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Binding: Video Game
Brand: THQ
EAN: 0752919493267
ESRB Age Rating: Mature
Feature: Play as the British 2nd Army or German Panzer Elite, each with devastating command trees options and unit upgrades.
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Label: THQ
Manufacturer: THQ
Model: 49326
MPN: COMPANYOHOF
Platform: Windows XP
Publisher: THQ
Release Date: 2007-09-24
Studio: THQ

• Play as the British 2nd Army or German Panzer Elite, each with devastating command trees options and unit upgrades.
• Command the British 2nd Army to liberate the key strategic position of Caen, France. Control the German Panzer Elite to repel the Allied airborne invasion in Operation Market Garden.
• Mission Persistence, Dynamic Weather Effects, Enhanced Vehicle Tactics and more deliver a new level of realism and all new battlefield tactics.
• Combine Company of Heroes™: Opposing Fronts™ with the original Company of Heroes for a total of four playable armies online. Join British artillery with American armor to dominate the 3rd Reich.
• The highest rated RTS franchise features enhanced lighting effects and terrain details setting new standards in visual realism.

Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts is the next chapter in the groundbreaking real-time strategy franchise from critically-acclaimed studio Relic Entertainment. This stand-alone game features two unique armies with full-length campaigns. Players will experience fast-paced dynamics like never before, in two of the most brutal World War II campaigns ever fought. Take command of the tenacious British 2nd Army in the vicious battle for Caen, France, or lead the German Panzer Elite as they struggle to repel the largest airborne invasion in history. With two intensely cinematic campaigns, mission persistance, improved vehicle AI and weather effects that directly impact the battlefield, Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts brings you a superbly realistic war experience like no other. This game supports DirectX 10 and is fully compatible with the original Company of Heroes. With this compatibility, you can wage war online with a total of four playable armies in the ultimate battle for Fortress Europe! DirectX 10 support for enhanced lighting effects and more realistic terrain details ESRB Rated M for Mature

Customer Rating:
Summary: Great game, Great expansion
Comment: I guess I was one of those lucky ones that did not have a trouble installing the game. I installed the original CoH game, decided to install this expansion without applying the 1.1GB patch for the original game because I assumed this game will install whatever it is trying to install (I think it's patch for the multiplayer functions such as the interface and other stuff, but I could be wrong). I worked for me just fine, I got the original CoH story mode along with the 2 new story mode for British company and Panzer Elite company. And the updates for CoH:OP isn't big of files, nor time-wasting as the original CoH.

Anyways, the expansion is great. The each story line is shorter than the original CoH, but it's 18-22 (I forgot the specific number) missions which is more than the first one. Playing as different companies gives this sense that it's a different game, which is great. This enhances the multiplayer experience as you can choose from 4 different companies that suits your fighting style best.

Buyers who has played the original company of heroes has to be careful though; the specification for your machine has to be higher to play this expansion and new armies.

It is really great game, and highly addictive as well. Competing against other player online is probably the best thing for this game, as every time you play you get a different result. If you find the AIs to be repetitive, just go online! It's just never the same! I really recommend this series of game.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: COH: OF Review
Comment: Unlike many expansion packs Opposing Fronts offers new challenges to overcome, not just more of the original. The AI is quite smart, which makes the gameplay much smoother and more enjoyable. No units getting stuck trying to go through tight areas etc. Plus the enemy, is knowledgeable and will try to out think you which adds a whole new level to this RTS. All in all Opposing Fronts offers a challenging experience that provides hours of fun in a smooth, realistic and good graphic package. I strongly recommend this game if you are into the real time strategy type.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great buy and worth the price
Comment: This is an overall great RTS. Have up to three seperate storys (if you have original CoH) that will keep you playing for hours on end.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: If you EVER get the game installed and running ...
Comment: I thought Company of Heroes was difficult to install but CoH:Opposing Force takes things to a whole new level. How about an expansion that requires you to uninstall the original game but does not tell you that? Installation instructions that ignore known issues? Hours of mandatory patching after installation? One of the least helpful technical support pages on the internet? There's more, much more. You may NEVER get this game running. All this from a game that has been out for over a year?

When/if you can get CoH:OF installed and running, you have a very good expansion to a superb game. My only quibble is that the King Tigers in the last couple English missions were so very overpowered and nearly invulnerable at normal difficulty that I hesitate to replay that campaign on hard. The KTs required exquisite micromanagement of forces to whittle them down and because there is action in other areas at the same time, I found myself pausing every second or two to adjust units. To me those missions just weren't fun.

THQ will be releasing another expansion, Tales of Valor, soon. My advice--take an initial pass on it until reviews make it clear whether THQ has gotten their installation issues resolved. If you choose to ignore the many angry reviewers and buy OF or ToV, don't say you weren't warned.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: good game
Comment: it's a good game, if you can play more than 2 armies it would be even more fun

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