Company of Heroes 2

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  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Jun 25, 2013
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2.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 5850 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 1,079 out of 5850
  2. Mixed: 273 out of 5850
  3. Negative: 4,498 out of 5850
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  1. th3reaperskull
    Aug 25, 2023
    2
    If you're hoping to have an experience similar or superior and faithful to the first company of heroes, don't buy this game if you want for these reasons. Unfortunately CH2 is a brutal downgrade with the previous game, the campaign is horrible and doesn't even bring immersiveness and impact as brought by the company of heroes 1. The Command Selection( CH1 ) was much better than what theIf you're hoping to have an experience similar or superior and faithful to the first company of heroes, don't buy this game if you want for these reasons. Unfortunately CH2 is a brutal downgrade with the previous game, the campaign is horrible and doesn't even bring immersiveness and impact as brought by the company of heroes 1. The Command Selection( CH1 ) was much better than what the devs decided to put in the game, they just let me down in that aspect and didn't make the game more complicated they made the game more tiring because of the amount of times you'll have to farm xp to receive "boxes" to unlock those perks that you will use in battle and in my view this all worked because they just wanted to focus on Online.
    We in the game have two military divisions one nazi and one soviet completely useless compared to "dlcs" they bring to unlock campaigns and in this again the company of heroes 2 fails completely. This only served to extort money on the strength of the company of heroes fans. You have a store built into the game to buy "skins" for your units. "pls kill me" The units that DLCS offer are Overpower that shouldn't have been "dlc's" but the base of the game, the campaign itself is very poorly crafted.
    There are many other negative points in the game that leave something to be desired, it even makes me want to buy the company of heroes 1 bundle again. But I have the only positive point that at least you can play with a friend or against a friend, it's the only positive thing this game has. Because the Multiplayer of Company of heroes 1 was much more complicated to access or connect to the servers because of the trash application they were using at the time.    … Expand
  2. Keron_Heruman
    Aug 23, 2023
    4
    Extremely boring, nothing new for the genre. Additionally, it lacks of deep on vehicles and technologies of WW2 and tend to simplify all.
  3. apokalipto
    Aug 19, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  4. royalekingdom
    Jul 22, 2023
    10
    This game changed my view on RTS games forever and its story is not bad as others say. It also has awesome macOS port. Just ignore pro-soviet lynchers in metacritic and enjoy it! This game deserves at least 7 user score.
  5. YamyyYamyy
    May 15, 2023
    10
    This game presents the history of the Soviet Union as it was. The USSR was an occupation and carried out genocide of its own and foreign peoples both before and after the war. In Russia, they do not teach history and rewrite it instead. It's so good that now Ukraine is denazifying Russia. As we can see, in the new war, the tactics of meat assaults have not changed.
  6. Formula3
    Jan 30, 2023
    7
    Gostei do jogo.. bom jogo de estratégia
    Recomendo para quem gosta do estilo
  7. Giero
    Jan 4, 2023
    7
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  8. Carst0r
    Dec 8, 2022
    2
    The idea is nice. But the execution is a desaster. Controls and balance - the aspects where Relic is an expert at failing - really reach a new level of cancer in this game.
  9. ScaryCamel
    May 2, 2022
    10
    Lol at the review bomb saying Soviets didn't do these things to each other. Aged like milk given the whole Ukraine thing XD
  10. Amorph0us
    Jan 9, 2022
    8
    Will not judge the game for the way that it treats soldiers and especially soviets (which is disgusting indeed). About the balance: well germans had better equipment and more experience at the beginning of the war. As a game it is as good as the first and I enjoyed it more cause I was more interested in the eastern warfare.
  11. Gregnator
    Dec 31, 2021
    9
    Company of Heroes 2 is a great follow-up to the original game, the microtransactions and the factions DLC is off-putting, but where this game shines for me the most is the story.

