Video game · 1997
Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far
Released 30 September 1997 on PC and Mac
- Developer
- Atomic Games
- Publisher
- Microsoft
- Made in
- Minneapolis, United States
- Genre
- Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Tactical
- Themes
- Historical, Warfare
- Series
- Close Combat
About Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far
Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far, or Close Combat II, is a World War II real-time tactics game, developed by Atomic Games, and released on September 30, 1997. The second installment of the Close Combat series, the game is played on a two-dimensional map, between two players. Close Combat is based on Operation Market Garden; most units in the game are based on those used in 1944, with the exception of a few which are only available in custom games. The game may be played as either the Germans, or the Allies, the latter divided into the British, Americans, and Polish. The game received mainly positive reviews.
Summary: IGDB.
Release dates
| Mac | 30 September 1997 |
|---|---|
| PC | 30 September 1997 |
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Close Combat series
Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far is game 2 of 6. All 6 in order ›
- Close Combat 1996
- Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far 1997
- Close Combat III: The Russian Front 1998
- Close Combat: First to Fight 2005
- Close Combat: Cross of Iron 2007
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