This exciting new release is a faithful adaptation of the renowned Conflict of Heroes board game that won the Origins Historical Game of the Year, Charles Roberts Wargame of the Year and the James F. Dunnigan Design Elegance Award, as well as many others!
The computer version of CoH is a faithful representation of classic tactical level wargaming. Units are individual vehicles/ordnance and squads. Hexes are probably on the order of 30-50 yards, and maps represent the fields, forests, and villages of WW II. The action point system makes the game feel like a mix of real time and turn based, as players...
I'll start by saying the Table-Top 'Conflict of Heroes' games are amazing I really enjoy playing them, they look fantastic, easy to learn and 'teach', they have become a favourite of mine.
The PC game is pretty good too,
It has a couple different small rule changes compared to the table top game - I kind of wish it was exactly like the table top - but...
Best Music(classical)ive ever heard in a wargame!.Great Boardgame conversion also,the Counters have some of the sexiest Artwork ive seen to date.don't miss this franchise Folksies!...If i was a richman id gift this to all my Wargaming buds!,and trust me on the Music!-The game's even got it's own Wiki> http://cohwiki.slitherine.com/index.php/Main_Page
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I bought the game from Matrixgames at release in 2012. Its just OK, nothing to shout about. All the files are in the XNA format so this game offers no modding capability for most gamers. After watching the developer stuggle to fix issues in this game and while beta testing the second game in this series 'Storms of Steel', I decided I wouldnt buy anymore...
I really want to love this game, but the interface is poison. Between that and the "exceptions" (read crashes) I spend more time reloadeding and trying again than I spend playing. Too bad. We ned more games that don't cater to the twitch crowd and that try to represent conbat of this era in a serious manner.
