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World War II: Frontline Command

World War II: Frontline Command begins by dropping you into Europe to disrupt the entrenched Axis forces before D-Day. From that point on, it's up to you to take command of your forces to turn the tide of Axis…

76 27 July 2003

World War II: Frontline Command is a strategy developed by The Bitmap Brothers, released 27 July 2003 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What World War II: Frontline Command is

World War II: Frontline Command is a strategy game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and released in 2003. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

World War II: Frontline Command begins by dropping you into Europe to disrupt the entrenched Axis forces before D-Day. From that point on, it's up to you to take command of your forces to turn the tide of Axis aggression by conquering important areas using authentic infantry, vehicles, and weaponry. You can play 25 single-player missions or challenge up to four of your friends through a local area network or over the Internet. Develop your own combat strategies, but remember to keep your soldiers' morale high so that they are more willing to perform heroic actions.
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How it plays

Its themes are warfare.

How it was received

World War II: Frontline Command holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 54% of the 3,249 rated strategy games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 7 points above the year average.

What it launched against

World War II: Frontline Command launched on 27 July 2003, within three weeks of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, F-Zero GX, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 and Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, F-Zero GX, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic.

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When did World War II: Frontline Command come out?
World War II: Frontline Command was released on 27 July 2003 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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