World War II Games

**Stig** · 11-13-2006, 15:46

People you are all forgetting the best game series

Close Combat ... a work of genius

**scotchedpommes** · 11-13-2006, 16:13

Originally Posted by Stig

People you are all forgetting the best game series

Close Combat ... a work of genius

Thank-you for mentioning it, Stig. I was beginning to despair. The series is being
reworked [source code included finally, fixing bugs and adding features] and
re-released, so if any of you want to know how it should be done, at least in
terms of real-time tactical operations, look for Close Combat. The first
game to be re-released is a remake of Close Combat III: The Russian Front, to
be called Cross of Iron. After that I imagine IV and V will be remade, and as
I understand it there will also be new games featuring modern conflicts.

**Stig** · 11-13-2006, 16:40

mmmm I was hoping on a remake of CC2, my favorite, but CC3 is damned good too, I saw some screens of it, looks damned good

**The Stranger** · 11-13-2006, 17:03

call of duty 3 is out... its great :P and what about Company of Heroes... its a RTS but its great

**Alexander the Pretty Good** · 11-14-2006, 07:02

SSNeoperestroika - care to share a link to the reworked Close Combat? I haven't seen/heard anything about it...

**Stig** · 11-14-2006, 08:55

http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6160284....stnews;title;1

that is what I read

**Slartibardfast** · 11-14-2006, 13:39

Being an aging pensioner I learnt real quickly to play the demo before purchasing the game. Most WW2 game demos seem to be tepid as compared to red hot.

Of the few that stuck out enough to buy Brothers In Arms was definately worth the price once patched. Out of all the WW2 shooters it offered that small unit NCO role as opposed to the "Solo Man" running in and Bunny Hopping as most WW2 shooters. Though the Normany Invasion has been a safe goal for the games industry, it told a "realistic" story amalgamated from the real life engagments of several units from the US Airbourne during the first seven days of the operation. The men under you are not just BOTS, there survival becomes essential for you to complete missions. If you can't get your squad to its objectives in one piece youv'e failed basic infantry tactics and failed your NPC mates. Makes you appreciate what the real men, Allied and Axis, did during the Allied Landings.

Of the RTS WW2 games, after playing the demo of Company of Heroes I'm seriously considering my cat, Greebo's, food as looking very servicable for sustanance as a means to save the funds for the games purchase. Ah, but thats Howards Australia isn't it.