Company of Heroes 2: The British Forces

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  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Sep 2, 2015
User Score
6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 59 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 59
  3. Negative: 18 out of 59

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  1. MadMorrigan
    Sep 3, 2015
    8
    Great addition and change of pace compared to the other factions. Very micro-intensive but totally worth it. As of right now, it can't go head-to-head against OKW; British are actually UP as you will see when you play them. The emplacements are the key to this faction (in my opinion). Any other tactic I tried using ended in a complete loss but just seeing that bofurs chew up infantry wasGreat addition and change of pace compared to the other factions. Very micro-intensive but totally worth it. As of right now, it can't go head-to-head against OKW; British are actually UP as you will see when you play them. The emplacements are the key to this faction (in my opinion). Any other tactic I tried using ended in a complete loss but just seeing that bofurs chew up infantry was worth it. The anti-tank emplacement can take out many light vehicles w/ one shot! Would have loved to have seen more content given to current races along with this nickel+dime piece but not everyone can be like cdproject red! Hopefully, with mods, it balances out with current roster. I don't know if it's just me but the A.I for Brits is actually extremely good and setup emplacements strategically.
    Would not pay more than $10 for this one race. Wait for steam sale unless relic adds more content to all existing forces.    … Expand
  2. Plasmaguy
    Sep 3, 2015
    9
    Awsome add on, a bit expensive, to much marketing, to little content. However, with the graphics boost and new possible strategies due to balancing and of course the new faction, it is very nice.
  3. Swight
    Oct 14, 2015
    0
    The balance is gone.
    The OKW release was bad, but this one makes OKW perfect.
    The Brittish forces have ruined the entire multplayer experice. Forums are full of disscusions and it has split up the community. Im going to be honest. I liked the british forces at first. I won everything and as a hardcore player I saw the strenghts of the british forces. Until I noticed 1 thing. The OKW and    The balance is gone.
    The OKW release was bad, but this one makes OKW perfect.
    The Brittish forces have ruined the entire multplayer experice. Forums are full of disscusions and it has split up the community. Im going to be honest. I liked the british forces at first. I won everything and as a hardcore player I saw the strenghts of the british forces. Until I noticed 1 thing. The OKW and the Whermacht are both in teamgames not able to counter them. The british are just too **** good. I have 500+ hours in Coh2 , sc2 , ruse and wargame. Though I ve never seen such an unbalaced faction. It forces the whermacht to play a certain type of game or they will lose. And don't try to convince me that the OKW has even a chance. The axis can only win if the enemy team is bad. The OKW is now compleetly USELESS. I hate this update I can only play allies now if I want an eazy win. And stats let us see that the british are the most dominant team players. In 1v1 they suck. But in 2v2 and above they are gods. Man do I hate them I cant play this game anymore the axis only win with luck and people call you a noob if you tell them that the british are op. Lets pjust look at the stats shall we. First of all the british have great stats comparable to the OKW but even better in cover. And as more of these fight play out behind cover (as the axis are mostly long ranged) the brittish have a minor adavtage cost /strenght compared. The OKW can outclass these with Obersoldaten but that's much later on. Second thing is that the bunkers of the brittish are nearly invunable tip use fire grenades. It is the only counter the only one as tanks can be quickly delth with. Still then the brits are dug in you lose. Deal with it. Mortars blow up al you inf tanks are useless art is outclassed and that is why I say Nerf or Remove.

    0/10 worst modern rts because of a **** faction and no there is no counter just look up a wiki for their stat they are just blately stronger thank you now stop playing brittan.    … Expand
  4. sreven199
    Sep 14, 2015
    9
    Churchill tank has sten guns firing from the sides. 10/10

    All joking aside, I like this new faction. It takes a bit to set up, but late game, the British forces just roll in with churchills supported by fireflies and a couple engineers and you just steamroll everything. The only reason it's not perfect for me, is that I can definitely see this as being OP and will expect nerfs to    Churchill tank has sten guns firing from the sides. 10/10

    All joking aside, I like this new faction. It takes a bit to set up, but late game, the British forces just roll in with churchills supported by fireflies and a couple engineers and you just steamroll everything. The only reason it's not perfect for me, is that I can definitely see this as being OP and will expect nerfs to happen. Especially to the Heavy engineers with the x2 repair time, and the Churchill tank in general. Firefly is pretty balanced though.

