<s>
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Relic	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2006	O
game	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
Eastern	O
Front	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
primarily	O
controlling	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Red	O
Army	O
during	O
various	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
Eastern	O
Front	O
,	O
from	O
Operation	O
Barbarossa	O
to	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Berlin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
runs	O
on	O
Relic	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
proprietary	O
Essence	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
Sega	O
acquired	O
Relic	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
along	O
with	O
it	O
the	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
from	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Company	B-Device
of	I-Device
Heroes	I-Device
3	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
occupants	O
can	O
be	O
flushed	O
out	O
through	O
attacks	O
by	O
artillery	B-Application
or	O
soldiers	O
using	O
flamethrowers	O
and	O
grenades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
building-damage	O
system	O
from	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
is	O
retained	O
and	O
enhanced	O
;	O
wooden	O
buildings	O
set	O
afire	O
will	O
continue	O
burning	O
until	O
they	O
are	O
reduced	O
to	O
cinders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wehrmacht	O
's	O
main	O
structure	O
is	O
the	O
Kampfgruppe	B-Application
Headquarters	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
produce	O
pioneers	O
and	O
MG42	O
Heavy	O
Machine	O
Gun	O
teams	O
and	O
to	O
upgrade	O
battle	O
phases	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
more	O
advanced	O
units	O
and	O
structures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
includes	O
controllable	O
units	O
that	O
are	O
recruited	O
and	O
ordered	O
directly	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
(	O
through	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
at	O
player-controlled	O
buildings	O
,	O
or	O
through	O
a	O
doctrine	O
ability	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
activated	O
support	O
actions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
artillery	B-Application
bombardment	O
or	O
air	O
cover	O
suppression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
colored	O
dots	O
will	O
show	O
locations	O
that	O
provide	O
varying	O
degrees	O
of	O
cover	O
for	O
soldiers	O
and	O
support	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Essence	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
engine	O
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
line-of-sight	O
feature	O
called	O
the	O
TrueSight	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
aims	O
to	O
better	O
emulate	O
troop	O
visibility	O
in	O
real	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weather	O
conditions	O
are	O
a	O
major	O
factor	O
in	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2s	O
gameplay	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
new	O
ColdTech	O
weather-simulation	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
many	O
battles	O
in	O
the	O
Eastern	O
Front	O
occurred	O
in	O
winter	O
weather	O
,	O
troops	O
can	O
die	O
of	O
frostbite	B-Operating_System
if	O
caught	O
in	O
the	O
outside	O
during	O
severe	O
weather	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
pinned	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
;	O
a	O
thermometer-shaped	O
bar	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
icon	O
denotes	O
a	O
soldier	O
's	O
body	O
temperature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eighteen	O
missions	O
set	O
in	O
1941	O
will	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
upon	O
release	O
with	O
the	O
missions	O
from	O
1942	O
onward	O
available	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2s	O
campaign	O
attempts	O
to	O
tackle	O
Joseph	O
Stalin	O
's	O
Order	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Isakovich	O
recalls	O
his	O
first	O
meeting	O
with	O
Churkin	O
at	O
the	O
outset	O
of	O
Operation	O
Barbarossa	O
,	O
employing	O
scorched	B-Application
earth	I-Application
tactics	O
to	O
hold	O
back	O
the	O
German	O
advance	O
on	O
Moscow	O
,	O
leading	O
a	O
counterattack	O
at	O
Mtsensk	O
and	O
skirmishing	O
with	O
German	O
troops	O
through	O
the	O
harsh	O
winter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THQ	O
first	O
announced	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
acclaimed	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THQ	O
executive	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
core	O
games	O
Danny	O
Bilson	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
publisher	O
will	O
continue	O
working	O
on	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
following	O
its	O
launch	O
next	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
DirectX	B-Application
11	I-Application
but	O
also	O
supports	O
DirectX	B-Application
10	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Relic	O
has	O
released	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
Packs	O
:	O
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Western	O
Front	O
Armies	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
playable	O
factions	O
of	O
the	O
U.S	O
Forces	O
(	O
USF	O
)	O
and	O
Oberkommando	O
West	O
(	O
OKW	O
)	O
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Relic	O
had	O
released	O
The	O
Western	O
Front	O
Armies	O
and	O
Ardennes	O
Assault	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
80	O
concluding	O
:	O
"	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
USSR	O
of	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
:	O
huge	O
,	O
powerful	O
and	O
just	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
broken	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8.4	O
:	O
"	O
More	O
sequel-sized	O
expansion	O
than	O
true	O
successor	O
,	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
repeats	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
feats	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
video	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
Russian	O
blogger	O
BadComedian	O
(	O
real	O
name	O
-	O
Evgeny	O
Bazhenov	O
)	O
,	O
thousands	O
of	O
people	O
signed	O
a	O
Change.org	B-Application
petition	O
demanding	O
Steam	B-Application
to	O
block	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
CIS	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
