In this particular shard of the multiverse, they decided that they'd rather do another real-time strategy game. Well, that's what's happening on an alternate Earth. Jump, Welly-Wellington, Jump! Ultra-Napoleon must be stopped. In control of one of six key nations of the era - France, Britain, Austria, Russia, Prussia, and Egypt - players must use all the assets available to them, natural resources as well as brave soldiers, to turn the tides of Napoleon's ambitious conquest to their own favor.Ĭossacks 2 takes the formula laid down by its forebear, and stays true to the spirit of Napoleonic Real-time wargames by setting it in space and turning it into a console-orientated platformer.
The original Cossacks encouraged gamers to explore the diplomatic and economic aspects of warfare, as well as the militaristic, and the sequel aims to continue this inclusive approach. Improving on the original, this 2005 release runs on an engine featuring enhanced graphics and the ability for thousands of units to appear on the same game map at once. The game system is arranged to reduce per-unit control and resource micromanagement, and to turn to global goals of powerful economy formation, science development, the capturing of new lands, and defending borders.The first full sequel to 2001's successful Cossacks, Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars takes players to 19th century Europe for more fast-paced, real-time battle. One can carry out lingering city sieges, wage guerilla wars, capture commanding heights and arrange ambushes, deploy landing forces on enemy shores, and conduct sea battles. Thus, England is the mightiest sea power, Austria has powerful light and heavy cavalry, and Cossacks are the pride of the Ukrainian army.īattles of up to 8,000 units may be conducted on single or network game maps. Each has its own original graphics, economic and technical development peculiarities, military advantages and drawbacks, and unique units and technologies, providing vast choices of tactics and strategy in war against any enemy.
There are 16 nations or regions in Cossacks: Algeria, Austria, England, France, the Netherlands, Piemonte, Poland, Portugal, Prussia, Russia, Saxony, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, and Venice.
Cossacks: European Wars is a historical real-time strategy based on events of the 16th through the 18th centuries in Europe, when nations and states were created and demolished, and wars shed seas of blood.
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