Panzer Corps 2

Panzer Corps 2
DeveloperFlashback Games
PublisherSlitherine Software
DesignerAlex Shargin
ProgrammerAndrey Shevchenko
ArtistPatrick Ward
WriterFrank Leone
ComposersBill Meyers
Alex Shargin
EngineUnreal Engine 4[1]
PlatformWindows
ReleaseMarch 19, 2020[2]
GenreComputer wargame
ModesSingle-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

Panzer Corps received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.[6] Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 78% of critics.[7] 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."[10]

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".[14]

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."[15]

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."[16] 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."[17]

References

  1. 1 2 Smith, Adam (8 March 2017). "Panzer Corps 2 announced, using Unreal Engine 4". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Brown, Fraser (20 January 2020). "Panzer Corps 2 continues the classic wargame series in March". PC Gamer. Future plc. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Bolding, Jonathan (20 January 2020). "Panzer Corps 2 has a really good undo button and I am here for it". PC Gamer. Future plc. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Panzer Corps 2 Review". Strategy Gamer. Network N. 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Panzer Corps 2". Slitherine Software. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Panzer Corps 2 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Panzer Corps 2". OpenCritic. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Luibl, Jörg (19 March 2020). "Test: Panzer Corps 2". 4Players (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  9. ↑ Chianese, Claudio (15 March 2020). "Panzer Corps 2 - Recensione". IGN Italia (in Italian). Ziff Davis. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  10. 1 2 Bolding, Jonathan (14 March 2020). "Panzer Corps 2 review". PC Gamer. Future plc. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  11. ↑ Sandqvist, Matti (28 March 2020). "Panzer Corps 2 im Test: Größer und schöner als der Vorgänger, aber auch besser?". PC Games (in German). Computec Media GmbH. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  12. ↑ Tagliaferri, Simone (11 March 2020). "Panzer Corps 2, la recensione". Multiplayer.it (in Italian). NetAddiction. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  13. ↑ Rodriguez, Jason (14 March 2020). "Panzer Corps 2 review — As good as Guderian gets". PC Invasion. Gamurs. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  14. ↑ Plunkett, Luke (19 March 2020). "Panzer Corps 2: The Kotaku Review". Kotaku. G/O Media. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  15. ↑ Stone, Tim (27 March 2020). "The Flare Path: Unhexceptional". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  16. ↑ Gray, Bill (1 February 2021). "Panzer Corps 2 – long live the king". Wargamer. Network N. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  17. ↑ Fonseca, Joe (19 March 2021). "Panzer Corps 2: Axis Operations 1941 review – still the senior General". Wargamer. Network N. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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