Men of War: Condemned Heroes

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Men of War: Condemned Heroes
Developer(s) 1C Entertainment
Publisher(s) 1C Company
Series Men of War
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
ReleaseApril 12, 2012
Genre(s) Real-time tactics / strategy
Mode(s) Single-player, co-op, multiplayer

Men of War: Condemned Heroes is a real-time tactics / strategy game set during World War II. It tells the story of Soviet penal battalions formed under Joseph Stalin's infamous Order 227.

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Reception

Men of War: Condemned Heroes received a score of 57/100 on Metacritic from 12 reviews, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [1]

GameSpot gave the game a "mediocre" score of 5/10, criticizing the repetition of mission objectives and its overall difficulty. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Men of War: Condemned Heroes for PC Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Men of War: Condemned Heroes Review". GameSpot . Retrieved November 23, 2017.