    This game shows the true story of how evil the Germans and Soviets were. Finally, a game that also showcases the true sickening horrors and crimes against humanity done by the communists. This game shows    Company of Heroes 2 is a great follow-up to the original game, the microtransactions and the factions DLC is off-putting, but where this game shines for me the most is the story.

    This game shows the true story of how evil the Germans and Soviets were.
    Finally, a game that also showcases the true sickening horrors and crimes against humanity done by the communists.

    This game shows that during a war, no side has clean hands, but the Germans and Soviets absolutely had the dirtiest hands in all of human history.
    This game doesn't pretend the Soviets were a "noble" force of good, it shows that the sick communists were the "better" evil at the time, and to destroy evil sometimes an unholy alliance is needed.

    Great game, gritty truthful story, online play is a bit meh, Steam workshop is a savior.    … Expand
  12. Rnoviok
    Dec 4, 2021
    6
    Game great campaign In multiplayer mode I'm inexperienced and don't really know how it looks I thought this game had better ratings and I was surprised by the average 2.2 for me it's a game at least 6
  13. ShtillD
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    This is what the history of the Second World War would have looked like if Hitler had written it.
  14. Verax_
    Nov 5, 2021
    7
    I played Company of Heroes and Company of Heroes 2 a lot. (5000+ hours each)

    0=kill it it fire 5=average/meh 10=perfect 7.5/10 good, recommended*** ( 2021 September ) Pros: +Single-player Campaign ingnoring the story is enjoyable including the DLC Ardennes Campaign. +Multiplayer is fun IF you get a balanced game with no leavers/teamkillers/afk players. +Music +Sound effects    I played Company of Heroes and Company of Heroes 2 a lot. (5000+ hours each)

    0=kill it it fire
    5=average/meh
    10=perfect

    7.5/10 good, recommended*** ( 2021 September )

    Pros:
    +Single-player Campaign ingnoring the story is enjoyable including the DLC Ardennes Campaign.
    +Multiplayer is fun IF you get a balanced game with no leavers/teamkillers/afk players.
    +Music
    +Sound effects
    +Voice Acting
    +Voice Lines
    +Unit models (mostly vehicles)
    +Visuals
    +"Truesight system"
    +UI (could be a little bit better but still good)
    +Customisable Vehicle skins
    +Winter/Summer map themes
    +Winter weather gameplay effects (frozen river-> destroy ice under vehicle-> vehicle goes diving forever)
    +5 different playable factions (2 axis (1 basegame, 1 DLC), 3 allied (1 basegame, 2 DLC))
    +Steamworkshop (Modding)
    +Co-Op maps
    +Can buy some of the DLC items without spending money just by playing (but at a slow rate)
    +Matchmaking (1v1, 2v2, 3v3, 4v4 / PvP, PvE)
    +Leaderboards

