Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies
Company of Heroes 2 Expansion Pack
Release Date: June 24, 2014
Strategy, World War II, RTS, tactics, war strategy, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet
OpenCritic
The first major standalone expansion for Company of Heroes 2, a popular war strategy game from Relic Entertainment. Contrary to the vanilla game, which focuses on the Russian-German struggle on the Eastern Front, the add-on takes us to the West, letting us assume command over two completely new armies that so far were only available in DLCs. We may lead either the US Army or the German Oberkommando.
Videos and Screens
[1:40] Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies launch trailer
[2:00] Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies US Forces trailer
Hardcore Gamer: 4 / 5 by Bradly Storm
Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies is a balanced multiplayer-exclusive outing based off an already excellent RTS game. The core gameplay remains as tight as ever, giving rise to a DLC that is worth its weight in salt.
Softpedia: 8.5 / 10 by Andrei Dumitrescu
Company of Heroes 2 – The Western Front Armies is a solid expansion package for a very good strategy experience and offers enough new content to justify the purchase price.
AusGamers: 9.1 / 10
Regardless of whether it's perfectly balanced at launch, Relic has shown its dedication to listening to the community with subsequent updates, and The Western Front Armies is a worthy addition to any multiplayer-loving Company of Heroes 2 player's war chest.
GAMERS Score
Average score from 193 votes. 33 players anticipated the game.
Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies Description
The Western Front Armies is an expansion for the 2013’s Company of Heroes 2 for PC, a strategy game set during the World War II. However, it differs from the previous minor DLC since it is a completely standalone add-on which does not require having the original game installed. The expansion is pretty big in size and scope and is meant solely for multiplayer gameplay.
As the title suggests, the DLC is focused on the European Western Front of the World War II. It is a big change in relation to the vanilla game which was completely concentrated on the Eastern Front. The “westernization” of the production is manifested mainly by the introduction of two additional sides of the conflict: the United States Armed Forces and the German Oberkommando, which fought in Western Europe. What is interesting, The Western Front Armies is not a unified whole since both of the aforementioned armies were sold separately in the past. Each new faction received previously unavailable abilities, enhancements, strategic and tactical capabilities as well as, most importantly, completely new units (for example: airborne infantry, the Sherman tank, the Sturmtiger and Jagdtiger cannons, or the P-47 Thunderbolt airplane.
Moreover, the expansion includes eight new multiplayer maps that recreate the locations of the Western Front. What is interesting, while generating matches, we may, for example, pit the American and Russian armies against each other. The add-on also offers a new progression system that enriches the fun. It is also worthy of note that although The Western Front Armies is dedicated to multiplayer gameplay, the DLC’s owners can also play against the artificial intelligence.
Last updated on March 12, 2016
Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
Developer: Relic Entertainment
Publisher: Sega
Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies System Requirements
PC / Windows
Recommended: Core i5 3 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB (GeForce GTX 470 or better), 30 GB HDD, Windows Vista(SP2)/7/8
Base Gamefor Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies