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==Development==
==Development==
Tales of Valor includes three new short campaigns; one where the player commands a [[Tiger I]]
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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/blogs/preview-blog/909185203/26800088/we-just-played-company-of-heroes-tales-of-valor.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gsupdates&tag=updates;title;7|title=We Just Played Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor|date=March 3, 2009|publisher=GameSpot|language=English|accessdate=2009-04-12}}</ref>. There are new online units to replace old ones, such as the [[M18 Hellcat]], [[T17 Armored Car]], [[Schwimmwagen]], H39 Geshutzwagen (similar to the [[Hummel (artillery)|Hummel]]), [[Tiger I|Tiger 205]], [[Kangaroo (armoured personnel carrier)|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 versus tank mode called "Panzerkrieg", and a Hero based mode called "Assault"
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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/blogs/preview-blog/909185203/26800088/we-just-played-company-of-heroes-tales-of-valor.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gsupdates&tag=updates;title;7|title=We Just Played Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor|date=March 3, 2009|publisher=GameSpot|language=English|accessdate=2009-04-12}}</ref>. There are new online units to replace old ones, such as the [[M18 Hellcat]], [[T17 Armored Car]], [[Schwimmwagen]], H39 Geshutzwagen (similar to the [[Hummel (artillery)|Hummel]] except it's an Anti-tank unit), [[Tiger I|Tiger 205]], [[Kangaroo (armoured personnel carrier)|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 versus tank mode called "Panzerkrieg", and a Hero based mode called "Assault"


==Reception==
==Reception==

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Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
Developer(s)Relic Entertainment
Publisher(s)THQ
Designer(s)Brian Wood, Stephen Dinehart
SeriesCompany of Heroes
EngineEssence Engine
Havok (Physics Engine)
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
ReleaseApril 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 a paratrooper company of 82nd Airborne Division in the hours after the D-Day landings. The Third Episode "Falaise Pocket" follows the SS Panzergrenadiers and Wehrmacht as they try to hold the Allied in Falaise Pocket.[2]

Operations

  • Assault: One of the new game modes on Multiplayer, very similar to the popular online Warcraft 3 mod Defense of the Ancients, with 3 members per team. They chose 7 "Heroes" 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's base, which requires the player to fight through three separate lines of defenses. Protected by mortar firing bunkers, these also act as the Player Respawn point. By destroying each bunker the player is able to progress closer towards the enemy headquarters. Once the gas tanks inside of a base has been blown up, that team that destroyed them has won at the game ends.
  • 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 four 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 population cap. The 4 players must work together in order to defend the town, as the team in Relic designed it so.
  • Panzerkrieg (tank war): 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 M18 Hellcat, a mobile tank hunter, a Sherman tank that is meant to counter the Panzer IV, and 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 except it's an Anti-tank unit), 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 versus tank mode called "Panzerkrieg", and a Hero based mode called "Assault"

Reception

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

  1. ^ Faylor, Chris (March 26, 2009). "Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor Gone Gold". Shacknews. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
  2. ^ http://www.relic.com/games/Company-of-Heroes-Tales-of-Valor/
  3. ^ "We Just Played Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor". GameSpot. March 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  4. ^ Biessener, Adam. "Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor Review - Game Informer". Game Informer. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  5. ^ Rausch, Allen (April 9, 2009). "Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor Review - GameSpy". GameSpy. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  6. ^ Whitehead, Dan (April 9, 2009). "Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor Review - EuroGamer". EuroGamer. p. 2. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  7. ^ "Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor Review - MetaCritic". MetaCritic. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  8. ^ http://au.pc.gamespy.com/pc/company-of-heroes-tales-of-valor/971777p1.html
  9. ^ http://au.pc.ign.com/articles/972/972759p2.html
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