    Cons:
    -The game is now officialy abandoned by the developers. Balancing is done by the "balance team" (forum warriors/streamers)
    -Balance (FUBAR)
    Multiplayer was left in sadly in an unbalanced state. Overall the game is balanced around VOCAL forum posters and steamers. Allied infantry squads generally have more members, also have the best indirect fire and support weapons. Assuming equal skill if you are new or want easier and more forgiving games play as allied, but if you want a challenge play as axis.
    -one shot squad/unit wipe mechanics
    -disconnecting players (common)
    -leaver players (common)
    -teamkiller players (uncommon)
    -afk players (rare)
    -crashes (rare)
    -sync error (very rare)
    -few maps (not all maps available in matchmaking)
    -bugs (some not fixed since alpha, rare example: your unit becomes uncontrollable)
    -main menu performace issues (pcgaming wiki has a workaround)
    -ingame performance issues (pcgaming wiki has a workaround)
    -***overpriced (only recommended when at least 75% off sale or more)
    -many DLC-s
    -pay to win elements (content locked behind paywall)
    -no Co-Op campaign, no custom campaigns
    -No LAN
    -No Direct Connect
    Neutral: RNG (shots sometimes miss, or in case of vehicles does not deal damage)    … Expand
  15. ShadeImpulse
    Sep 18, 2021
    10
    I take back everything I said about the game here. After looking at other user reviews bashing CoH2 for alleged 'Russophobia', recoiling in disgust and looking into WWII history a little further I'd like to point out the following. I'm only talking about the single player mode as I don't care for the multiplayer in most games.
    - The campaign does not insult the millions of Soviet soldiers    I take back everything I said about the game here. After looking at other user reviews bashing CoH2 for alleged 'Russophobia', recoiling in disgust and looking into WWII history a little further I'd like to point out the following. I'm only talking about the single player mode as I don't care for the multiplayer in most games.
    - The campaign does not insult the millions of Soviet soldiers who heroically fought in WWII and does not portray them as cowards. In fact, it does the opposite, which you would know if you actually play it or watch a decent playthrough.
    - The way the NKVD is portrayed is well-deserved.
    - Yes, soldiers have to retreat sometimes and don't look forward to dying. Whether Order 227 ('Not a step back') was 'harsh but necessary' or not is debatable, to say the least.
    - In the mission 'Scorched Earth', setting your own people on fire is most likely a result of the player's actions, a glitch or a freak accident. Civilians are told to evacuate in a cutscene and nothing suggests you should burn the buildings when the people are still inside.
    - The murder of Polish resistance fighters at the end of 'Behind Enemy Lines' is based on what actually happened to many of them IRL if they weren't pro-Soviet.
    - 'General Winter' was one of the factors in the Soviet victory. Compared to the Soviets, the Nazis were ill-prepared for the harsh weather. Anyway, the game never said it was the only or the most important factor in the war.
    - Shortages of weapons were not unheard of.
    - By the time of its capture the Reichstag had not been used for 12 years. Arguably not the best place for a photo op, especially at the cost of people's lives.
    I could go on but spelling these things out feels increasingly silly.
    I can't speak for every Russian who played CoH2 but for what it's worth I'd like to apologize to Relic and anyone who read my original 'review' for my initial reaction and thank the devs for focusing this game the Eastern Front. Hopefully it won't be their last game about it, although after all the insults and threats they received I can't blame them if they or other studio choose to avoid the topic altogether.
    As for the score, I'm not saying the story is perfect, there has been valid criticism of it but I'd like to do my part in balancing out the appalling number of unfair 0s.    … Expand
  16. OofOof200
    Jun 15, 2021
    0
    Seriously? Soviet soldiers wasnt such dumb during WW2. You must learn history, folks, also why if you want to win? Play Germans! 0 logic bruh. Whole game was just made to offend Russians,
  17. Salamandra975
    Jun 3, 2021
    0
    The game is so chipped cranberry that you won't know if it was the Canadians who made it or the American sons of Sam!

    The campaign completely contradicts common sense and logic! Shooting down the NKVD, KGB, AND THE MOST FAMOUS BARRAGE TROOPS! An army that apparently didn't give a damn about its own lands and homeland, and a bunch of other stuff! And yet, I'm sorry of course, but    The game is so chipped cranberry that you won't know if it was the Canadians who made it or the American sons of Sam!

    The campaign completely contradicts common sense and logic! Shooting down the NKVD, KGB, AND THE MOST FAMOUS BARRAGE TROOPS! An army that apparently didn't give a damn about its own lands and homeland, and a bunch of other stuff!

    And yet, I'm sorry of course, but maybe I didn't notice, but where is the ELEMENTARY OPPORTUNITY to order the troops to lie down, and crawl without shooting, in everything that moves? I sent fighters to the rear of the enemy, I thought everything was OK, I probably already went to the camp, and then I look, and they died.... running to the goal in full growth, and shooting (as can be seen from the replay) at the enemies passing by)

    The graphics are good in principle, but still feel like a Man of War, but with stripped-down mechanics.

