Men of War 2: Arena helps the player to reveal his tactical potential as a commander. RTT-action is made in the setting of World War II, where many historical facts are used, and it is proposed to join the Wehrmacht or the USSR faction. For each alliance, 15 battalions with two hundred units are available. Here is a storyline Campaign, Blitzkrieg, where the user plays for the Union, performing historical missions of 1941, including the counterattack of the USSR mechanical corps near Dubno, the defense of bunkers on the Stalin Line near Kiev.Available battalions:
- Artillery - powerful, can cause maximum damage. Has anti-tank guns, MLRS, howitzers, cannons, mortars, air defense to combat enemy aircraft. Self-propelled guns are well armored, have tracks with high cross-country ability, are able to camouflage, fire on high and flat trajectories.
- Tank - consist of armored vehicles with different types of armor - light, medium, heavy, capable of withstanding powerful blows. Multifunctional and can destroy weapons and other tanks, assault, perform support functions, hold positions, advance, destroy the enemy.
- Infantry - these are engineering, assault, airborne, sabotage, motorized detachments that specialize in capturing and holding points, territories. Arsenal, in addition to the standard, contains grenades, anti-tank rifles, sniper rifles, flamethrowers, throwing knives, mortars.
Each squad has its strengths and weaknesses, for example, infantry is excellent support, artillery is for protecting positions, and a tank is ideal for reconnaissance. The game features different types of maps with landscapes and various objects, thanks to which you can carry out tactical maneuvers, including camouflage, stealth and direct attacks. Here you will also have to install anti-tank hedgehogs, barbed wire, capture enemy armored vehicles, strengthen structures and dig trenches, and mine territories. In multiplayer mode, the gamer fights in a 5 vs 5 format, and there is also a cooperative. After the battle, the gamer receives experience points necessary for character development, which is carried out according to the technology tree.