Others say...

"Good but not as good as I thought it can be"
It is truly an exciting game. However, the forces are kind of unbalanced, with King Tigers and Jagdpanther dominate the whole field of armor and the British trench digging are render useless by mortar halftracks and motorcycles that just wander around capturing and cutting out your forces. It seems to me as if some of the doctrines doesn't even have the effect Relic intend to produce (or I am bad at the game...) The music is barely okay, and the campaigns get super repetitive after a while and especially after you earned all the metals. Online and local skirmish are the only elements that are the elements I like and have high replay values. The units are also detailed if your computer's graphics allows it to be. My PC is weak and sometimes experiences a few lagging experience. However if your computer is good then you are good to go. Take notes, the patching up is annoying. I spend two-three hours fixing almost nothing expect to play online (which I rarely do).

"Like a chess game...with explosions and swearing!"
This is by far my favorite game on the market today. THQ has outdone themselves again by adding the British and (FINALLY) the German forces to do battle in what feels like a tactical chess game. The game has an eb and flo much like real combat and a gameplay feel that is much smarter than Blitzkrieg and Sudden Strike RTS games. The graphics are outstanding and dynamic. The sounds give the game a real combat feel, especially the explosions. My favorite part however is what the units say when selected or perhaps over selected (they tend to get upset....he he). If you are buying the game you will have to spend some time downloading patches, but it is worth it. Once you can play online against other human players it will give you a completely different experience. The regular game is very entertaining, but the skirmish and online games a fun forever. This is a game that will not get thrown on the shelf when the story part is complete. Whats next for Company of Heroes?????.....Hopefully a eastern front version, with the Soviet army? Buy this game, it has hours and hours of fun and entertainment.

"BETTER THAT FIRST"
The new battels are great lots of fun I play this game alot got tried of battlefield 2. On line play is fun too, If you have the first you'll like this one.

"Buggy"
2 out of 3 Skirmish crashes, buggy!
Not as good as the original Company of Heroes.

"Great game, needs patches out of the box."
I was a big fan of the original company of heroes. This one adds a lot of new gameplay and different units and strategies. Unfortunately, you'll need to download at least 2 very large (100+ MB) patches before you're able to play.

If you've never played CoH before, and you're a fan of RTS games, then you'll definitely enjoy this one. Units are squad-based and have a bit of intelligence to them. There is an innovative cover system, and infantry units automatically move to cover (basically). Throw in tanks, air strikes, artillary, snipers and all sorts of weapon emplacements and you've got quite a bit of fun on your hands. Sounds are excellent, and this game adds a lot of new unit dialog over the original. Highly recommend.