Fun Moments for iPad - Company of Heroes

Among The World War II themed games, The Company of Heroes series has a very different place for me. Especially when I played the first game, let alone the gameplay dynamics, I even admired the presentation of the game. You know, when you watch the movie Saving Private Ryan and admire the Normandy Landing scenes, such a fascination also happened to me in Company of Heroes. The difficulty of removing it, the transition from the cinematic scenes to the in-game engine, and the scenes that were fed between the gameplay are still in my memory like a movie.

Producer - Publisher

Feral Interactive - Feral Interactive

Multi Player

No

Game Type

Real Time Strategy

Pluses

+ Trench system and gameplay

+ Balance between units

+ Easy control structure adapted to iPad

+ Technical details are still excellent

Cons

- The price is a bit expensive

- Skirmish mode vs AI only

Company of Heroes, which we later encountered with its second game, also managed to make a big impact when it was released in 2006. The Metacritic average of the game, which received full points from many important channels, still seems to be 93 even after years. After all these years, I can say that he deserves this score until the end. Company of Heroes, which is so important for the gaming industry, has recently arrived on the iPad platform. I'm not going to tell you the game from start to finish here. A good review of this classic game is already available on our site. Instead, I would like to touch on the iPad features and renewed structure of the game. You can also check out the gameplay footage we prepared from the video below and our comments.

Company of Heroes actually revealed how successful such games can be on the iPad platform. The control is very comfortable and you can manage both the unit selections and the progress of the game as you wish. Of course, the game was not left as it was when ported to the iPad. Apart from resolution and screen layout, we see that the control structure has been made compatible with the iPad. In addition to the classic menus, a wheel system has also been used for this version. I must say that this wheel system makes the work very easy both in unit controls and in dynamics such as building.

So let's say you chose the Engineer class. When you come to an empty area and hold it with your finger, this wheel menu of the game opens and you can see what this class can do. In the same way, you can choose which orders you can give when you press and hold the enemy ranges with your finger while advancing with the infantry class. If you press and pull, your soldiers, who start to attack that point, can take different actions such as throwing grenades when you hold them down.

I said I won't go into too much depth, but at this point, I need to tell one of my favorite features of the game. Company of Heroes map structure is very dynamic. In other words, you can use different tactics other than the classic unit, position them and enter different buildings. For example, you can open a small hole with mortar shots, hand grenades and position your soldiers there. This positioning is already the backbone of the game. If you can't find a good cover on the battlefield, your chances of surviving conflicts are lower. Just like in the PC version, this positioning system has been transferred to the game with colors such as yellow and green. In other words, if you see the green marks while positioning your soldiers, while placing them behind a trench, it means you are in the best position at the moment.

Of course, all these dynamics are explained successfully in the game. When you open the game, you see that Company of Heroes is divided into 3 levels. In the Training section here, you can learn both the iPad controls and the main dynamics of the game. My advice to you is to definitely play this part. You can play the scenario sections from the Campaign section, and you can enter the classic multiplayer battles from the Skirmish section. Unfortunately, instead of the online option, only the struggles against artificial intelligence are included here. I hope that in the future, the multiplayer modes of the game will be opened to all users, as well as packages such as the British additional package.

Also, apart from the 5th, 6th and 7th generation iPad models, all three generations of the 5th generation iPad Mini, iPad Air 3, iPad Pro 9.7 inch, iPad Pro 10.5 inch, iPad Pro 11 inch and iPad Pro 12.9 inch are among the supported models.

In conclusion, as you can see from the video, we recommend Company of Heroes iPad version with peace of mind to both those who want to experience nostalgia and new players who love this genre. You can see that Company of Heroes is a game ahead of its time, with the ease of control and dynamics that are already working perfectly.