Two expansions were released: Opposing Fronts in 2007 and Tales of Valor in 2009. Depending on the mission, the player controls either Able Company of the 29th Infantry Division's 116th Infantry, or Fox Company of the 101st Airborne Division's 506th PIR.Ĭompany of Heroes received widespread acclaim, winning multiple awards for the best strategy game of the year, and being considered one of the best video games ever made. military units during the Battle of Normandy ( Operation Overlord) and the liberation of France ( Operation Cobra). In the single-player campaign the player commands two U.S. Players aim to capture strategic resource sectors located around the map, which they use to build base structures, produce new units, and defeat their enemies. It is the first installment of the Company of Heroes series, and was the first title to make use of the Games for Windows label.Ĭompany of Heroes is set during the Second World War and contains two playable factions. Company of Heroes is a 2006 real-time strategy video game developed by Relic Entertainment and published by THQ for Windows and OS X operating systems.

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