THQ and Relic Entertainment have released a new gameplay trailer for Company of Heroes 2 – revealing some scenes from the game’s multiplayer modes.
Company of Heroes 2 takes us back to the harrowing setting of World War 2. The familiar Company of Heroes gameplay mechanics return, but the sequel takes a tour of duty on the bitter Eastern front of the war in 1941, where some of history’s most brutal and devastating conflicts took place.
Players will take command of the Soviet Red Army as Nazi Germany launches a full-scale invasion across the frozen tundra of the Soviet Union – a war which would result in over 14 million military casualties.
A full-featured online multiplayer component is obviously a core component of any modern RTS, and Relic promises to deliver both competitive and co-op modes. This is one area that I’m hoping Relic have learned from Company of Heroes Online, as well as CoH 1 which used the frustrating “Relic Online” match-making service.
Check out the trailer below:
In terms of the single-player campaign, presumably, it will firstly see us defending the motherland from the Nazi scourge, and then driving them back into the very heart of Berlin.
There are new commander abilities promised. In the original these abilities granted players perks and unique units based on their commander specialisation, such as commando para-troopers for the allies, or brutal Panzer tanks for the Germans.
Company of Heroes 2 will also be the début of the Essence 3.0 engine, which will boast more improvements over its predecessors. For now, Relic has revealed that the engine utilises a True Sight system, which will have an impact on the strategic elements of gameplay. Dynamic weather effects will be part of the battlefield more than ever before.
Company of Heroes 2 is set to invade PC sometime in 2013.
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