Panzer Corps 2

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Panzer Corps 2
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Developer(s) Flashback Games
Publisher(s) Slitherine Software
Designer(s) Alex Shargin
Programmer(s) Andrey Shevchenko
Artist(s) Patrick Ward
Writer(s) Frank Leone
Composer(s) Bill Meyers
Alex Shargin
Engine Unreal Engine 4 [1]
Platform(s) Windows
ReleaseMarch 19, 2020 [2]
Genre(s) Computer wargame
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Panzer Corps 2 is a computer wargame developed by Flashback Games and published by Slitherine Software for Windows on March 19, 2020. It is a sequel to Panzer Corps .

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Gameplay

Panzer Corps 2 is a World War II turn-based strategic wargame played on a hex grid. It features a 60-mission branching campaign, including an alternate history, all from the German perspective. New features in the sequel are 3D graphics, animations, more than 1000 different units, and an undo system. [3] There is co-op and player versus player multiplayer, either via online, hotseat, or play-by-mail methods. [4]

Expansions

There are several expansions to Panzer Corps 2, including Axis Operations 1944, 1945, and 1946. They require the base game Panzer Corps 2 and go into each front and battle of World War II with more detail.

Release

Panzer Corps 2 was announced on March 8, 2017. [1] Seven downloadable content (DLC) packs have been released. [5]

Reception

Panzer Corps received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic. [6] Many compared the game to the Panzer General series.

Jonathan Bolding of PC Gamer summarized: "Panzer Corps 2 is ultimately a fun, robust, and quite pretty wargame. It has a lot to recommend it, but it truly excels in no particular category. Despite all this work it still falls into the complexity-over-substance trap of so many wargames in the past 20 years." [9]

Luke Plunkett of Kotaku said the game has "[a] fantastic mix of puzzle-like engagements with spacious strategic manoeuvring" but called the final missions "bullshit" and the encirclement system "kinda broken". [13]

Tim Stone of Rock Paper Shotgun gave a negative review and said: " [...] loyalty to its predecessors means most of the time it feels more like a tough military puzzle game than an insightful simulation of mid-20th Century warfare." [14]

Bill Gray of Wargamer gave a positive review, saying: "If you liked Panzer General and the original Panzer Corps, then PC2 is a must buy." [15] Joe Fonseca reviewed the Axis Operations 1941 expansion also for Wargamer: "Staying true to Panzer Corps 2's tried-and-tested formula, Axis Operations 1941 brings unique scenarios and a refreshing setting to the WW2 wargame, making it a no-brainer for fans of the series." [16]

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