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- Price: Free to try (1-mission trial);
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: October 03, 1997
- Total Downloads: 179,661
- Downloads last week: 196
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 84 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
The best games remain exciting years after they're released. That's definitely the case with the real-time strategy game Close Combat and its sequel, Close Combat II: A Bridge Too Far. In this installment, you command troops on the Allied or Axis side, attacking or defending strategic bridges. The game's most distinctive feature is the way it factors in the psychology of your troops: if your soldiers think an order is ridiculous or if their stress level exceeds a certain threshold, they won t obey. The two-dimensional graphics still look passable, and the sounds effects are impressively realistic, though their sample quality is low by today s standards. With all its small buttons and bars, the interface initially looks intimidating, but it's actually quite straightforward. If you have any trouble, you'll find an in-game tutorial and a bunch of help files in the Internet. WWII fans and strategy buffs will like this game a lot.Publisher's description
From Microsoft :Close Combat II: A Bridge Too Far is the highly anticipated sequel to Microsoft's 1996 game, Close Combat. In this latest installment, you're in the middle of a nasty squabble for control of five strategic bridges, in a scenario that is based on an actual World War II campaign called Operation Market Garden. As you battle from the Allied or Axis perspective, realistic tactical combat and dynamic battle flow challenge you to outthink your enemy in the war room and on the battlefield. A resource-allocation model strives to make things as true to life as possible, too, rationing your resources and making your soldiers behave physically and mentally just as real troops might, given the circumstances. In addition, a Battlemaker mode is included to answer those "What if..." scenario queries and assist in multiplayer operations.
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- Average user rating: 4.6 stars out of 84 votes
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Close Combat II: A Bridge Too Far
Pros: it a good war game
Cons: hard to get the hang of and not that easy to to use
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Close Combat II: A Bridge Too Far
"The Best Top-Down, Tactical WWII Game Ever Made!"
Pros: None of the other games in the series played as well as this one. CC2 just had "something" the others didn't. Be warned though, like most AI's this game doesn't provide the challenge you get from another human opponent, so do yourself a favor and find one. You'll soon understand why there is STILL a fervent following of this game--because it was that good!
Cons: Occasionally, the AI will go screwy. Tanks will get caught on buildings and such. However, it still doesn't take away from the awesome game play of this game.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Close Combat II: A Bridge Too Far
"its good and something you need change the game they can build something"
Pros: will for me is great! game, there's building up the base and training center for soilder's
Cons: movement, graphic
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Version: Close Combat II: A Bridge Too Far
"Loved the game, and thanks for the good quality download"
Pros: I like the squad based combat, and the real time morale reactions, also enjoy WWII history, plus the download was quick and easy
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Close Combat II: A Bridge Too Far
Summary: Take the boot camp tour and you will learn all you need to know to play this game
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