    But the network component, I was a little amused, but the players came across normal.

    AND THE MOST INCOMPREHENSIBLE THING is that when you start the game, and exit it, the Language icon in the Taskbar disappears, and the language changes! You have to go to the Windows 10 settings > Language, and there put it in English, and then in Russian....

    And yes! I was offended by the game)! Thank you, developers, for what I saw, perhaps my grandfather, who burned his own fellow citizens in the villages))!    … Expand
  18. BFG-1337
    Apr 26, 2021
    6
    This game feels like a F2P game in some aspects like you only get 2 factions to play with, germans and russians but the russians seem underpowered compared to germans soo... i guess one viable faction.
    The rest are DLC.. the commanders are also behind pay walls, (commanders give different abilities in combat like air strikes, reinforcement and so on..)
    This is not a "fine" game by any    This game feels like a F2P game in some aspects like you only get 2 factions to play with, germans and russians but the russians seem underpowered compared to germans soo... i guess one viable faction.
    The rest are DLC.. the commanders are also behind pay walls, (commanders give different abilities in combat like air strikes, reinforcement and so on..)

    This is not a "fine" game by any means, its fun if you have the time to learn the ropes if you want to play multiplayer but if you dont plan to play MP there isnt much here since the story and campaign missions are quite boring and straight out bad. Also theres a lot of controversy about the Russian campaign, I havent looked into it personally but I believe its true.

