Cossacks: Back to War

October 17, 2002 GSC Game World GSC World Publishing, Russobit-M
Real Time Strategy (RTS) Strategy
Linux PC
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Back to War is the second expansion pack, and it can be played as a standalone. Cossacks: Back to War adds two new nations (Switzerland and Hungary) to the choices from Cossacks: European Wars and Cossacks: Art of War because of their influence on European history. There are also new maps, a tutorial campaign and a map-editor. It adds several units to various countries, new cannon types and alters some parameters such as building time, upgrade and building costs.
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Release Date October 17, 2002
Developer GSC Game World
Publisher GSC World Publishing, Russobit-M
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Historical
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