chosen to score the game. The game features a dynamic music system, which will cue different music depending on the state of the battle. The Russian and German sides have their own separate soundtrack. Themes The game has been described as a work of Social Realism because of game mechanics which stress human hardship and the social and psychological consequences of war. Rising Storm A standalone expansion pack, titled Rising Storm, was announced in 2010 and released May 30, 2013. It features the addition of the Pacific Theater and the United States Marine Corps, United States Army, Imperial Japanese Army, and Special Naval Landing Forces as playable factions, as well as new weapons, maps, and gameplay mechanics. It received mostly positive reception. A sequel, Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, was announced June 2015 and released May 2017. ReceptionRed Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.GameSpot gave it a 7.5/10, with a generally positive review, only critiquing the game's singleplayer component, stability (citing frequent crashes) and inconsistent, unrefined game mechanics.Gamespy'' gave the game a 9/10, praising the game's immersion and depth, but critiqued the numerous bugs: "Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad is the kind of shooter that can live only on the PC. This is as hardcore as first person shooters get, and if you're prepared to put the time in to learn how to play it well, you'll be rewarded with a level of satisfaction that team deathmatch will never deliver. Tripwire should be applauded for not being afraid to innovate, but at the same time I wonder if they've bitten off a little more than they could chew. Despite the bugs, this is the perfect shooter for those who like to exercise their intellect as much as their trigger fingers." Reviewers had generally positive, to mixed feelings about the title. Most spoke positively of the game's realism and attention to detail, but it was held back by excessive bugs. References External links 2011 video games Cooperative video games Multiplayer online games Video games with Steam Workshop support Tactical shooter video games Unreal Engine games Video games developed in the United States Video games with expansion packs Video games set in Russia Video games set in the Soviet Union Windows games Windows-only games World War II first-person shooters Multiplayer and single-player video games 1C Company games Tripwire Interactive games