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Company of Heroes 2: Red Star Edition

Command the Soviet Red Army in the world’s darkest hour as you battle to free Mother Russia from German enemy invaders. Your military tactics hold the power to tip the very balance of this brutal conflict…

80 25 June 2013

Company of Heroes 2: Red Star Edition is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Relic Entertainment, released 25 June 2013 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Company of Heroes 2: Red Star Edition is

Company of Heroes 2: Red Star Edition is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Relic Entertainment and released in 2013. It was published by Sega. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Command the Soviet Red Army in the world’s darkest hour as you battle to free Mother Russia from German enemy invaders. Your military tactics hold the power to tip the very balance of this brutal conflict. Engage in tactical combat that will define you as a military leader and wield the might of the Soviet Empire as you smash your way to Berlin. Red Star Edition includes: Steel Book Packaging: Exclusive steel book packaging. ‘Theatre of War’ Mini Pack*: Single Player/Co-op Mission set available post launch. Vehicle Skin Combo Pack: Unlock 24 historically-accurate new skins for the game’s multiplayer mode. Commanders Archetypes: 5 Multiplayer Commander Abilities for multiplayer customization…
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How it plays

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

How it was received

Company of Heroes 2: Red Star Edition holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 63% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Company of Heroes 2: Red Star Edition launched on 25 June 2013, within three weeks of The Last of Us, Dota 2, Trine 2: Complete Story and Rogue Legacy. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: The Last of Us, Dota 2, Trine 2: Complete Story, Rogue Legacy.

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When did Company of Heroes 2: Red Star Edition come out?
Company of Heroes 2: Red Star Edition was released on 25 June 2013 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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