Software:Panzer Corps 2

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Short description: 2020 video game
Panzer Corps 2
Panzer Corps 2 cover.jpg
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
EngineUnreal 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.

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

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic86/100[6]
Review scores
PublicationScore
4Players85/100[7]
IGN8/10[8]
PC Gamer (US)75/100[9]
PC Games9/10[10]
Multiplayer.it9.0/10[11]
PC Invasion8/10[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]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Smith, Adam (8 March 2017). "Panzer Corps 2 announced, using Unreal Engine 4". Gamer Network. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/panzer-corps-2-announced-unreal-engine-4. 
  2. ↑ Brown, Fraser (20 January 2020). "Panzer Corps 2 continues the classic wargame series in March". Future plc. https://www.pcgamer.com/panzer-corps-2-release-date/. 
  3. ↑ Bolding, Jonathan (20 January 2020). "Panzer Corps 2 has a really good undo button and I am here for it". Future plc. https://www.pcgamer.com/panzer-corps-2-has-a-really-good-undo-button-and-i-am-here-for-it/. 
  4. ↑ "Panzer Corps 2 Review". Network N. 19 March 2020. https://www.strategygamer.com/reviews/panzer-corps-2/. 
  5. ↑ "Panzer Corps 2". https://www.slitherine.com/game/panzer-corps-2. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Panzer Corps 2 for PC Reviews". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/panzer-corps-2/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  7. ↑ Luibl, Jörg (19 March 2020). "Test: Panzer Corps 2" (in German). https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/PC-CDROM/Test/38594/84295/0/Panzer_Corps_2.html. 
  8. ↑ Chianese, Claudio (15 March 2020). "Panzer Corps 2 - Recensione" (in Italian). Ziff Davis. https://it.ign.com/panzer-corps-2-pc/167224/review/panzer-corps-2-la-recensione. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Bolding, Jonathan (14 March 2020). "Panzer Corps 2 review". Future plc. https://www.pcgamer.com/panzer-corps-2-review/. 
  10. ↑ Sandqvist, Matti (28 March 2020). "Panzer Corps 2 im Test: Größer und schöner als der Vorgänger, aber auch besser?" (in German). Computec Media GmbH. https://www.pcgames.de/Panzer-Corps-2-Spiel-60767/Tests/Review-Wertung-Strategie-1346596/. 
  11. ↑ Tagliaferri, Simone (11 March 2020). "Panzer Corps 2, la recensione" (in Italian). NetAddiction. https://multiplayer.it/recensioni/panzer-corps-2-recensione.html. 
  12. ↑ Rodriguez, Jason (14 March 2020). "Panzer Corps 2 review — As good as Guderian gets". Gamurs. https://www.pcinvasion.com/panzer-corps-2-review-as-good-as-guderian-gets/. 
  13. ↑ Plunkett, Luke (19 March 2020). "Panzer Corps 2: The Kotaku Review". G/O Media. https://kotaku.com/panzer-corps-2-the-kotaku-review-1842371397. 
  14. ↑ Stone, Tim (27 March 2020). "The Flare Path: Unhexceptional". Gamer Network. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/panzer-corps-2-review. 
  15. ↑ Gray, Bill (1 February 2021). "Panzer Corps 2 – long live the king". Network N. https://www.wargamer.com/panzer-corps-2/review. 
  16. ↑ Fonseca, Joe (19 March 2021). "Panzer Corps 2: Axis Operations 1941 review – still the senior General". Network N. https://www.wargamer.com/panzer-corps-2/axis-operations-1941-review. 

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