The pace is a little faster – and all the better for it – the movement of units and establishment of resources from earlier games benefits immensely from the tile-based UI and the visual presentation is superb, making the entire experience come alive in a way that wasn’t present before. In order to do this, players have to build up their cities, grow the strength and reach of their tribe’s culture and conquer the land around them through a combination of battles and diplomacy. Critically acclaimed – and deservedly so – on release, this instalment streamlines the user interface (UI), taking its cue from its immediate predecessor, but its central conceit remains the same: build up your faction from a disparate tribe to a world-dominating force. When it comes to strategy games, the Civilization franchise stands head and shoulders over most competitors, and Civilization VI is no exception. Meanwhile, Company of Heroes 3 is due for release in 2022. Its sequel, Company of Heroes 2, in which the action moves to the Eastern front and players control the Russian forces, is also well worth checking out. It also has two superb expansion packs: Opposing Fronts, which pits the British 2nd Army against the German Panzer Elite, and Tales of Valor, which contains three missions for single-players and multiplayer modes including ‘Stonewall’, in which players repel waves of increasingly difficult enemies.
The game’s robust single-player campaign is well complimented by its online mode in which players can control either the Allied or the Axis forces. Coordinating these operations takes a deft use of the game’s Real-Time-Strategy (RTS) mechanics players are also tasked with capturing resource points on the map, build bases and structures and guide their soldiers to victory.
Moving from the ancient world to the frontlines of World War Two, Company of Heroes has players oversee the two of the most pivotal Allied campaigns – the Battle of Normandy and the liberation of France.
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