I hoped Company of Heroes would continue in a better way...
Consisting of two different campaigns, and two new "races" this game is less than the original. It loses balance between forces, probably for the missions sake, but the loss of equilibrium in the gameplay is lame and some times frustrating. The new German units are based on tanks and anti-tank skills, while the allies(British units) are based on defense, long range fire, and dropping units behind enemy lines(commandos and tanks). Comparing the two armies it's clear that with the Germans, rushing is the options as the tanks can easily destroy enemy tanks, and with upgrade enemy infantry. With the British the things change as you can fire at long distances even if you don't see the target, so you can clear hole ares in time without any effort. Once an area is cleared you just build another battery forward. It tends to be repetitive and boring from this point of view(if you try using tanks and the enemy has anything anti-tank it becomes really difficult ). Some elements are new like the command trucks and officers for the British and various skills for the Germans.
Most missions are challenging(if you desire a medal), although German campaign seemed more difficult than the British one. Primary objectives are classic and sometimes boring, but the secondary objectives, and medal objectives are original in some ways. It also seems like there were to many missions(for my taste) of the type:"hold position for x minutes".
No improvements to graphics. Story is not bad and cut scenes are very nice. They also tend to create the felling of war, better than the game.
Overall the game continues the series with small steps and it benefits from the great features of the original, bringing few good elements, but it is a good game and it is worth playing.