Close Combat

by Microsoft

Product Features

• Windows 95

Product Details

• ASIN: B0006IABIW
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,322 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Close Combat is a World War II real-time tactics game, developed by Atomic Games, and released on January 1, 1996 for the MAC[1] and June 30, 1996 for the PC.[2] The first installment of the Close Combat series, the game is played on a two-dimensional map, between two players.[3] Close Combat is based on the fighting of the U.S. 29th Infantry Division and the German defenders from Omaha Beach to Saint-Lô during Operation Overlord; all the units in the game are based on those used in 1944. The game may be played as either the Germans, or the Americans.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Close Combat 1, November 17, 2008

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Seanna - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Close Combat (Video Game)

Close Combat, is a World War II real-time tactics game, developed by Atomic Games and is the first installment of the Close Combat series.

It is is based on the fighting of the U.S. 29th Infantry Division and the German defenders from Omaha Beach to St. Lo during Operation Overlord; all the units in the game are based on those used in 1944. The game may be played as either the Germans, or the Americans.

Combat takes place on a two-dimensional map with three-dimensional terrain elements. Depending on the map, terrain features can include a variety of features providing concealment and cover, such as hills, hedges, foxholes, trenches, streams and buildings. Units have limited fields of vision (particularly vehicles), suffer from fatigue, have limited ammunition, can be suppressed, will break and flee if their morale drops too low, and generally behave in a manner similar to real life (although there are options to make units always visible, always obey orders, and/or fearless).

The units used in the game vary, and range form basic infantry teams like, rifle teams, snipers, scouts, and assault troops, to more advance support units including tanks, halftracks, tank destroyers, assault guns, anti-tank guns, mortars, and machine guns

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome classic battle game, June 19, 2008

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Justin A. Reed "Conquerour" (San Angelo, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Close Combat (Video Game)

If you are a collector, you need this game! If you just want to have fun, you still need it!

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a classic, June 26, 2007

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

This review is from: Close Combat (Video Game)

I am running it under an emulator because it is a Mac version but I still love it!