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Unity of Command II PC: A Wargaming Standard with a New 3D Engine



Unity of Command is an operational-level wargame that spans the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front. Playable from both Axis and Soviet side, it recreates enormous battles of maneuver in a turn-based strategy setting. Take command in a war where logistics and poor weather are often the decider; and defeat and victory are sometimes just a mile, or a day, apart.


Red Turn: The Road to Berlin 1943-45As the strategic initiative swings in favor of the Soviets, you are tasked with liberating the motherland in command of victorious Red Army forces.




Unity of Command II PC




Whereas Unity of Command was set on the Eastern Front, centering on the Stalingrad campaign of 1942-43 (DLC not withstanding), Unity of Command 2 shifts to the Western Front. The game expands to three theaters: Tunisia, Italy, and Western Europe. Throughout these three theaters the player will take command of the combined forces of the US, the British Empire, and the Free French.


HQs are a command unit that supports all of its subordinate divisions in combat. Every HQ has a zone of command, where all units within that zone can be reinforced or use active abilities. They will also act as rally points for stragglers, which are steps of allied troops that have been damaged and that are falling back to the HQ to regroup and further reinforce. These command units cannot fight, but they can be attacked and disrupted as they have no defenders. Based on the quality of each HQ, they will provide a wide range of active abilities to their subordinate divisions, such as different types of attacks, repairing or destroying bridges, and providing emergency supply.


Each headquarters has a limited number of command points, which lets the units under that HQ's command that allows them to, provided the unit is in range, use a special attack for a certain number of points. This is how what was already a challenging war game brings in more realism and enables you to work through a completely different type of war found in the western front. Italy's mountain ranges, the hedgerows of France, naval landings and increased use of paratroopers requires a different level of thinking to the open plains of the Soviet Union.


The enemy can entrench, you're going to need all of your guile, your tactical manoeuvrability and the use of these special attacks (which use and suppress special steps) to break down an enemies defences without costing you too much. You'll also need to be keenly aware of the terrain and natural land barriers like rivers. Bridges can be destroyed by the enemy (using command points) and you can also use your headquarters to build pontoon bridges or repair demolished ones, dramatically speeding up your movements.


Fortunately, in between campaigns you can spend other stored prestige points to level up the armies under your command. You can increase the number of points at your headquarters disposal, increase the number of certain special attacks or even the amount of bridge building/destroying that can be performed in a single turn. Each kill made by your units also adds experience to that unit and its headquarters, levelling them up further. It all makes for yet another strategic level behind that of the core game, especially as you have to balance the prestige spent here with that spent on the cards.


It would be easy to think that Unity of Command II suffers due to the increased scope and features within the game, bogging down what made the original free-flowing and still tactically brilliant. However, the western front was a case of getting bogged down but finding the best way to get around an entrenched foe without losing every man under your command. The new features like the special attacks and headquarters combine with some utterly outstanding campaigns to make Unity of Command II one of the most engaging strategy games ever made.


Supreme command plays a great part in every conflict. UOC2 introduces the headquarters tab which acts as the overarching center of operations. These are the decision-making mission hubs that can coordinate division reinforcements and resupply. They also give the player the ability to give special assistance to units as one turn buffs. For example, if one of your infantry divisions has been left out in the open or far from the main force, you can give it the ability to motorize. This adds two hexes to its normal range. A nice get out of jail card to bring it back into the fold and away from danger.


On the whole Unity of Command 2 is a superb wargaming experience. The AI scales well and will provide an excellent challenge for players of all skill levels. There are stacks of content to keep any aspiring commander busy for some time. Add this to the superb Steam workshop integration and you might not need another strategy game for years.


Vedendo la politica adottata nel capitolo precedente, è facile che nei mesi successivi al lancio 22 Games allarghi gli orizzonti e aggiunga nuovi pezzi al puzzle con DLC dedicati ad altri fronti. Per fortuna, i contenuti vengono ampliati da un editor capace di sfornare teatri inediti e creati dalla community.


Built on a brand new bespoke 3D engine, the game retains Unity ofCommands signature art style and delivers highly polished fluidgameplay. Easily accessible yet hard to master, Unity of Command IIis the highly anticipated sequel to the cult classic thats beenturning novice players into battle-hardened grognards since 2011.Unity of Command II lets you take command of Western Allies duringthe Second World War.


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