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Awesome Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 16
Date: December 09, 1999
Author: Amazon User

If you've never played any of the games in the Close Combat series, you're missing out! The games are the most realistic stratigical recreation of WW2 battles. CC4 is the newest in the series and is centered around the Battle of the Bulge. In the game, you are in charge of a small set of teams (usually about 12) of solders. Each team has its own weapons and/or equipment. There are all kinds of weapons in the game but all are true-to-life and historically accurate. There is also the possibility to call in artillary birages and air strikes sometimes. All in all, the game is awesome and I highly recomend it. You can also play it online. And over LANs and modems. Buy the game if you like history, WW2, stratigy, or all of the above. If you don't, it's still a great game.

The greatest war simulation of all time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 14
Date: December 08, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I must start by agreeing fully with the man above, that the sound is INCREDIBLE. I do not have a subwoofer or any fancy sound system whatsoever... nonetheless, the sound was awesome. However, I must beg to differ with the comment that the AI isn't all that great. In fact, it is some of the best AI I have ever seen for a strategy game! The men having the brains to stay behind cover when under fire, fear, and exhaustion were all highly realistic. The graphics have also improved over the previous title. I must admit that the tanks are a little hard to maneuver... but can you see the original W.W.II tanks turning as fast as Command & Conquer? They have become a lot smarter and quicker at aiming than they were in number 2. To sum it all up, I'll just say that this game is HIGHLY recommended by me. And only if you love as realistic a war simulation as possible in a fast moving real-time environment should you buy it.

Close Combat 4:the Battle of the Bulge

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: January 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game and did not expect much(never have bought any from microsoft before). I was surprised! Loads and plays easy. HIGHly recommended. Being a former Marine, the battle sequence moves very fluid and fast paced. The book that comes with it is short, sweet and to the point. You don't have to spend hours with a manual to play this game. A must for any real time gamer, or a good introduction to real time games.

as good as any other close combat game!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have played close combat II (trial version only), III, and IV. I got close combat 3 a few years ago off of the internet and loved it i played it on and off ever since. One day I decided to get another one of the close combat games. I looked at many reviews on amazon.com and ign. And i finally decided to go with close combat 4. I also downloaded CC 2, i liked it but it wasn't quite what I was looking for. CC 4 has better grafics then all of the previous close combat games and better sound. you can see a puff of smoke come from a tank when it moves even. there are cut screens and they are real footage of WWII but the sound isn't original! i meen come on they use the sounds from the game for the guns. now it is great when you are playing the game but it just doesn't go at all with movies. your infantry has a chance with killing a tank if it has an anti tank weapon (ex. panzerfaust germans). the battles are real from WWII. you can create your own scenario but I found it tricky because I didn't get the manual with mine (I think it will come with it from amazon, I bought it from compusa. the maps are good, i know in other reviews they said that they got repetitive, well i have been playing it for a few weeks now and they are different despite all of them being covered in snow.

Wonderful Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: July 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I purchased CCIV shortly after it was released. This game offers great graphics and sound with a large selection of single battles, operations, and campagins. The soldiers act as if they are real and respond very much like real people under fire. For example, if you send a squad of poorly trained milita to tangle with a group of strong veterans more often then not will your poor milita be sent running back to the fatherland after only a brief period of fighting. If a soldier runs out of ammo he can use weapons captured off dead enemy troops and jump right back into the battle. The game's only problems are a few AI bugs that make the game less engrossing for seasoned wargamers who demand perfection. If your new to wargaming like I was get this game now, you'll be gald you did!

Great game, minor interface improvements make this game even

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 15
Date: May 23, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Before Close Combat IV, i used to tell people that i liked the Close Combat series (seeing as i had played the first one, and bought the second one). Now, i must say, that i love the Close Combat series, and that i enthusiastically recommend the fourth installment of the game. I skipped buying Close Combat 3 because it received bad reviews.