    This is a defensive faction. Be conservative setting up, guard choke points with anti tank emplacements, and machine guns and when you have the resources, unleash the mighty Churchill tanks (Those things are definitely gonna see a nerf.) and roll right over the enemy.    … Expand
  5. williehk
    Oct 13, 2015
    0
    They did it again with this stupid British OP ****
    Screw your frigging balance **** whatever.

    Dev, keep telling yourself that this **** is balanced, like in CoH1
    When in fact all it takes to blow this lie is a single SQL statement.

    This series is completely dead, fallen to some sorta pure rip off, gg.
  6. Nordkind
    Sep 28, 2015
    9
    The British Forces is a great addon for an already great game. While the balance at the release could have been better, the british forces provide a very interesting new approach to gameplay.

    If you enjoy tense multiplayer matches in competetive match ups with a lot of innovative and realistic game mechanics such as suppression and cover systems, you are gonna love this game. At the    The British Forces is a great addon for an already great game. While the balance at the release could have been better, the british forces provide a very interesting new approach to gameplay.

    If you enjoy tense multiplayer matches in competetive match ups with a lot of innovative and realistic game mechanics such as suppression and cover systems, you are gonna love this game.

    At the end of the day there is no comparable RTS on the market right now.
    If you want to give it a try without any risk go to coh2.org and start watching some streams!

    Go and enjoy!    … Expand
  7. Schuback
    Mar 9, 2016
    5
    The Brits are a little weak to be honest. True they can set up emplacements which are powerful, but Axis players are not that dumb. If there was any wermacht players, you'd be sure they'll whip out mortars and the emplacements become sitting ducks =( Once the enemy tanks start rolling in it's pretty much bye bye to these emplacements. Brits shine when you play the game defensively, so youThe Brits are a little weak to be honest. True they can set up emplacements which are powerful, but Axis players are not that dumb. If there was any wermacht players, you'd be sure they'll whip out mortars and the emplacements become sitting ducks =( Once the enemy tanks start rolling in it's pretty much bye bye to these emplacements. Brits shine when you play the game defensively, so you better hope you have a Soviet player on your side or else you're pretty much scr*wed. Because if you do decide to play offensively, the Brits does not have 1 heavy tank that can take on a German heavy. Not one... Hmm... You'll have to risk a few medium tanks to flank it. So at the end of the day, the fact of the matter is, you can keep the Axis at bay, but for how long exactly?

    The Brits are a nice addition to the game as it breathes some fresh new air into this somewhat old game. But as it stands, when it comes to Allies, the Soviets are still more powerful and Brits as a faction is rather weak tbh.    … Expand
  8. anatoly007
    Feb 23, 2016
    10
    good game ,yeah!VERY GOOD GAME to play nice to play and enjoy the strategy of the second world,Osborne impressed that the game added the USSR is just the bomb)
  9. RaminGray
    Jul 27, 2016
    10
    if you read a history a little more . you will see that the British Army couldn't defeat them without any help of USA & USSR .Then we shouldn't see this fact of history as a week of this game. you have to look at game-play,visions , story tell,camp mods,buildings,unit.facility controls , and many options do we have in this game . i always fun with this series .

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 14, 2015
    70
    A good standalone expansion with one new faction and 8 new maps. [11/2015, p.52]
  2. SpazioGames
    Oct 25, 2015
    75
    A DLC that doesn't stray from the path if compared to the other ones for the game, even if the lack of a dedicated campaign will stop many fans. It's still a pretty neat add-on, with some great new units.
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  3. GameOver.gr
    Oct 25, 2015
    80
    While this expansion pack is for multiplayer use only and could have benefited from some more content, the new maps and units are great and continue the legacy of Company of Heroes 2.
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