A good game tragically way too short.
Panzerkrieg (translated tank war) pits to opposing sides against each other and showcases the new direct-fire feature introduced in TOV. Direct-fire allows the player chose where to aim the tank's main gun and when to fire, and no longer being forced to rely on the AI, after some practice players can become more accurate than the AI gunner. Panzerkrieg matches are based on the victory point system, each team starts with 500 or 1000 points depending on the match host, points are deducted from these totals when any of the three victory points are held and each victory point allows bonuses the longer it is held; holding more than one point decreases te enemy's total faster. Another way is to destroy the enemy players' tanks with deduct 25 points everytime one is destroyed. Typical Panzerkrieg matches will last from 10-15 mins.
Stonewall, the third new multiplayer modes is ridiculous, and not in a good way. Relic needs to fix a number of areas, some are being addressed through patches according to the community site at http://community.companyofheroesgame.com/ . My biggest problem is not having enough time to set up defences or repair and build new ones between rounds. If anyone is going play Stonewall you have got to communicate, failure to do so will cause you and your teammates to be steamrolled by the AI even on easy.
The single player campaigns for COH: TOV are a lot fun, particulary Tiger Ace, which when finished connects TOV to the original COH and Opposing Fronts, but at three missions which can be completed in 2-3 hrs maximum, too short. The same can be said for the two other campaigns, which are also three missions each, for a total of nine.
I'll be honest and say I'm really dissapointed in this game, I'm just lucky I got for free because I had a gift card. The forums on the COH community site and here in the Gamespot forums are ablaze with what players want to see in the next game. Top among suggestions is the Eastern front, the Pacific, and North Africa. My only wish is if the Eastern front is done in the next game that the Battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle to ever take place, be included.