Video game · 1996
Close Combat
Released 1 January 1996 on PC, Mac and MS-DOS
- Developer
- Atomic Games
- Publisher
- Microsoft
- Made in
- Minneapolis, United States
- Genre
- Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Tactical
- Themes
- Historical
- Series
- Close Combat
About 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 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.
Summary: IGDB.
Release dates
| Mac | 1 July 1996 |
|---|---|
| MS-DOS | 1 July 1996 |
| PC | 1 July 1996 |
Screenshots
Close Combat series
Close Combat is game 1 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
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