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Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault

Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault is a harrowing new chapter in the critically acclaimed series. Continuing the story in World War II, this exciting campaign places you in the heart of the battle, once…

83 17 November 2014

Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Relic Entertainment, released 17 November 2014 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault is

Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Relic Entertainment and released in 2014. It was published by Sega. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Company of Heroes 2 is a real-time strategy video game developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Sega for Windows, Linux, and OS X. It is the sequel to the 2006 game Company of Heroes. As with the original Company of Heroes, the game is set in World War II but with the focus on the Eastern Front, with players primarily controlling the side of the Soviet Red Army during various stages of the Eastern Front, from Operation Barbarossa to the Battle of Berlin. Company of Heroes 2 runs on Relic Entertainment's proprietary Essence 3.0 game engine.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 79% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 14 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2Ghz Intel Core2 Duo or equivalent, 2 GB RAM and 512MB Direct3D 10 capable video card (GeForce 8800 GT or Radeon HD 2900XT). At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 30GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault launched on 17 November 2014, within three weeks of Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth and Tales from the Borderlands. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Tales from the Borderlands.

Cheats and codes

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Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault — frequently asked questions

When did Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault come out?
Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault was released on 17 November 2014 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault?
At minimum, Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault needs 2Ghz Intel Core2 Duo or equivalent, 2 GB RAM, 512MB Direct3D 10 capable video card (GeForce 8800 GT or Radeon HD 2900XT) graphics, 30 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault?
The PC version needs about 30 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("30 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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