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Company of Heroes: Tales Of Valor has three plot lines or [[episodes]]. The first episode "'''Tiger Ace'''" follows Tiger Tank Ace Hauptmann Voss's Tigergruppen as they fight the [[7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)]] on [[D-Day]]. The second episode "'''Causeway'''" follows an [[United States|American]] paratrooper company in the hours after the [[D-Day]] landings. The Third Episode "'''Falaise Pocket'''" follows the [[Wehrmacht]] as they try to hold the Allied in [[Falaise Pocket]].<ref>http://www.relic.com/games/Company-of-Heroes-Tales-of-Valor/</ref> |
Company of Heroes: Tales Of Valor has three plot lines or [[episodes]]. The first episode "'''Tiger Ace'''" follows Tiger Tank Ace Hauptmann Voss's Tigergruppen as they fight the [[7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)]] on [[D-Day]]. The second episode "'''Causeway'''" follows an [[United States|American]] paratrooper company in the hours after the [[D-Day]] landings. The Third Episode "'''Falaise Pocket'''" follows the [[Wehrmacht]] as they try to hold the Allied in [[Falaise Pocket]].<ref>http://www.relic.com/games/Company-of-Heroes-Tales-of-Valor/</ref> |
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Assault: One of the new game modes on Multilayer, Very similar to the Popular Online Game Dota, with 3 members per team. they chose 7 "Heros" each different in their Offensive, Defensive, and Support abilities. Ranging from a Pioneer/Engineer to Paratroopers/Recon, the Goal of the the game is to destroy the Enemy Hq, but you would have to go past through 3 lines of defenses that are protected by Mortar Bunkers. Which also act as the Player Resprawn point. by destroying each bunker they can progress closer towards the Enemy Hq. once you blow up the Gas Tanks inside the Hq you are awarded with a satisfying Cutscene of the enemy's (or Your) Hq Blowing up. |
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Stonewall: 4 players are the American defenders of a small town, defending against 16 waves of Axis attacks, progressing from a small band of Volksgrenadier to the mighty Tiger Tanks. with 4 Critical buildings which are the Church, that automatically heals units next to it, the Garage the repairs all allies vehicles, the bank that give a boost in manpower, and finally the Manor that gives an increase in Pop cap. The 4 players must work together in order to defend the town, as the Team in Relic designed it so. |
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Panzerkrieg: Similar to Assault, except the the "Hero" units being replaced by tanks, the Axis Team can procure 3 tanks. The Hotchkiss a small mobile tank hunter, the Panzer IV the all-around tank, and the Panther Tank which specialize in head-on Armor conflicts. The Allies have the M-10 Hellcat, it;s Mobile Tank hunter, the Sherman it's counter to the Panzer IV, finally the Churchill tank which is the answer to the Panther. |
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==Development== |
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Revision as of 17:45, 3 May 2009
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| Developer(s) | Relic Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Designer(s) | Brian Wood, Stephen Dinehart |
| Series | Company of Heroes |
| Engine | Essence Engine Havok (Physics Engine) |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | April 9, 2009[1] |
| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor is a real time strategy video game stand alone expansion pack to Company of Heroes. It was announced on November 3, 2008 and was released on April 9, 2009.
Gameplay
Tales of Valor includes new units, additional maps and further multiplayer modes, such as 'Stonewall', where the player commands a small number of troops against waves of increasingly difficult enemies, and a feature called "direct-fire", where the player 'Points and shoots' (seen in Soldiers: Heroes of WWII and Men of War). It has been announced that no new factions will be added but that new units, new models and textures will.
Plot
Company of Heroes: Tales Of Valor has three plot lines or episodes. The first episode "Tiger Ace" follows Tiger Tank Ace Hauptmann Voss's Tigergruppen as they fight the 7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) on D-Day. The second episode "Causeway" follows an American paratrooper company in the hours after the D-Day landings. The Third Episode "Falaise Pocket" follows the Wehrmacht as they try to hold the Allied in Falaise Pocket.[2]
Operations
Assault: One of the new game modes on Multilayer, Very similar to the Popular Online Game Dota, with 3 members per team. they chose 7 "Heros" each different in their Offensive, Defensive, and Support abilities. Ranging from a Pioneer/Engineer to Paratroopers/Recon, the Goal of the the game is to destroy the Enemy Hq, but you would have to go past through 3 lines of defenses that are protected by Mortar Bunkers. Which also act as the Player Resprawn point. by destroying each bunker they can progress closer towards the Enemy Hq. once you blow up the Gas Tanks inside the Hq you are awarded with a satisfying Cutscene of the enemy's (or Your) Hq Blowing up.
Stonewall: 4 players are the American defenders of a small town, defending against 16 waves of Axis attacks, progressing from a small band of Volksgrenadier to the mighty Tiger Tanks. with 4 Critical buildings which are the Church, that automatically heals units next to it, the Garage the repairs all allies vehicles, the bank that give a boost in manpower, and finally the Manor that gives an increase in Pop cap. The 4 players must work together in order to defend the town, as the Team in Relic designed it so.
Panzerkrieg: Similar to Assault, except the the "Hero" units being replaced by tanks, the Axis Team can procure 3 tanks. The Hotchkiss a small mobile tank hunter, the Panzer IV the all-around tank, and the Panther Tank which specialize in head-on Armor conflicts. The Allies have the M-10 Hellcat, it;s Mobile Tank hunter, the Sherman it's counter to the Panzer IV, finally the Churchill tank which is the answer to the Panther.
Development
Tales of Valor includes three new short campaigns; one where the player commands a Tiger I tank crew using the 'new' direct fire mode (Based on the Battle of Villers-Bocage), one as escaping Germans in the Falaise Pocket and one with US paratroopers based around taking a Causeway[3]. There are new online units to replace old ones, such as the M18 Hellcat, T17 Armored Car, Schwimmwagen, H39 Geshutzwagen (similar to the Hummel), Tiger 205, Kangaroo Carrier and the Hotchkiss H35. There are also three new online multiplayer modes including one called "Stonewall" where the player will defend a town against an overwhelming AI opponent; a tank verses tank mode called "Panzerkrieg", and a Hero based mode called "Assault"
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 70%[7] |
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| Eurogamer | 7/10[6] |
| Game Informer | 7.5/10[4] |
| GameSpy |    [5] |
The reception of Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor was mixed. Many reviewers were confused as to what the game had to offer.[8] Most of the reviewers appeared to brand the game good or average or decent and gave it a rating of around 70%. Citing that the game had some interesting features and game play modes, but only a short campaign and no new armies to command. [9]
References
- ^ Faylor, Chris (March 26, 2009). "Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor Gone Gold". Shacknews. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ http://www.relic.com/games/Company-of-Heroes-Tales-of-Valor/
- ^ "We Just Played Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor". GameSpot. March 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ Biessener, Adam. "Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor Review - Game Informer". Game Informer. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ Rausch, Allen (April 9, 2009). "Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor Review - GameSpy". GameSpy. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ Whitehead, Dan (April 9, 2009). "Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor Review - EuroGamer". EuroGamer. p. 2. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ "Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor Review - MetaCritic". MetaCritic. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ http://au.pc.gamespy.com/pc/company-of-heroes-tales-of-valor/971777p1.html
- ^ http://au.pc.ign.com/articles/972/972759p2.html