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Men of War 2is aReal Time Strategy/Tactics gamethat throws players headfirst into World War 2 chaos. In comparison to the prequel,Men of War 2provides greater level of freedom to players, empowering them to micromanage every unit of their squad, including soldiers, artillery units, and planes. Adding to the immersion are the excellent recreation of iconic battlefields and destructible objects that keep players on their toes.
To help players have a smooth start to the new RTS game, the following guide details all available game modes inMen of War 2. Understanding these game modes provides players the flexibility to choose a gameplay option that best matches their playstyle.
Men Of War 2 Single Player Modes
Men of War 2offersfour single player modesfor those who prefer a comfortable offline experience. Each mode differs from the other in certain ways, and players new to theMen of Wargameplay design would want to learn how each mode works before diving in.
Story – Heroes And Their Destinies
The story mode includesthree campaigns, each featuring the USSR, USA, and Germany. Additionally, each campaign includes a set of six missions.
Each campaign has the players following completely voiced, scripted missions, and victory is achieved when completing the mission objectives.
Players can also experience any of the story mode missions along with four other players in multiplayer mode.
Historical – Large-Scale Operations
The Historical mode includes achain set of missions, featuring the same fronts: the USSR, USA, and Germany. However, the USA campaign has a catch to it — explained toward the end.
The Historical campaign missions are based on historical operations, and each time players complete a campaign mission,they earn XP to unlock new technologies. The technologies introduce more offensive/defensive tools to overcome tougher challenges in following missions.
The USA campaign includes a set of six individual missions with no technology unlocks.
Conquest – Fight On Strategic Map
The Conquest mode includesfour large-scale strategic missions, and players can choose to experience the war from the four following fronts:
Conquest is an interesting game mode in which players move from one stronghold to the next, ultimately capturing the enemy HQ.Conquest is a turn-based modewith players first completing an attack on a stronghold, which is then followed by a counterattack from the AI.
The Conquest mode demands strategic thinking, and players must choose how to spread out their battalions across captured strongholds.
Any unguarded stronghold is automatically forfeited if the AI chooses to attack it.
Unlike the Historical mode, in Conquest,players have access to the full technology tree and can use experimental weapons and vehicles, which makes combat exciting.
Raid – Fast Advance And Fighting
Raids are aset of 16 randomly generated chained missions.Once again, players can experience these missions either on the Western Front – USA, Eastern Front – Germany, Eastern Front – USSR, or Western Front – Germany.
Raid missions are quick skirmishes, and completing each mission rewards players with XP to unlock powerful technologies. Players can edit their regiment (loadout) at the end of each mission to tailor their battalion for upcoming challenges.
What’s unique about Raid missions is that, at any point, players can choose to reset their progress and regenerate a new set of missions.
Men Of War 2 Multiplayer Modes
Players who prefer the uncertainties of a multiplayer experience can also enjoy a unique set of PVP modes inMen of War 2. Outlined below are three PVP modes available inMen of War 2.
PVP Battalions
ThePVP Battalions are 4v5 or 5v5 matcheswhere players start with a three basic regiments: Infantry, Support, and Tank. Players can unlock additional regiments by completing assignments for specific locked regiments.
In PVP Battalions, the troop is divided into tiers calledEchelons. These Echelons are governed by timers. When the timer runs out, the Echelon pauses temporarily, requiring players to drop additional units onto the battlefield from the Echelons. Each Echelon can hold only a limited number of units, which changes in the Combined Arms mode — more about it later!
The goal is to capture opponent flags and take out enemy troops to achieve victory points. The first team to secure 2,500 victory points wins the match.
PVP Classic
InMen of War 2, the Classic mode is a fast-paced 1v1 to 1v3 multiplayer experience. Unlike Battalions, in the Classic mode, players are free to pick any unit from their selected faction/front to amaximum cap of 100 units.
Deployment of each unit is determined by a manpower cost, which has cooldown timer once a unit is fielded on the battlefield.
Moreover, the Classic mode also includes a limited number of special resources —elite units!Players must strategically use these units as they have the potential of tipping the scales of war.
PVP Combined Arms
Combined Arms is similar to PVP Battalions but with smaller team sizes, including 1v1, 2v2, and 3v3. This mode also features the Echelon system. However, players are granted the freedom to choose more units for each Echelon.
Combined Arms mode is designed in a way that Echelon units unlock progressively as the match continues, resulting in tighter battles and intense finales.
