Ardennes Assault goes back to Relic's roots, presenting itself as a dynamic campaign where every mission emphasizes the ideals mentioned, exactly like we have seen in the Company of Heroes 1 campaign.Įven without a rich and interesting storyline behind the single player experience, like on previous titles, Relic was able to achieve its objective by developing a strong characterisation of Company Commanders, each with different origins and personality that is perfectly reflected on the companies players take control on. We have not seen much of the ideals mentioned in the campaign of Company of Heroes 2 and Relic seemed to have understood where the mistake was made. Soldiers that fought for ideals that go beyond political choices or crazy acts of individuals, like honor, friendship, respect for your own soldiers and for the defeated opponent. Dynamic Campaign and highly customized companies are among the strengths of the big work done but the guys at SEGA should have slightly adjusted the price, which is set to 40€/40$.įive months have passed since the release of The Western Front Armies, the first multiplayer only expansion for Company of Heroes 2 that brought players to the Western Front, allowing them to take command of the Americans and the Oberkommando West factions.Īn important point to remember before taking a closer look at the new expansion, is the impact that the release of the singleplayer campaign of Company of Heroes 2 had on the global market: we cannot forget the controversy that arose from the questionable decisions Relic made in a storyline that presented on one side the black humor element between soldiers and officers (like jokes full of irony, sadness and resignation), which we greatly appreciated, but that on the other hand has exacerbated the situation on the Eastern front, focusing the attention too much on questionable and unethical choices made by the Red Army officers instead of remembering, as we will see in Ardennes Assault, the soldiers' acts of heroism and great sacrifice.

On 18th November, Relic Entertainment made available the first big single-player expansion for Company of Heroes 2 after the release of The Western Front Armies.

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