Faces of War
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Description
Through the eyes of Allied, German and Russian squad leaders, experience the most immersive World War II time strategy game where each battle is played out and won differently based on your tactical choices. Command American, English, Soviet and German troops during world-renowned battles that include D-Day, new winter missions and the storming of Berlin.
The game Faces of War is devoted to the final period of World War II in Europe: the summer of 1944 - the spring of 1945. During this period mighty battles were held in France, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Hungary and Germany. The German war machine was making every possible effort to defend the territory of Third Reich from the Soviet and Allied troops. However, during 11 months the German resistance was crushed at all the front lines and the war ended where it had begun - in Berlin.
Features:
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Complex team AI for new tactical opportunities: AI controlled soldiers don't simply execute any order given by a player, they think how to do it in the most efficient and safe way.
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Realistic physics: anything can be destroyed or manipulated and used to player's advantage.
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Camera angles and zooming effects for a complete immersion.
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Amazing Level of details
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As squad leader and with complete freedom, combine real-time strategy with advanced tactics.
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Improvised player tactics, advanced AI reactions and real time physics guarantee players that missions will never be fought the same way.
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Up To 16 players via LAN / Internet.
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Co-op play with up to 4 players.
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8 or more multiplayer modes, including free-for-all and team-based matches.
Customer reviews
75
Second best in series
pharaoh13 | April 10, 2012 | See all pharaoh13's reviews »This game is made by the same people who did Men of War, one of my all time favorite WW2 games. As my title indicates, this game rates a notch lower than Men of War, but is still well worth buying and playing, especially if you have played through all the Men of War campaigns (in my case I played them all twice). Scenarios aren't as challenging and the story line not as compelling in this one. Plus, some of the controls aren't quite as good. For example, if you set your soldiers to stay in position, don't be surprised to find them running around after being fired on. Plus, my favorite, the guy who insists on healing himself while being shredded by machine gun fire.
86
Great Game, Needs a Little Polish
gypsy39 | Aug. 10, 2011 | See all gypsy39's reviews »I am enjoying this game a lot! For those of you who don't know this is the second game in the Men of War franchise, after 'Soldiers: Heroes of WW2', and prior to 'Men of War'. Initially I didn't like the game play as much as 'Men of War', but this title has grown on me in a big way. I had trouble figuring out how to play the next mission, this game doesn't automatically select the next mission if you press continue, you must select it manually by clicking the mission picture cards at the bottom of the screen. I'm not sure if this was Ubisoft's influence on the game or not, but the layout is definitely not as good as other titles in the series. It also has a more arcade feel to it, as if it was being targeted for a younger audience. Here's an example: The distance you're able to shoot is way too short. I know they can't have realistic ballistics in a game like this, because take an "Eighty-Eight" German gun for instance, which had an effective range of over 14km! That said, I found that in 'Men of War', the in game range for weapons was more reasonable. In 'Faces of War' a machine gun is barely able to shoot 30 in game feet, which becomes frustrating quickly. I found an awesome solution to this however: there is an excellent mod called "The Fronts", which makes the game way more realistic and enjoyable. All you need to do is create a folder called Mods in your 'Faces of War' folder, extract the mod files there, then under options in the main game menu there is a Mods tab, simply add the two part mod and enjoy. (CapsuleGames/FacesofWar-PC/Mods) I loved this game so much more after adding that mod. Be warned though you will be taking fire from a long way off, this can help and hinder you! I even went back and replayed some missions after adding this mod it was that good. On a more positive note, there are some really enjoyable missions in this game that are very well designed, making it well worth checking out. If it ever irked you in other titles in this series that they are reluctant to let you use tanks, it is not so in this title. Everyone loves commanding a tank and there are plenty of opportunities given here. Like all games in this series, it includes a neat GEM editor so you can set up your own epic battles which adds a ton of replay value. While this game isn't quite as good as 'Men of War' because I found it needed a little sprucing up, it does have many redeeming qualities. This is not one to miss troops!
70
Empty
hotmando1 | July 5, 2011 | See all hotmando1's reviews »Singleplayer is fun. but what is lacking is multiplayer. Sometimes I give this a run but sadly no one plays it online anymore. I would buy this game just for the single player. The mechanics are really done nicely. It's almost like company of heroes except cooler. Shooting animations need some work. Lots of animations are static. The story is also your typical go-figure WW2 story. Enemy there, do this, and that. Lots of destruction in game, get a rocket launcher and boom! It's like Bad Company 2 except TPS. Rock,paper,scissor mechanics are also in play. This kills that and this is weak to that. Graphics are okay and bearable, gameplay is what makes thee game attractive. Get the game for good old fun.
80
Best tactical WWII RTS
keeveek | April 5, 2011 | See all keeveek's reviews »If you liked Company of Heroes, youll definitely love this game. Youll love it even more! Cause, in my opinion, it's more realistic and complex than COH. For example, vehicles do not have health bars. Every part of the vehicle can be damaged and make it unoperativeable. For example if you blow off a tire, the vehicle won't go any further but will be able to shoot when it stands. You may also direct control any unit and vehicle present in a game and i have to tell you - there is nothing more satisfactory than bombarding units with mortars and artillery by yourself and see the mayhem. Wonderful mayhem, because almost everything on the map is destructable. If you cannot kill a sniper that is hiding in the window, you may consider blowing him up with Panzerfaust! With a little piece of wall ofc ;-) There is nothing here like safe cover before tanks. Graphics are nice and smooth, you may see details such holes on the walls or in the ground, pieces of shredder armor are flying around, pure awesomeness.