy games, CoH is all about using smart tactical positioning to take advantage of cover and exploit weak tank armor. ![]() Because it’s so similar to the original, Company of Heroes 2 is great for all the same reasons. ![]()
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