Close Combat
Close Combat is a World War II real-time tactics game, developed by Atomic Games, and released on January 1, 1996 for the Mac and June 30, 1996 for the PC. The first installment of the Close Combat series, the…
Close Combat is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Atomic Games, released 1 July 1996 on DOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.
What Close Combat is
Close Combat is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Atomic Games and released in 1996. It was published by Microsoft. It is available on DOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Close Combat is a World War II real-time tactics game, developed by Atomic Games, and released on January 1, 1996 for the Mac and June 30, 1996 for the PC. The first installment of the Close Combat series, the game is played on a two-dimensional map, between two players. 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 Cobra; 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.The game received mainly positive reviews.
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.
What it launched against
Close Combat launched on 1 July 1996, within three weeks of Super Mario 64, Nights Into Dreams..., Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade and Pro Pinball.
Released around the same time: Super Mario 64, Nights Into Dreams..., Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade, Pro Pinball.
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