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Company of Heroes 2 - The British Forces

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2015

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Quick resume

This latest multiplayer standalone entry in the COH2 series features this iconic Allied army. Experience a unique tech-tree that challenges the player to balance the constant trade-off between mobility and defense. Surprise opponents with your development choices and an open end game configuration.

Global score

73/100

Genres

Strategy, Real Time Strategy (RTS)

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    Pros

    • Unique defensive gameplay with versatile british units
    • Humorous and immersive voice lines
    • Well-balanced faction with strategic depth
    • Good addition for multiplayer variety
    • Reasonable price on sale

    Cons

    • No dedicated campaign for british forces
    • Some balance issues and pay-to-win concerns
    • Dlc purchase confusion and technical issues reported
    • Repetitive gameplay for some players
    • High price without sales

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players have freedom to build and customize their core army, choose units and strategies, and make tactical decisions in battles."

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    • Competence

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      "The game challenges players with strategic planning, tactical battles, and managing resources, requiring skill and mastery."

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report long campaigns and extended play sessions, with replayability through faction variety and unit customization encouraging habitual play."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Players can customize their defense setups and directly control various units, adding creative tactical choices."

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    • Domination

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      "Competitive multiplayer and ranked play encourage exerting superiority, though no strong evidence of toxic domination behavior."

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game as a distraction and immersive experience in WWII strategy."

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      "Players use the game as a fun distraction with immersive WWII settings and engaging gameplay."

    • Expectation

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      "Most players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment rather than obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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      "Community and multiplayer cooperation foster group identity and shared achievements."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills in strategy, tactics, and faction mastery over many hours of play."

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    • Health

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      "Typical sedentary RTS gameplay with no physical activity involved."

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    • Idle

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    • Intimacy

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      "Social interactions are mostly competitive or cooperative but not focused on close personal relationships."

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    • Leadership

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      "Players lead armies and coordinate team strategies in multiplayer."

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    • Progression

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      "Progression through unlocking units, commanders, veterancy, and upgrades is central."

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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      "No narrative campaign; gameplay focuses on multiplayer battles without overarching plot."

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Fellowship, Domination, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value, Fantasy, Intimacy.

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    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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