

The three main companies cover the main three archetypes, with Fox company a fourth unlockable for pre-ordering that I didn’t get to try.

Suddenly, the Ardennes forrest is alive with enemies, and this first mission does a quite excellent job of not just introducing or reintroducing you to how Company of Heroes plays, but also gives you a whistle stop tour of the different companies and their commanding officers as you fight a battling retreat with a Panzergruppe tearing through your lines. It opens on a placid winter’s morning, with one unit taking over the watch from another.
