For the past two weeks I have been participating in the beta for Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad on the PC which launches today, September 13th..All those who pre-ordered RO2's Digital Deluxe edition, which includes a few in-game unlocks, were allowed to play. Being a veteran of the Eastern Front through Red Orchestra Ostfront 41-45, I was eager to strap on my boots, grab my Mosin Nagant, and go protect the Motherland from the Fascists. In short, I have not been disappointed.

Being a veteran of the series, I was quickly familiar with the formula. Like its predecessor, Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad is a realistic first person shooter set on the Eastern Front which puts players in the boots of The Wehrmacht or Red Army in objective based maps with a mixture of infantry and tank fighting. Unlike it's predecessor, Heroes of Stalingrad focuses solely on the Battle of Stalingrad. This emphasis shifts the combat from the plains and trenches of the Russian countryside to the bombed out urban wasteland that is Stalingrad.

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