Relic Entertainment has unveiled the Theater of War mode for World War 2 real-ime strategy game Company of Heroes 2.
It’s a series of additional single-player and co-op challenges and missions set on the Eastern Front. Each revolves around battles from a particular year of the war, and features unique units and special abilities that reflects the strategy used by the armies at the time.
Company of Heroes 2 comes with the Theater of War 1941 pack, which features Soviet and German missions (each faction has nine unique missions included).
Relic intends to build on the Theater of War with downloadable content post-launch, taking players through the years of the conflict. The idea is that you’re carried geographically across the front. In 1942, for example, the battle lines will look different than they did in 1941.
“That means new commanders, later war units and new battles players haven’t experienced that take place in different parts of the war,” Company of Heroes 2 game director Quinn Duffy
Players can level up as they gain experience in Theater of War mode as they can in the game’s campaign and competitive multiplayer modes, with progression persistent and tied to your profile.
