Also, unlike Shogun, Cossacks combines quite a bit of resource management, so you can create thriving cities full of peasants and gently ripening cornfields. Unlike Shogun: Total War, these troops, which feature units like French Chasseur infantry and of course the Ukrainian Cossacks, can be moved individually as well as in large formations, adding an extra strategic element to proceedings. For a start, it's a true epic, set between the 16th and 18th centuries and focused on thousands of troops engaging in mass slaughter across 3D terrains. Cossacks may seem like one of those games played by people who collect those Warfare Through The Ages -With Free Binder!' magazines, but there's a lot to enjoy about this historical based RTS. When merging nations it should open both nations troops options.
They should include individual unit training in both ranged & cold steel fighting & defense like in Cossack's 1&3. They need to add more state administration options. They should include weaponry & equipment research-upgrade options in the game menu
Ĭons: Needs more variety of units (ex: the Egyptian army evolved 1802 after the Napoleonic 3 years invasion ,under the leadership of Muhamed Aly bey a lot of locals were enlisted & trained to be a modern & professional army superior to the ottoman forces and were tested in both the Greek revolution & the ottoman-Egyptian war but the game included only Janissary ) You are mobilizing your army not building a new one every battle. The units moral & experience is built from battles.
The best 17-18 century game i ever played ,the way you conquer on the map is we ll made the variety of nations with pro & cons and a several units to choose from ,the way resources makes it very realistic i really hope to see a remaster or a new version from this game The best & most realistic 17-18 century game i ever played. The new engine's ability to zoom in and soar upwards to get a bird's-eye view of the battle makes Cossacks II the most spectacular game about the Napoleonic era.īy Anonymous reviewed on February 5, 2017 Players are given a chance to lead their armies to victory in epic battles with tens of thousands of units on the map. Generally speaking, formations play a decisive role on the battlefields whereas individual units are mostly ineffective. The very principle is put into practice in Cossacks II gameplay. Napoleonic period brought "civilized" warfare, fighting in combat formations into being. "Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars" answers to the latest technology advances and provides a chance to even hardcore RTS gamers to experience a brand new gameplay of historical battles played on the true-to-life scale, with tactics and strategy particularities of warring sides taken into account. Significant rework on the engine as well as a number of gameplay innovations allow for presenting the game on a new level. Developed on a new 3D engine, the game combines 2D graphics and the latest achievements in 3D technologies.
"Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars" is a sequel of "Cossacks: European Wars," the hit of 2000-2001.