Cossacks: Back to War (2002) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Cossacks: Back to War

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…

17 October 2002 from $1.25

What Cossacks: Back to War is

Cossacks: Back to War is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by GSC Game World and released in 2002. It was published by GSC World Publishing. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $1.25 at GamersGate, 75% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Cossacks: Back to War launched on 17 October 2002, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, TimeSplitters 2, Age of Mythology and Hitman 2: Silent Assassin.

Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, TimeSplitters 2, Age of Mythology, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin.

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