Men of War (computer game)
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Best Way Digitalmindsoft |
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1C Company 505 Games Aspyr Media |
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| Erstveröffent- lichung |
 20.-27. February 2010
 March 10, 2009 |
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| platform | Windows | ||
| genre | Real time strategy game | ||
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer | ||
| control | Mouse , keyboard | ||
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| medium | DVD-ROM | ||
| language | multilingual, u. a. German | ||
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Men of War ( В тылу врага 2: Лис пустыни ( Behind Enemy Lines 2: Desert Fox )) is a real-time strategy game and a sequel to the 2006 Faces of War . It was developed by Digitalmindsoft in cooperation with Best Way and published by 1C Company , 505 Games and Aspyr Media .
The single player campaigns lead through different battles of the Second World War . They include the advance of the Red Army on Berlin, the airborne battle over Crete and the African campaign from a German and Allied perspective. In multiplayer, the Japanese are added as a playable faction.
Game flow
Men of War is similar to its predecessors, Faces of War and Soldiers: Heroes of World War II, with some major differences. In Soldiers , the player controls a small group of soldiers and fights the enemy. In Faces of War you also control a small number of troops, while you fight large battles alongside many allies . Men of War combines both game concepts. It also happens that the player has to command a large number of units and has to monitor and defend several lines. It thus combines different layers of macro and micromanagement, which was implemented both by setting up trains and individually controlling units. In some scenarios you are also able to request reinforcements, air and artillery strikes. Ships can also be steered for the first time.
units
The many and varied units cover the respective historical scenario of the game. You can have a lot of units fight at the same time. However, fallen or destroyed units will slowly fade over time. Game statistics with several hundred opponents killed at the end of a game are nothing unusual.
control
It is controlled via point-and-click with the mouse or, alternatively, via appropriate buttons. Units can be set target points. The behavior of the unit can be specified e.g. B. "Hold position", "Always attack opponent" or "Don't shoot". For each unit, the player can also do the moving, aiming and shooting himself.
AI
The artificial intelligence is sometimes very mature. Soldiers react to opponents, change independently to the right weapon, treat their wounds, fight the most dangerous enemy or take cover and work independently to the target, taking into account the enemy fire. Soldiers avoid their own vehicles, just like vehicles avoid their own soldiers or guns and other vehicles. The player could run entire battles almost without his intervention. Throwing hand grenades appears to be intentionally reduced. Equipment from the fallen can only be picked up by the player. Both so that the player can intervene more tactically.
editor
The Men-of-War CD also includes an editor for changing or creating playing cards and missions. Maps can be provided with mountains and valleys with a surface designer. The cards can then be equipped with all elements from the game flora, fauna, buildings, soldiers, vehicles, roads, lanterns, fences, sandbags, etc. Because of the sophisticated AI, placing units is actually enough to design your own missions. Otherwise there is still the possibility of mission goals, waypoints, and conditional triggers with commands such as. B. "Throw hand grenade". You can also create your own introductory films and texts in the editor.
Extensions
Men of War: Red Tide
Four months after the release of Men of War was with Men of War: Red Tide , the first stand-alone - Expansion announced. It contains 20 new single player missions from the point of view of ground troops of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet against Italian , Romanian and German units. The story is based on the work of Alexander Zorich .
Men of War: Assault Squad
The second standalone playable expansion was announced by the co-developers of Digitalmindsoft with Assault Squad . The delivery started on February 17th, 2011. There are 15 new missions that are more related to the infantry part of the game.
Men of War: Vietnam
Vietnam is the name of thethird part of Men of War ,developedby 1C Company parallel to Assault Squad , which has been available since September 2011. He comes up with two completely new campaigns that take place inthe 1968 Vietnam War . The American campaign tells the story of a special unit , while the North Vietnamese campaign is about Soviet military advisers.
Men of War: Condemned Heroes
The stand-alone game Condemned Heroes was released on April 20, 2012. It was rated as monotonous and difficult.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2
Released in August 2016 as an early access game on Steam with slightly improved graphics and more detailed animations of vehicle damage compared to the previous series. It is World War II single player ( USA , Commonwealth , Germany, Soviet Union , Japan) and multiplayer playable. The Steam version offers an editor and a connection to the Steam Workshop.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Steam: Men of War . Valve Corporation. May 6, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ↑ Men of War: Red Tide Announced . 1C Company. June 25, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ↑ Alexander Zorich . Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ↑ World Exclusive: Men of War A4 - Spillverket.no ( Norwegian ) Spillverket. August 19, 2009. Archived from the original on August 1, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ^ 1C Company - Assault Squad . 1C Company. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
- ^ 1C Company - Vietnam . 1C Company. October 5, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ↑ gamespot.com : Game review from April 20, 2012 (English, accessed April 29, 2012)
