Close Combat: First to Fight

by Macsoft

Product Features

• Provide covering fire, provide assistance when a teammate is pinned, and find the right strategy for the urban combat you'll face
• Call in the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) -- get air support for Cobra helicopters and ground support for M1 Abrams tanks
• Make sure you follow all rules of engagement -- the biggest challenge any Marine can face
• For added challenge, you'll have to manage the psychology of your teammates - make sure confidence stays high and avoid giving orders that are questionable
• Two very different modes of play - More casual, traditional shooter action in Normal Mode or try Simulation Mode - where enemies are more precise, teammates will take on more damage

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002Z5YP4
• Item Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: April 5, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,399 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #21 in Video Games > Mac Games > Action > Shooter
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

In Close Combat: First To Fight, you'll command a four-man fire team in an urban combat arena. Enter the hottest combat zones of the Middle East with a Rifleman, SAW Gunner, and Assistant Gunner in the most realistic military combat around. Based on actual training modules used by the United States Marine Corps.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Think of Black Hawk Down., July 14, 2005

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Brian Dowrick (Hawthorne, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Close Combat: First to Fight (CD-ROM)

One of the best first person shooters out there. This is intense! I bought a 5 button mouse for this game.
The Logitech wireless mouse. You will need it. If you liked Metal Of Honor, then moved to Call of Duty,
THIS is your next step. In Call of Duty you work with your squad to get things done. You worry about
hitting your own guys. This takes it a step further. You are in hell, and you need to use control. Lots of
it. Not only do you constantly give commands to your 4 man fire team, you also have to NOT shoot
civilians. With people running out of every door, some want to kill you, others want to run away, you
need to check your targets. Also the enemy is not in a bunker, they are EVERYWHERE.
You see 4 guys and move in on them, only to have a truck drive up the alley you are in and shoot
at you, or the window above the door you're in, has a sniper in it.
Very Tough.
Also there is an emotion engine in the game. You can rush up, killing the enemy, and freak them out.
They will also throw back your grenades, or take up firing a mounted gun after you kill the previous guy who maned it.

Good game. Lots of levels.
Complicated. Takes some getting used to. Prepare to die.... a LOT.
Think of Black Hawk Down.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Action-Shooter for the Mac, November 17, 2005

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B. Barton (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Close Combat: First to Fight (CD-ROM)

(Disclaimer: I'm neither affiliated with the developer or publisher of this title, nor any competing product. This is my subjective opinion.)

You should buy this game for one reason only: it's a fantastic action-shooter for the Mac. The game design draws you into the story of these elite Marines and keeps you going. Plus, the good design keeps you glued to the action and won't let you go.

Close Combat: First to Fight is the only well thought out action-shooter for the Mac. It even competes with some of the best that can be found on the PC, so you should rejoice that this is here!

I've played the Clancy games and they have less-intuitive control and the graphics are much worse, too. This game is designed with just the right combination of action and adventure for your skill level, and that's what makes it fun.

Pros:
- Fun to play!
- Great game design.
- High quality throughout: music, sound effects, graphics, cut-scenes, gameplay, menu design, UI
- Not very buggy. No critical crashes on my iMac G5 after 20 hours of gameplay. (I did have a glitch where one of the NPC 3D characters got "caught" on something in the environment which necessitated me restarting the Checkpoint.)
- Very fun 3D graphics and environments
- The game design. Well thought out. Interesting.

Cons:
- Some levels get repetiive and feel more like an "arcade-shooter" than an action-strategy game
- Cut-scenes are a boring way to "stitch" the "story" together and mostly get skipped (Wouldn't it be cool to have some of your best combat moves on that level "replayed" in a cut-scene to propel the story along? Now *that* would be worth watching!)
- Somewhat insensitive cultural depiction of most Middle-Easterners as guys withh beards and rocket-launchers
- Boring game color palette (grays and browns are everywhere). Even battle has colors in it, guys.
- Ridiculous "Graphics" user control panel with a dozen settings that make no sense to your average human being.

Bottom line: This is the best game I've ever bought for my Mac. I've been searching high and low for a thinking man's shooter. The "Doom III" demo bored me as did games like "Halo." This has more intelligence behind it. If you're looking for action without the boredom, this is for you.

I can't wait to see what Macsoft and Destineer come up with next. Tell these companies that Mac gamers love great action games and you will be blessed with many more fantastic titles from this duo. This is a keeper! AT LAST!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best FPS for MAC, November 3, 2007

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J. Fukuda (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Close Combat: First to Fight (CD-ROM)

This is the best first person shooter (FPS) for MAC. I also own Call of Duty, which is also a great game, but I like the more current theme of the Middle East. I have not played Quake, which I hear is pretty good, so I can't compare it to that game.

Since the game selection for MAC's are slim, it's easy to say this is the best FPS, but overall, it's a great game, variable levels (east to hard) to challenge yourself at, and easy to learn controls.