Company of Heroes 2 Screenshots Released

By Michael Shelton / June 25, 2012

Company of Heroes 2. The original Company of Heroes consumed a great amount of my time, as I couldn't resist repelling wave of Nazi forces as I commanded the US infantry. With Company of Heroes 2 gamers will now be taking control of Soviet forces on the Russian front as you are tasked with defending the Motherland of the invading Nazi forces. Relic has gone to great lengths in order to create significant technological improvements to the original Essence 3 game engine. Weather plays a dynamic role in the course of your skirmishes. Snow can now slow your units to a crawl as they struggle to push through. Rain can flood certain areas of the map and effectively block entire routes. What's even greater is that effects such as fire will now eat through buildings in the environment, burning them into piles of ash. The second screen released, shows off just how destructible the environments will be. A flamethrower unit unleashes a stream of flames as the building billows out smoke. Expect your battles to provide a drastically different battlefield as you claim victory of the Nazi forces. Company of Heroes 2 is already looking like it will be a great addition to the RTS genre. With an improved game engine and dynamically changing environments, there is definitely something to look forward to for fans of strategy games. Stay tuned for more on the title as it becomes available, and let us know what you think in the comments below! Source: CVG