Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Ambush (Part 2 of 2)

SOLDIERS: HEROES OF WORLD WAR II
Ambush - UK Campaign (Part 2 of 2)
Difficulty: Normal

The fourth mission of The UK campaign: set up an ambush to retrieve the missile guidance system. This mission is fairly challenging, especially towards the end. The second part deals with setting up mines and defensive positions to anticipate the enemy convoy. And of course, the "ambush" itself :)

Actually, I've cut some footage from the mission so that the whole thing could fit in two videos. Primarily, the setting up of AT and antipersonnel mines, and the sniping of the mobile AA crew.

DESCRIPTION
At a glance, Soldiers: Heroes of World War II looks like another addition in the crowded WWII RTS market. But a quick run with the demo immediately dissolves that notion. Released in 2004, Soldiers is a real time tactical game set in war torn Europe. The Allied and Axis factions in the game each has their own campaigns, in addition to an assortment of stand alone missions. Battles often pit the player against (absurdly) overwhelming odds, with enemy troops, armored vehicles and heavy guns in abundance. In short, there's going to be plenty of "oh crap" moments.

One of the things that set the game apart is the superb physics engine powering the game: the ensuing chaos of war is rendered beautifully as buildings turn to rubble while tank turrets get blown off, to name a few. To put it simply, these are some of the most chaotic renditions of the war ever seen in a strategy game. And that is not just for show: persistent tank wreckage can used as cover, while destroyed buildings turn the once urban area into a more "open" and difficult battlefield for the infantry. Missions are generally well designed and very open ended in nature, which usually lead to some unique, or even emergent gameplay.

Complementing the excellent physics are some of the slickest explosions ever seen in a strategy game, courtesy of the powerful graphics engine. Great textures and detail get the message (of carnage) across, where missions often end with a once beautiful landscape charred with scores burning wreckage, rubble and dead soldiers (or your dead soldiers, if you're not careful.. :). In my opinion, the game engine has aged well and can stand on its own even today.

Soldiers has a modest number of missions, and while they're fun to play in single player, there's also the option to play in cooperative multiplayer, a feature rarely seen in strategy games nowadays. Also noteworthy is the "direct action" feature, where you control and aim your vehicles or soldiers directly with arrow buttons and mouse. In closing, Good AI, music tracks and sound effects complement the non-stop action, which is measured literally in "explosions per minute".

- LordCadbury

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• soldiers
• heroes
• world
• war
• bestway
• codemasters
• freedom
• gameplay
• campaign

[magicstorm1]

i did this mission, but i died when the AA truck came and ripped my armors

[LordCadbury]

Haha, wait till you see whats in store for the "ambush" XD.

Anyway, besides using mines scattered around the map you can try to snipe the occupants of the AA truck. Be sure to move around though, the AA gun can take out your men in a single hit.

Capturing the AA truck intact may help you in handling the waves of enemy infantry and light vehicles later in the mission. Good luck.

[Nascarrrrrrfan]

I kept on trying to take out the crew of the AA car. But still my other men (Hinds and Mainsfield) end up damaging the truck. Still, sometimes the truck is damaged in a good position.

[LordCadbury]

Getting that tracked AA can be tricky, but sure pays off when dealing with the hordes of "soft" target in the ambush later on. You should try and use small arms to take out the crew (to keep the AA intact) and open fire only when they're near, so you can take em all out in one sweep. Of course, one wrong move and your soldier's target practice :)

[meheyus]

@LordCadbury

I don't know how signal the plane to land in the large field .

I took the wood found (the 7 stacks of wood) I have spread via LAN, leam fuel burned but found nothing when trying to light up and the last, surprise: there were two stacks of wood fire behind me. and I finished everything but the last two missions, otherwise I finished the entire game.

[meheyus]

@LordCadbury

You are very good to this game , but you past of five mission of UK campaign ?

[meheyus]

You are very good to this game , but you past of five mission of UK campaign ?

[ea8350]

how do you change the veiwing angle of the game?

[lazy4295]

@Xivliz It's definitely worth it. And it doesn't have the clean setup skirmish like other strategy games, but it does have bonus missions which are really fun, even more fun than skirmish imo.

If you play the mission called "Hutor" that would be the closest to skirmish.

[Xivliz]

Is this game worth it? And does it have skirmish vs AI?

[TheFreshEC]

is this a one man army or what?

[Headshotman2000]

@dinoboy567

the newest company of heroes game has a very similar effect as the manuel aim in this game

[megaflybye]

i completed the game to quit hard though i like missions that u can blow up stuff!

[Nascarrrrrrfan]

Bloody AI. Can't trust it now, can you? Just like in the Minefields level of the US campaign.