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Great multiplayer and single player

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 25
Date: October 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

OK, here's my updated review, now that I've played the game a bit more.

The campaign mode is compelling -- personally I think it's about as interesting as the original. I didn't get sucked into it; the cut scenes seem a little shoddier, and the German accents were bizarre; and the objectives were a little less fresh this time around. Still good.

Multiplayer is amazing, with some flaws that a patch should iron out. Playing as the new British or Panzer armies is a COMPLETELY different experience from the original American or German armies. You don't get snipers or heavy machine guns anymore for either the Panzer Elite or the British. Here's how it breaks down:

Panzer elite: You've only got a choice of four buildings total, and they crank out some pretty cool units. You've got a mobile mortar vehicle that can shoot fire balls to destroy buildings and groups of infantry. You've got halftracks that can transport infantry across the map (a new feature). The command tree options (special abilities) of the faction, however, are the really cool part. You can disable strategic resources once you've captured them, which makes it EXTREMELY important for allied players to watch their ground. Otherwise, a panzer army can take allied points and then destroy them, so that they can never be reused by the enemy! The Germans also have some amazingly durable tanks and can construct heavy flak weaponry.
Cons: RANGERS are overpowered. This allied special unit simply devastates the panzer elite armor, at all levels, and desperately needs to be weakened in a patch. Also, look out for sticky bombs!

The British: yikes. Mobility is the key here. The British buildings are simply 3 trucks that you should place around the map on different strategic points. The upside is that you get more resources from points you place your buildings/trucks next to. The downside is that your trucks will be vulnerable since they will be so spread out.
The British can construct cool fortifications, like a trench that shields infantry extremely well, and a bunkered mortar that basically needs to be hit by either grenades, flamethrowers or a tank to be beaten. Officers are also really important so that you can build more buildings and improve troop effectiveness.
Cons: This is a hard side to play. Your fortifications are easy to destroy or even to use against you (the trench especially) and your AT capability is TERRIBLE. You do get some cool special abilities, though, like the ability to "intercept axis transmissions" by setting up a triangular radio network. Basically, your infantry can place transmitters at 3 points, and from then on you can see everything your opponent does within that area! It's tough to use, but effective if you pull it off -- much like the res of the British arsenal.

Conclusion -- fix Rangers. Make them weaker. Other than that, this is an A+ expansion. There's always 20-30 people looking for a game online.

Amazing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: September 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a great expansion for an amazing game. First of all, if you don't have the original Company of Heroes, I recommend getting that first. It has a solid campaign mode and a brilliant multiplayer online mode.

The reason the original game was so great is that, in addition to innovating and introducing new RTS mechanics, everything just felt right. For starters, gone is mining ore and chopping wood for resources. In Company of Heroes, you gain munitions and fuel by seizing critical points around the map. This makes the game far more dynamic. Other cool features, such as the way infantry can take cover behind walls, how machine gunners can take up position in buildings, how flamethrower infantry units can burn down a building, etc...all combine to make this one heck of a game. When you see tanks battling it out with infantry, as paratroopers fly in from above, you'll know this game is great.

Opposing Fronts adds 2 new factions to the multiplayer, and they are tailored more to people who have played the original game. The original armies are more traditional -- they have sniper units, machine gun units, and a wide variety of light and heavy vehicles. The new armies are more specialized. Neither the British nor the Panzer Elite have many infantry units. Instead, the British rely on officers to lead their troops and the Panzer Elite rely on vehicles.

The balance is good. Originally I thought the Panzer Elite were too powerful, but the armor of their starting vehicles is quite vulnerable to Allied sticky bombs and Rangers. The British can also construct static AT emplacements to counter many of the Panzer Elite's initial forces. I think the only matchup that needs some tweaking is the British vs. the Panzer elite (all others seem well balanced to me). In my opinion the British PIAT anti-tank ability needs to pack a little more punch so that the British can ward off Panzer Elite rushes.