Where Close Combat II was cool in that it allowed you to customize what units showed up for each battle, Close Combat IV blows it away with bigger maps, smarter AI, artillery and air support, and the ability to move your units around a game-board of sorts. The game-board feature is great, because now i choose how i want my units to react to battles that i have won or lost.

In the battle setup screen (where you place your units before you start the fight) you can set which direction your guys will be facing when defending (an option that was severly needed in CC2), and you can see what their line of fire is (in CC2, you had to guess, because terrain and buildings obscure the distance that your units can shoot). Especially useful is the addition of the ambush setting where now you can hide your guys until you actually need them. Finally, artillery fire and air support can be crucial, but more often than not don't really affect the game in a significant manner.

Having said all this, i do have some gripes with the game. My biggest gripe is that the tanks controlled by the AI are amazingly smart at avoiding my Anti-Tank guns. So good in fact, that sometimes they are out of range of my AT guns by a mere millimeter on the map. I CHALLENGE any human player to be that good at knowing the line of site of the AT guns. Another thing i find bothersome is how to determine whether you're on a hill, or looking up a hill. It's especially annoying because most of the time now, i have to check my LOS by clicking the fire button and aiming at various objects (this is more time-consuming than just eyeballing LOS) because i cant tell whether the terrain will be obscuring or helping my units.

That said, i love this game. I LOVE THIS GAME. I havent even tried multiplayer yet (and i usually only play multiplayer games) because i love how well balanced this game is.

peace

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Great game, but what happened to the Tigers?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 16
Date: December 20, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I have the three close combat games that came before this one, and I also agree that this is the finest. I understand why they had to take away the feature that lets you pick your units, the Americans could'nt always have 5 shermans to fight with, I like the format. The addition of artillery and air strikes is icing on the cake. The only minor things I can say negatively about this game is the units. I have been playing since late November, and have not seen one Tiger tank! They might come later in the game but I have'nt seen it They played a big role in the ardennes. Second, the barrage consists of four mortars, I think 105mms would be a little more effective. Overral fun game!

Best there is

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This version (Close Combat IV) finally surpasses it's predecessor Close Combat II (III was good, but....). The AI is better and more aggressive and the head to head play against another human can be an experience in humiliation if you're not careful!!

The units are fantasitic, the grand campaign strategic map adds wonderfully to the game, giving true control of the developing battle to the player (unless of course you're attacked by that pesky Wehrmacht/AEF!).

Two very minor drawbacks - no battle editor like in CCIII. And the topography of the battle field can be hard to read at times. (I certainly don't think that there is any easy way to correct this short of adding topo-lines to the game which would detract more.)

The AI is wonderful, and the bugs of the last versions seem to be gone completely. Tanks are now truly vulnerable to infantry up close, the variety of units keep it fun. The ability to surround your opponents on the strategic map (or to be surrounded) make "do or die" stands necessary.

Over all, the BEST realtime strategy game there is!! Looking forward to Normandy!

Simply Put . . .

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 31, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Simply put, this is the best Close Combat game from the series of four. There is no other way of describing or summarizing the game's overall appeal. If still not convinced, download the demo and enjoy the in-depth scope of military history from your desktop. Afterwards, you will feel compelled to engross yourself in the full version - it is that addictive. Simply put, Close Combat: The Battle of the Bulge is the best wargame for all ages on the market today.

10 STARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game rocks! Although I did not purchase this game at amazon, I thought i should add my 2 cents. I was disapointed to see what other people thought of this game.I currently own all of the close Combat games and, as i expected, this was going to be a great game.

to start.the game has lots of ways to make the game easy or difficult. there are individulal battles you can play,opperations(two or three battles), and campaigns. you can also creat "what if" senarios. and play on either the axis powers or the allies.

This game also gives infantry more of a fighting chance to take out tanks(if you've ever played any of the others).

whats there to say.this game rocks!!!!!!!!

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