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Best for RTS fans who value tight skirmish matches over campaign content and don't mind a smaller player pool.
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About Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies
Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies is a streamlined spin-off built for competitive skirmish play rather than story. You get two armies - US and German forces - with distinct unit rosters and tactical quirks, but no single-player campaign to speak of. If you're here for RTS fundamentals (base building, resource management, squad micro), it delivers on those terms. The catch: this is a multiplayer-first product with a much smaller audience than the main series, so matchmaking can be sparse depending on your region and time of day. This works best as a quick-play alternative if you already like the Company of Heroes formula but want to skip the tutorial bloat. Don't expect balance patches or active developer support. It's a solid tactical skirmish engine, nothing more.
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Minimum
- Memory
- 2GB RAM
- Processor
- 2Ghz Intel Core2 Duo or equivalent
- Graphics
- 512MB Direct3D 10 capable video card (GeForce 8800 GT or Radeon HD 2900XT) Internet: Broadband Internet connection Hard Drive: 30GB fre…
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Game Info
- Developer
- Relic Entertainment
- Publisher
- THQ
- Release Date
- Jun 24, 2014
