User Reviews (1 - 11 of 36)

Show these reviews first:

Highest Rated
Lowest Rated Newest
Oldest Most Helpful
Least Helpful

A Great Planning and Strategy Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I received Close Combat Invasion Normandy several days ago and I have long anticipated this game. As many of the Amazon.Com reviews state, it is a a fairly complicated piece of software. I've only been playing the battles so far and I haven't tried the campaigns yet (Free time is a precious commodity) but, I am very pleased with the graphics and the battle sounds are excellent. You often hear distant shells and gunfire which gives the player that feeling of imminent danger through the next hedgerow or village. The game is also very versatile and you can play it as a novice or an expert. I don't believe I will master this one overnight!

one of the best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have played many games and i love this game.

This is a great game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game rocks. I got it for a present about 5 months ago, and i am still playing it. it never gets old. you can even change what troops your oppenent gets if you want to. There are so many battles, i have not played them all yet. i highly recomend this great game. the graphics and gameplay are great. the sound is very realistic. you even here the orders being issued by you or the germans. you can be either side. GREAT GAME!!!

great game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is a great World War II simulator. There are definitely some bugs in this game and I would highly recommend going to the net for fixes. This Game has better computer intelligence than Close Combat 4 but human players are far superior. the other great advantages game has is the large community of programmers that have written additional scenarios for this game. You can do battle since Stalingrad, Africa, Berlin, etc. You need to purchase this game to be able to access the free extras but if you're into strategy games this is a great time waster.

Almost Perfect

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

An improvement over CCIV, CCV-Invasion Normandy is almost the ultimate WWII game. A Close Combat fan from Day 1, I thought CCIII was the best of the three when it came out, with its ability to build the opponent forces (although only for the initial battle). CCIV added the strategic element but eliminated the ability to control the make up of your own battle groups in the campaign scenarios. Invasion Normandy retains the strategic element as well as allowing you to control your opponents forces at the beginning of each engagement. The downside is that you can not build a fantasy group stacked with armour. If you want that, buy CCIII. I would rank the series as follows; III, V, IV, I, II. WWII games I enjoyed the most: Avalon Hill's "Third Reich", and the V for Victory Series, especially "Market Garden" by Atomic Games.

Careful!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 12
Date: September 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Close Combat 4 was a huge disappointment! Careful with this one!

HORRIBLE GAME

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: January 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Let me first tell you that I liked the close combat series. I use that past tense, in that Close Combat was great back in 1997.

Back then - it was the only semi-realistic, real time strategy game that didn't dumb itself down to the command and conquer style click fest.

Atomic had the chance to improve this series, but essentially did nothing. Bugs that plagued Close Combat back then, still plague it today ( tank movement, crawl of death ). What we have is essentially an unchanged game with new maps.

On the internet, Atomic exhibited a very cocky take-it-or-leave it attitude when costumers made comments or suggestions. This is one of the reasons why the series has been going downhill ever since, and why Atomic finally went out of business.

The main glaring defect of the series is computer AI. It is laughable, and once you detect the computers pattern - you can beat it every time. The AI code has remained unchanged since 1997 - and it shows. Head to head play is the only solution if you want a skilled opponent.

The maps, always a good point still are great to look at. But not much has changed with them either. They are no more functional now than they were then.

The strategic element, since it's introduction in Close Combat IV is severly limited. It really adds nothing for the game. For example, you can't have multiple units attack at once, even though you surround the enemy. This isn't how war is really played.

If you never played close combat before, give this 4 stars. You will like it, and recognize the faults. After that, it's all down hill.

For a truly revolutionary game, try Combat Mission. It's 3D, 10x more realistic, simple interface, and the designers listen and respond to feedback. Best of all, the game is highly modifiable, and support sites are chock full of new and updated graphics. Check it out at battlefront.com

This is the future - close combat - RIP.

Close Combat: Invasion of Normandy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 12
Date: October 06, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is not the best but is one of the best games i've played its got good graphics and sound. Its reailistic but still has that unrealistic value we all like in games.

great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: February 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

this is probly my favortie game of a ww2 statragy game, but there is just 1 flaw, its the same thing over and over again, i no that theres cool terrain and stuff like that. and the multiplayer is awesome, im so glad u can do the grand campiagn. the sound is very good. and the german tanks rock!! i love it because its more fouced on infantry whather then huge tank battles like cc4. its very realistic sound, and soliders sometimes dont do what u tell them to do. i whish some of the stuff was better like motars were more powerfull and there was a real artillery baradge. but overall its a phat game and u should buy it now!! thatll be cool if they do a cc6.

close combat : normandy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I think that C.C.I.N is great unlike C.C. 1 & 2 This one has better graphics,experiance and fun! i would say anyone who liked C.C. the russian front would like this A+++++ 5 star class!

Review Page: 1 2 3 4 Next 

Actions