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100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.9
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Description

Company of Heroes, from the developers of Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War, is a real-time strategy game that drops you into the fray of World War II Europe. From the bloody beaches of Omaha to the deadly firefights of the Bocage, you attempt to lead your troops to victory one battle at a time.

What really sets Company of Heroes apart from other real-time strategy games, much like Relic Entertainment's previous entry, is that you no longer train and control individual troops. Instead you deploy squads of soldiers. Players must train a balanced assortment of units in order to obtain victory over their adversaries.

In addition, resource gathering has gone in a different direction from that of other RTS games. Players must attempt to capture and control strategic points which bring in the much needed resources of manpower, munitions and fuel to build and train new units.

The game's Essence engine brings a level of depth to RTS games with deformable terrain and completely destructible environments. Units will take cover in burnt out craters and tanks can decimate buildings suspected of containing snipers.

The game comes with three modes of play -- single-player campaign, single-player skirmish and online multiplayer.

Alternate Titles

  • "Company of Heroes: Kompania Braci" -- Polish title

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Deep and engaging, but not flawless D Michael Bronze Star Contributing Member (221) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
Company of Heroes is no RTS Relic Rambutaan (300) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
Not so realistic as it claims, but brilliant fun nevertheless! SifouNaS (1172) 4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars
RTS Revolution! Filip Jankowski (6) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars

The Press Says

Eurogamer Sep 25, 2006 10 out of 10 100
Game industry News (GiN) 2006 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
Armchair Empire, The Oct 10, 2006 10 out of 10 100
Gaming Nexus Oct 23, 2006 A 100
UnderGroundOnline (UGO) 2006 A 100
Game Vortex 2006 98 out of 100 98
GamingIllustrated.com 2006 96 out of 100 96
Lawrence Dec 17, 2006 9.5 out of 10 95
PC Powerplay Sep 27, 2006 90 out of 100 90
AceGamez 2006 9 out of 10 90

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Trivia

Company of Heroes was named #1 "Game of the Year" by Computer Games Magazine (March 2007).


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Michael Palomino (153) on Sep 19, 2006.
 

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