    6/10    … Expand
  19. Keecay
    Apr 22, 2021
    10
    one of the best RTS game i've been ever played... great story (campaign) and multiplayer. I see many red criminals have back pain, to see what happened in eastern europe.
  20. ThePistolShrimp
    Mar 13, 2021
    10
    This review is strictly for online multiplayer, which in my opinion is the best way to play rts. When the game was first released in 2013, I didn't like it as much as CoH1. But a few years after with a bunch of updates and changes I like this game more than the original. It is more strategic and with reduced population cap, requires you to make a decision on what units you want to make upThis review is strictly for online multiplayer, which in my opinion is the best way to play rts. When the game was first released in 2013, I didn't like it as much as CoH1. But a few years after with a bunch of updates and changes I like this game more than the original. It is more strategic and with reduced population cap, requires you to make a decision on what units you want to make up your army. You can't have everything. This requires you play strategically. Instead of simply overwhelming your opponent when you are ahead. Best RTS of all time even better than the original. After 7 years this game is still getting balance patches and updates to keep it fresh and fun! Ive been playing this game almost everyday for the past 7 years. And 6 years of COH1 before that.… Expand
  21. ShawnD
    Feb 13, 2021
    1
    It's virtually unplayable. You can try for a million years and you will never get past mission 3. The enemy has tanks and armored cars that are immune to bullets, and all you have are bullets. There are no mortars, no recoiless rifles, no AT guns, no tanks, no tank hunters. It's flat out impossible to win without cheating through every mission. This is bordering on Daikatana levels of broken.
  22. 444444444456778
    Feb 10, 2021
    9
    Это пример как стада баранов,п одного дебила .Не поигравшей в игру пошли ставить низкие оценки.Видно,что создатели старались и уважаёт наш народ.Есть конечно дурацсккие моменты , ,но мало.
  23. XDragon
    Jan 26, 2021
    10
    If u like RTS genre, It's still the best choice for u!
    Perfect gameplay, easy to have control on the battlefield, beautiful fire and explosion animations, cool fog of war system and view distance of units, a huge variety of units to use, a lot of different commanders to play with and...
    Just servers are annoying and there are some terrible community map that should get removed by game    If u like RTS genre, It's still the best choice for u!
    Perfect gameplay, easy to have control on the battlefield, beautiful fire and explosion animations, cool fog of war system and view distance of units, a huge variety of units to use, a lot of different commanders to play with and...
    Just servers are annoying and there are some terrible community map that should get removed by game developers!    … Expand
  24. KEX0h
    Jan 12, 2021
    10
    **** Russians who have pain in the ass because of game. Game is good. Stop being a cuck
  25. WolfHeinz
    Dec 31, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Durante los 4 años que he jugado el juego puedo admitir que es des balanceado cada season se busca que una nación en particular obtenga un buff pero es normal muchos juegos se basan de esto, los comentarios que fui leyendo negativos tratan de exponer el concepto de "Los americanos siempre escriben su historia de vencedor" o "No la urrs no es tan a si y que pareciera que Goebbels
    escribió el guion" todos estos comentarios hasta cierto grado son verdaderos pero si coges un libro empiezas a darte cuenta que como se narra la historia siempre se tratara de dejar bien parado a tu propia nación y no como realmente ocurrieron las cosas, si la historia de Lev Abramovich Isakovich es genérica muy parecida a la campaña propagandística de la guerra fría pero mucho de los acontecimientos que el va contando si ocurrieron y no pueden ser desmentidos masacre de katyn y otras tantos crímenes de guerra de la urrs, la Deep battle, operacion marte que cobro miles de vidas rusas por mala estrategia soviética. Bajo los estándares de vídeo juegos de comienzos de la década del 2010 hasta el fin de la década es normal ver que siempre Rusia es el malo de la película esperar que para un futuro relic profundice mas las historias y no solo tome un punto de vista en sus historias al igual que elija nuevas naciones para sus juegos hay tantos soldados que no pertenecían a las naciones principales que hicieron grandes cosas..........    … Expand
  26. OOa007
    Oct 1, 2020
    8
    Decent game good tactics. No air or sea. Good graphics, runs well. I'd buy another if that added air and sea
  27. Asdfsdf
    Aug 2, 2020
    0
    Сюжет пробил дно...........................................................
  28. LordTiger
    Jul 9, 2020
    0
    downloaded the game to play a little after years. here is my experience so far:
    1-couldn't launch game in fullscreen and had to search for a solution.
    2-tried to play soviet campaign but game said "Error loading scenario. The scenario file may be invalid" (verifying game files didnt fix the problem) 3- tried to play multiplayer . every **** time someone disconnected in loading screen    downloaded the game to play a little after years. here is my experience so far:
    1-couldn't launch game in fullscreen and had to search for a solution.
    2-tried to play soviet campaign but game said "Error loading scenario. The scenario file may be invalid" (verifying game files didnt fix the problem)
    3- tried to play multiplayer . every **** time someone disconnected in loading screen and other players left the game.
    well done developers.    … Expand
  29. abahsati
    Jun 25, 2020
    6
    Great strategy game. loved it! Remind me of saving private Ryan but is strategy form.
  30. sspwulff
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This game was awful. That's all I have to say. Poor graphics and the game itself wasn't finished.
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#57 Best PC Game of 2013
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#6 Most Discussed PC Game of 2013
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#19 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 82 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 82
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 82
  3. Negative: 2 out of 82
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 7, 2013
    85
    Company of Heroes 2 is curiously forgettable as single player, even though cliched horrors of war and overdose of fake accents try their best. As a multiplayer it shines, although beginners usually think otherwise. [Aug 2013]
  2. Armchair Empire
    Sep 10, 2013
    80
    Relic Entertainment cleared the hurdle the original game set as far as I'm concerned. Tweaking, remoulding and teasing out the underlying systems of the original, and then layering things like cold weather, may not set the world on fire like the original Company of Heroes did but it's still a solid strategy game and with the right support and continued release of content I can see it living on for quite some time.
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  3. Shacknews
    Aug 23, 2013
    60
    Everything its predecessor was: an intense and enjoyable RTS that gives you the feeling of really being an armchair general. It is just unfortunate that after waiting so long for a sequel, it doesn't offer too much in the way of innovation.
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