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 [2] |
Platform(s) | Windows |
Release | March 19, 2020 [1] |
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.
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]
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.
Panzer Corps 2 was announced on March 8, 2017. [2] Seven downloadable content (DLC) packs have been released. [5]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 86/100 [6] |
Publication | Score |
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4Players | 85/100 [7] |
IGN | 8/10 [8] |
PC Gamer (US) | 75/100 [9] |
PC Games (DE) | 9/10 [10] |
Multiplayer.it | 9.0/10 [11] |
PC Invasion | 8/10 [12] |
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]
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 [2] |
Platform(s) | Windows |
Release | March 19, 2020 [1] |
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.
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]
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.
Panzer Corps 2 was announced on March 8, 2017. [2] Seven downloadable content (DLC) packs have been released. [5]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 86/100 [6] |
Publication | Score |
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4Players | 85/100 [7] |
IGN | 8/10 [8] |
PC Gamer (US) | 75/100 [9] |
PC Games (DE) | 9/10 [10] |
Multiplayer.it | 9.0/10 [11] |
PC Invasion | 8/10 [12] |
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]