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I purchased Soldiers: Heroes of World War II back in 2004, however I never really had the chance to play it.

This is it’s follow up, and ordered it last night.

Men of War takes place in Europe and North Africa during the height of World War II. The story takes place over three different campaigns and players take on the role of Soviet, Allied and German soldiers. Each campaign has its own scenario and structured timeline, which brings different elements of the war to life.

The game features hundreds of accurately modelled historical tanks and vehicles, including new designs of tanks, APCs and heavy guns, all of which are ready for your command. Dynamic in-game cutscenes enhance the single-player by telling the plot, without pulling the player out of the game experience. What’s more, the sounds of war have been given a new lease of life, with more than 1,000 sounds effects of weapons and combat gear; all recorded under real operating conditions.

The single-player campaign also features a customisable user-interface, so players can have the command controls laid out in their own style. One of the biggest changes for Men of War is the inclusion of a comprehensive multiplayer, featuring new maps and modes, including Capture the Flag, High-Value Cargo and more. Also, there’s a refined rating system to ensure a fair fight in online multiplayer battles.

Campaign

Developers have stated that Men of War will feature 19 single player missions spread across 3 different campaigns. As with Soldiers, the game will feature a Russian, German and a British campaign. The Russian campaign will span the early battles of the Eastern front, through to the start Russian counter-offensive.

The German and British campaigns will be set in the Northern Africa theatre; The German Afrikakorps will fight in Greece (Battle of Crete), Libya (Tobruk) and Tunisia, while the British “Desert Rats”, will fight through Operation Torch.

There will also be many Bonus Missions, which will involve both defending and attacking objectives.

Multiplayer

In multiplayer, there will be 5 different factions to choose from; The United States, Great Britain, Germany, Russia and Japan. (Japan is to be included in a content patch shortly after game releases world-wide)

There will be a variety of game modes including Combat, Battle Zone, Frontline and Cooperative from Soldiers, and two new modes; Capture the Flag and Heavy Load.

Men of war will introduce a ranking system based on the ratio of a player’s wins to losses with the various multiplayer factions.

The game will still feature its characteristic “Direct Control” feature which allows the player to take over control of a unit’s movements and actions with the keyboard and mouse, adding a tactical 3rd person shooter element to the game.