Overall, a great expansion to easily one of the best RTS games ever made.

If it ain't broke don't fix it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: October 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

For those that are still thinking this is the same game from last year, think again.

For starters, there is a considerable amount of strategy that one has to put into playing this game.

Some may call it a slower pace, I like the pace because it gives you time to build and plan your attacks instead of swarming which some people tend to do.

Whereas the Americans in the first CoH seem like they won battles by overwhelming brute force, the Brits have to be wiley. This is why I like the Mobile HQ and also being able to lay down emplacements to grant covering fire.

I ike the fact that there are far more ways to upgrade soldiers and your engineers don't seem like they are going to waste.

Graphics wise, it's about the same which is good because I still always enjoyed the variety of the maps and the deforming from all the damage.

If you enjoyed the last one, then you should ahve fun with this.

Hands down, I love this series.

New Armies Add Twist

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 19
Date: October 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The new additions to the game really add a big twist to the story line and change the multiplayer tactics all together. Also supports other players styles and habbits. I'd still recommend new players get the original so they can play the traditional armies as well, since they are easier to learn and control.

This is Great...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: October 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Today the 2.102 patch came out...

Folks,

I have read threads where they say this game is so much slower than the original, boring, etc...I have found this to be the opposite from *my* truth...I am seeing FRAPS in the upper 60's, whereas they were low 50's from vanilla COH. The game's graphics appear slightly better, but that may be my imagination. They have reverb sound now, which is so cool...I love the British artillery sounds.

The interface is easier to use. For instance, I now know what the potential radii of effect my mortar placement is going to be. Same with all of the arty. The map also lights up as to the range where you can fire too, and so now I can pinpoint where the enemy is (red squares), click over there quickly, and then drop the arty on them. THANK YOU Relic for making arty placement soooo much easier.

I am so happy I bought the expansion. The game runs smoother, much easier arty use, fun factions to play, love the new reverb/audio...Nicely done.

JohnYoga

A Great Expansion

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: November 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Brings new life to Company of Heroes. Awesome new armies well worth the money. I have had no problems whatsoever with bugs. Excellent game!

Amazing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: November 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I know people are comparing OF to the original Company of Heroes, but having nd it keeps getting better. played this for months I can safely say it is simply awesome. It has a few bugs, but those are gradually being phased out in the patches rolling in..

Realistic Action

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: November 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is a vast improvement over the first game in the series. This game provides a very good weather system and I like the effects. The improvements to the troops with the British and the new German forces is pretty good. It look like you are looking at a movie instead of a PC game. I think anyone into World War II conflict actions will really enjoy this game. I hope there is follow up games like the Russian front and the war in the Pacific.

Great Game, sometimes tricky install

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: December 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is a worthy successor to the original Company of Heroes. Despite a few glitches for some users, my entire family, 6 PCs and one Macbook Pro have successfully installed and played this game. Whether it is via LAN or over the Internet, running XP or Vista, we are able to play and have great fun as a family. The only issue is the lack of stable DX10 support. Even though advertised as DirectX 10 compatible, there are lingering problems with nVidia-based video cards and DX10. Stick with DX9 for now and all is well. There is no better game for squad-level strategy than Company of Heroes.

Great game, needs patches out of the box.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I was a big fan of the original company of heroes. This one adds a lot of new gameplay and different units and strategies. Unfortunately, you'll need to download at least 2 very large (100+ MB) patches before you're able to play.

If you've never played CoH before, and you're a fan of RTS games, then you'll definitely enjoy this one. Units are squad-based and have a bit of intelligence to them. There is an innovative cover system, and infantry units automatically move to cover (basically). Throw in tanks, air strikes, artillary, snipers and all sorts of weapon emplacements and you've got quite a bit of fun on your hands. Sounds are excellent, and this game adds a lot of new unit dialog over the original. Highly recommend.

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