CampaignMen of War (Russian: В тылу врага 2: Лис пустыни, or Behind Enemy Lines 2: Desert Fox) is a 2009 real-time tactics video game and the sequel to Faces of War. Players issue orders to and/or take direct control of soldiers on a simulation-driven battlefield.
The game takes place during World War II and its single-player campaign features battles set in Europe, the Soviet Union, Greece, and North Africa across three different campaigns for the Allies, Germans and Soviets. Japan was introduced as a multiplayer faction in a patch.
The single-player portions of Men of War comprise 19 missions spread across Soviet, German, and Allied campaigns and a "bonus" campaign of offcuts.
SovietThe Soviet campaign spans the early battles of the Eastern front, through to the start of the Soviet counter-offensive. The campaign begins with the Battle of Rostov and ends after the Battle of Seelow Heights, with an epilogue showing Berlin days after its capture.The Player is represented by Alexey Kuznetsov and Victor Smirnov.
GermanThe German campaign taken place in the North Africa theatre and follows a young, ambitious commander called Gunther Borg who fights as a paratrooper in Greece (Battle of Crete) before being redeployed after temporary leave to join the Afrika Korps in Libya (Tobruk) and Tunisia.
AlliedThe Allied campaign also takes place in North Africa and follows an elite American squad under the command of Terry Palmer and a Cpl. Robinson during Operation Torch as they fight alongside the British "Desert Rats" of the British 7th Armoured Division, other American soldiers, and Henri d'Astier's French Resistance.
BonusThe bonus missions are a collection of challenging scenarios with no particular continuity.
Campaign missions typically give the player a predetermined set of troops and pit them against overwhelming odds on large battlefields. They range from infiltrations with four or fewer soldiers at the player's command to all-out battles with hundreds of troops and tens of vehicles, sometimes within the same mission.[4][8] AI units are typically docile until attacked, allowing players time to form plans and eliminate enemy troops in small chunks.
MultiplayerA "Victory Flag" multiplayer game. The recruitment bar is visible to the right.
Men of War includes 16-player internet and LAN multiplayer across six game modes. Multiplayer games retain most simulation features and Direct Control, and add unit recruitment and capture points. All armies from the campaign can be selected (USA, Commonwealth, German, Soviet), and the Japanese army was added after release.
Game modes are:[9]
Battlezones
Players fight for control of three flags.
CombatA simple deathmatch mode.
FrontlinesAn attack/defend mode in which one player must capture the other's territory.
CooperativeAll campaign missions can be played cooperatively.
Victory FlagSimilar to Battlezones, but with only one flag.
Valuable CargoPlayers search the map for randomly spawned cargo and carry it back to their base.
The game features a skill ranking system for online play.
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Known Sequels (to me) Men of War: Assault Squad
Men of War: Red Tide
Men of War: Condemned Heroes
Men of War: Vietnam
Some more to come soon
