The gameplay was fluid, the plot was engaging, and the graphics were surprisingly good for the time.

I reviewed the original Company of Heroes for GiN way back in 2006, and it earned a very rare perfect score from me. Players followed an American fighting force known as Able Company as they pressed deep into Germany in what could have easily been the plot of a blockbuster movie. Back when PC gaming was just starting to hit its stride with advanced graphics and sound, Company of Heroes broke away from the sci-fi and fantasy RTS glut of the time to provide gamers with a realistic title set during World War II. Watch the TV turned off for 100 minutes instead.When one looks for a game series that has survived the test of time, the Company of Heroes games would certainly make that list. There is something about a bad war film that almost seems disrespectful, and that is exactly what this is.ĭo anything other than watch this film. It was poorly directed, the script was terrible and the performances disinterested. I’ve never played it, but it’s still no excuse for what I’ve had to sit through in this film. The film is allegedly based on a computer game with the same title that came out in 2006. This lazy, cliche riddled piece of nonsense follows a group of soldiers in 1944 who find themselves drawn into a battle against Hitler’s secret last attempts at victory in the second world war as his forces are losing against the Allied progression. All of whom should have kept a mile away from this. The film includes performances by Tom Sizemore, Neal McDonough and Vinnie Jones. This shameful piece of cinema is directed by Don Michael Paul (who brought the world other such films as Tremors 5 and Kindergarten Cop 2).

Letter ‘C’ in the Alphabet Challenge takes us to the 2013 military mess Company of Heroes.

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