Company of Heroes is a 2006 real-time strategy video game developed by Relic Entertainment and published by THQ for the Microsoft Windows and OS X operating systems. It is the first installment of the Company of Heroes series, and was the first title to make use of the Games for Windows label.
Company of Heroes is set during the Second World War and contains two playable factions. In the single-player campaign the player commands two U.S. military units during the Battle of Normandy and the liberation of France . Depending on the mission, the player controls either Able Company of the 29th Infantry Division's 116th Infantry, or Fox Company of the 101st Airborne Division's 506th PIR.
Company of Heroes received widespread acclaim, winning multiple awards for the best strategy game of the year, and being considered one of the best video games ever made. As of January 2013, the Company of Heroes series has sold more than 4 million copies. Company of Heroes allows players to fight as both the Allied and Axis forces in multiplayer matches.
For Company of Heroes, developer Relic Entertainment used a new online matchmaking system called Relic Online. Before the start of the game, the host can choose between 250, 500, or 1000 points. The point function in Company of Heroes works much like the ticket feature in the Battlefield series.
Annihilation games lack the victory points of the VPC game mode. To win, the player needs to destroy all enemy buildings excluding observation posts on points.
On June 6, 1944, the US Army's Able Company, under the command of Captain MacKay and Sergeant Conti, storms Dog White sector on Omaha Beach in Normandy. Able relieves Fox as they repel the German counter-attack on Carentan.
The US Army begins its push towards the port city of Cherbourg.
