G.I. Combat

by Strategy First

Product Features

• It's June of 1944 -- you're on the beach at Normandy where you'll strive for victory against the Nazi menace
• Join up with your troops and enter a full 3D environment with unsurpassed detail
• Over 60 different squad types and dynamic events make sure it's never the same campaign
• Hold back enemy offensives, lead an assault to capture key objectives, and charge into combat with determined grunts who'll lay down their lives for you
• Can you succeed where others failed and alter the outcome of World War II's most important battles?

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000065SQ1
• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 29, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,408 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #88 in Software > Outlet
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

GI Combat is an incredible real-time strategy where you see and feel the experience of combat in World War II!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Good, yet not the best RTS game on the market, November 30, 2002

By 

Isaac Wang (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: G.I. Combat (CD-ROM)

I have been looking forward to this game for a long time, which might make me an impartial judge. I do not entirely agree with the GameSpot review, but i do not dissagree with it. I was impressed with the campagin editor, which unlike othergames like Warcraft III is easy to use, and most maps can be used. 20+ levels is nice too. Yet the menu's are very ugly and dark. I was impressed with the graphics, the only up-side of this game, the people and animations are very nicely done, yet slow, but if the developers had spent a couple of hours on trees and background terrain the game might have been saved. Another thing that i was upset with was the camera. It's impossible to use. The AI of the game is sub-par. It's one of those, "choose your soldiers then throw them at the other person with no strategy in mind," kind of games," like, "Empire Earth" which atleast had the fact that buildings could be made. Something that got me mad at the game is that people move extremely slowly, and if they run they get shot. The only way soldiers can move without getting shot is crawling at an un-realisticly slow rate. In battles it's impossible to tell who is getting shot, and who is shooting them. This may reflect real war, but units, and sometimes whole groups dissappear off the map, then re-appear half emerged from the floorboards of a house...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Vastly Underrated game, you'll be pleasantly surprised, May 1, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: G.I. Combat (CD-ROM)

I was in a electronics store one day and I was in the PC game section. I do most of my gaming on a console, so was a rare instance, purchasing a PC game. I came across this game G.I. Combat. I cashed out and went home to play it. I have to say that while not "great" this game was a pleasant surprise.

G.I. Combat is what you'd probably call a "real time" strategy game. However the main focus of the game is the action of the battlefield. No wasthing time buliding units, managing resources, maintaining supply lines or what have you. You are the General and the troops are yours to command. This for me was refreshing. I come from the George Carlin school of video gaming.
George said once during one of his football diatribes "Put a helmet on, go out there and hurt somebody!". Clear and straight to the point. That's what G.I. Combat is.

The control scheme takes some getting used to. You'll need quite a while to familiarize yourself with the camera movements as well. Manuevering the camera can also be a little tricky too. A few people have complained about the tank movements but there is a 1.04 patch that takes care of that problem along with several others. The game is however a constant challenge in terms of getting the units coordinated to support each other.

Those are the downsides. On the upside, this is one of the few RTS games that's rendered completely in 3D. Rather than an isometric view, the action takes places in a 360 degree perspective. Which is rare for RTS games. That's one of the major drawing points for me.

But the one thing for me that makes this game stand out is that it is very, VERY mod friendly. There are quite a few excellent mods in existance that are easy to install and look great. From uniforms to completely new German, American and British Units, this game is alot of fun to modify. A quick internet search will reveal a number of mods out there ready for download and instalation.

If you find this game at your store or even in the bargain bin, give it a shot. Once you learn the in's and out's you won't be sorry. I know I wasn't. Currently there is another game called Squad Assault in the works which utilizes this G.I. Combat game engine, which promises to be bigger and more polished. I have to admit this is one of the few times I'm looking forward to a PC game's release.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars To many people wont give it a chance!, November 29, 2002

By 

Harold E. Kies (Bangor, Pa. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: G.I. Combat (CD-ROM)

When I first put this game in I was overwhelmed by the amount of detail and involvement it makes you undertake and I was ready to blow it off as an overly challenging hardcore wargame, but I played through for an hour and became hooked right in! The freedom is the best part, being either a Nazi or a Ranger and being able to create your own combat scenario. I bought this game on the first day of my Vacation so I would have somthing to play but I think it will take a little longer than my four days. I dont give it 5 stars because of the clunky mouse and keyboard controls, although the birds eye view of the whole battle makes it much better I find it hard to locate and pinpoint individual units and firefights, I played almost all of the close combat games and did not like any of them as much as this, I think this is better because of the Graphics, which look clear and well placed. Overall this game is excellent for a hardcore strategy wargamer, but if you dont have alot of time on your hands you wont enjoy it.