Men of War (video game)
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| Men of War | |
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| Developer(s) | Best Way Digitalmindsoft |
| Publisher(s) | 1C Company 505 Games Aspyr Media |
| Engine | GEM 2 Engine |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Men of War (Template:Lang-ru) is a real-time strategy video game and the sequel of the 2004 real time tactics game Soldiers: Heroes of World War II, developed in partnership with Best Way by Digitalmindsoft and published by 1C Company, 505 Games and Aspyr Media.
Like the game's predecessor, the single player campaign takes place during World War II and features battles set in Europe and the Soviet Union and the new locations Greece and North Africa, across three different campaigns for the Allies, Germans and Soviets. Men of War features Japan as a new multiplayer faction.
Men of War features over 50 different units including tanks, APCs and artillery.
The Soviet faction's single player campaign features two student comrades named Smirnov and Kuznetzov as they rise through the ranks of the Red Army and experience the rigors of war.
Campaign
Men of War features 19 single player missions spread across 3 different campaigns. As with Soldiers, the game features a Soviet, German and an Allies campaign. The Soviet campaign spans the early battles of the Eastern front, through to the start of the Soviet counter-offensive.
The German and Allies campaigns are set in the Northern Africa theatre; The German Afrikakorps fight in Greece (Battle of Crete), Libya (Tobruk) and Tunisia, while the British "Desert Rats", fight through Operation Torch.
There are also a number of bonus missions, which involve both defending and attacking objectives.
As was the case in Soldiers: Heroes of World War II, the single player campaigns can be played through cooperatively over a local TCP/IP network, or over the internet.
Multiplayer
In multiplayer, there are 5 different factions to choose from; The United States, Great Britain, Germany, Soviet Union and Japan. (Japan is to be included in a content patch shortly after game releases world-wide)
There are a variety of game modes including Combat, Battle Zone, Frontline and Cooperative, all of which were featured in Soldiers, and two new modes - Victory flag and Valuable Cargo.
Men of War will introduce a ranking system based on the ratio of a player's wins to losses with the various multiplayer factions.
The game has the "Direct Control" feature characteristic of the series which allows the player to take over control of a unit's movements and actions with the keyboard and mouse, adding a tactical 3rd person shooter element to the game.
Modifications are still officially supported, and will still have their own Tab in Options. Games using modifications will also go under the name "Modded Game".
Reception
Men of War has received generally favorable reviews, garnering a Metacritic score of 80out of 100. GamingShogun[2] calls the game a very 'in-depth, tactical game of combat' and stresses its mixed bag of highs and lows while also pointing out the game's budget-minded pricing.
Development
Bowing to the wishes of the Soldiers: Heroes of World War II community for a campaign featuring North Africa, a planned Japanese campaign was cut from the game in exchange for the new African theatre. Given the community's anticipation of the Japanese faction, the developers decided to include the Japanese as a bonus multiplayer faction, allowing for a better developed North African campaign.
Patches
There are a number of different versions made by different companies, with different patches for each version due to them having different copy protection systems.
Sequels
Men of War: Red Tide
Four months after the release of Men of War, a stand-alone sequel called Men of War: Red Tide was announced.[3] It will add 20 new single player missions, where the player take the control over the Soviet Marine forces in the Black Sea campaigns in World War 2, fighting against Italian, Romanian and German forces.
The story is based on the writings of Soviet scribe Alexander Zorich.[4]
There will be new vehicles available for the player to use.
Men of War A4
Men of War A4 is a stand-alone expansion pack from the co-op developers Digitalmindsoft.[5] [6]
This will focus more on the infantry part of the game. It will add 15 new missions. The name is also a temporary name, where A4 defines the build name (Men of War is A3).[7]
References
- ^ "Steam: Men of War". Valve Corporation. 2009-05-6.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Paxton, Jerry (2009-03-25). "Men of War Review". GamingShogun.
- ^ "Men of War: Red Tide Announced". 1C Company. 2009-25-6.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Alexander Zorich".
- ^ "New title: GamesCom - Digitalmindsoft.eu". Digitalmindsoft. 2009-07-8.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "World Exclusive: Men of War A4 - Spillverket.no". Spillverket. 2009-19-8.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Outfront Series". Digitalmindsoft Community Wiki. 2009-19-8.
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