$14.99Codename: Panzers, Phase Two Desert nights, falling buildings
A World War II RTS where you command tanks, planes and infantry across North Africa, Italy and the Balkans, with day-night stealth and fully destructible buildings. Every mission supports co-op and competitive play, so co-op friends can team up through three campaigns or build their own battles in the mission editor.
Is Codename: Panzers, Phase Two worth it?
Codename: Panzers, Phase Two is worth it if…
- you like co-op games where you plan unit picks and tactics together
- you want World War II RTS battles with tanks, planes and infantry
- you enjoy night stealth, ambushes and blowing buildings apart
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Team up through every mission
All missions support co-op play, and the remaster reworks multiplayer with NAT traversal for smoother online games. You and co-op friends pick a side — American Allies, German-Italian Axis, or Yugoslavian resistance — and split the work of a real-time battle.
One of you scouts ahead while the other holds tanks back, then you use the cover of night for a surprise attack. No base building here: you choose units carefully, keep them alive so they gain experience, and repair armor and restock ammo between pushes. It rewards talking through the plan, then watching it fall apart together.
Tanks, rubble and night raids
The battlefields stretch from the heat of the Sahara to the Italian Alps, with hundreds of destructible objects and buildings. Tracks mark the ground, trees give way to armor, and structures collapse under fire. More than twenty new unit types and variants widen your options.
Day and night matter. You fight by daylight, then switch off headlights and use darkness for stealth and search-and-destroy work. Add planes, artillery, infantry abilities and terrain that shapes every engagement, plus a full mission editor for custom fights. The soundtrack keeps the wartime march going while you argue over who gets the good tank.
What should co-op friends know?
Can you play the campaigns together?
Yes. All missions support cooperative play as well as competitive play, so you can work through the three campaigns inspired by key World War II battles with co-op friends: American Allies, German-Italian Axis, and Yugoslavian resistance forces.
How does a co-op session actually work?
You join up online and share command of tanks, planes, troops and weapons in real time. Since there is no base building, the teamwork is about unit choice, positioning, scouting, ammo and repairs. One player can probe defenses while the other lines up armor, then you coordinate a night attack or a daytime push through destructible towns.
Can you make your own battles?
Yes. The game includes a full-featured mission editor to expand play beyond the included campaigns. Build a custom setup for your group, then run it cooperatively or turn on each other in competitive play.
