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Close Combat 4 the Battle of the Bulge Review

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1999 war video game

1999 video game

Close Combat: Battle of the Burl
Close Combat Battle of the Bulge.jpg
Developer(south) Atomic Games
Publisher(due south) Strategic Simulations Inc.
Serial Close Combat
Release
  • NA: December 2, 1999[1]
  • EU: 1999
Genre(s) Calculator wargame
Mode(due south) Unmarried-player, multiplayer

Close Combat: Battle of the Bulge , sometimes known equally Close Combat Four: Battle of the Bulge , is a 1999 computer wargame developed past Atomic Games and published by Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI). A simulation of the Boxing of the Burl during World War Ii, it is the fourth game in the Close Gainsay series.

Gameplay [edit]

Close Gainsay: Boxing of the Bulge is a computer wargame that simulates the Battle of the Bulge during World War 2, using real-time gameplay.

Development [edit]

The game was developed past Atomic Games, as the fourth game in the Close Combat series.[2] Atomic had made the get-go three games for Microsoft, simply the publisher had ended the series afterwards the release of Shut Combat III: The Russian Front.[3] [four] While all three games had been profitable, Marc Dultz of CNET Gamecenter reported "indications that the company is now only interested in publishing games that have the potential of selling 250,000 units or more than."[five] Diminutive reacted by splitting from Microsoft and migrating to Mindscape's Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) label in April 1999,[3] in order to create Battle of the Bulge.[two]

Reception [edit]

The game received favorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[half-dozen]

It was a finalist for Computer Games Strategy Plus ' 1999 "Wargame of the Yr" prize, although it lost to Panzer Campaigns I: Smolensk '41. The staff wrote, "Atomic Games' innovative series finds a new habitation only retains its high-quality gameplay."[16] The game was also a runner-upward for Computer Gaming Globe 'due south 1999 "Wargame of the Year" accolade, which ultimately went to Sid Meier'south Antietam! [17] The staff wrote that the onetime was the latter'due south only "serious competition" for the accolade, but was hampered by "AI quirks and mysteriously reincarnating units".[17]

Sequel [edit]

Following the game, Atomic began work on a fifth Close Combat game with SSI in early 2000.[18] However, Mindscape had since been sold to Mattel when that company bought The Learning Company, Mindscape'due south parent, for $3.v billion in 1999.[xix] [20] [21] As a issue, Close Gainsay V was published by Mattel Interactive,[22] a financially unstable visitor. Computer Games Magazine 'due south Robert Mayer noted in September 2000 that "the futurity of this game series is up in the air—Mattel Interactive is perennially on the trading block, and Atomic ... has lost some key staff members in recent months".[22] Late in September, Mattel sold The Learning Company at a bargain cost to The Gores Grouping. A spokesman for the new managers announced that they expected to go far "profitable within 6 months."[19] The fifth Close Combat, subtitled Invasion: Normandy, was released in Oct.

References [edit]

  1. ^ IGN staff (December 2, 1999). "Delight Read This Story". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Geryk, Bruce (Dec 27, 1999). "Close Combat: Battle of the Burl Review [date mislabeled equally "May 1, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on Jan 24, 2001. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Dunkin, Alan (April 28, 1999). "Mindscape Nabs Close Combat [date mislabeled equally "April 27, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 20, 2000. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  4. ^ McDonald, T. Liam (May 1999). "Game Theory: Where Have All the Wargames Gone?". Maximum PC. Vol. 4, no. 5. Imagine Media. p. 41.
  5. ^ Dultz, Marc (April 28, 1999). "Mindscape Picks Up Close Combat". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000.
  6. ^ a b "Close Gainsay: Batle of the Bulge for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 25, 2019. Retrieved June ten, 2021.
  7. ^ Walker, Mark H. (December 21, 1999). "Close Combat: Battle of the Bulge". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved June eleven, 2021.
  8. ^ Albright, Willie (Dec thirteen, 1999). "Shut Combat: Battle of the Bulge". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on July ix, 2003. Retrieved June x, 2021.
  9. ^ Dultz, Marc (March 2000). "Commotion in Miniature (Shut Combat: Boxing of the Burl Review)" (PDF). Reckoner Gaming World. No. 188. Ziff Davis. p. 117. Retrieved June ten, 2021.
  10. ^ Quirk, Simon "Slim" (April 25, 2000). "Close Combat 4 : Boxing of the Bulge [sic]". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on Jan 7, 2001. Retrieved June xi, 2021.
  11. ^ Brenesal, Barry (January 28, 2000). "Close Combat IV: Boxing of the Bulge Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 30, 2004. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  12. ^ Lafferty, Michael (Dec 3, 1999). "Close Combat Four: Battle of the Burl Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved June eleven, 2021.
  13. ^ Butts, Steve (December 8, 1999). "Shut Combat 4: Boxing of the Bulge". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June x, 2021.
  14. ^ Morris, Daniel (February 2000). "Shut Gainsay: Boxing of the Bulge". PC Accelerator. No. xviii. Imagine Media. p. 74. Retrieved June x, 2021.
  15. ^ Trotter, William R. (March 2000). "Close Combat Iv: Battle of the Bulge". PC Gamer. Vol. 7, no. three. Imagine Media. p. 85. Archived from the original on March xv, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  16. ^ CGSP staff (March half dozen, 2000). "The Computer Games Awards (Wargame of the Year)". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on April ane, 2005. Retrieved June ten, 2021.
  17. ^ a b CGW staff (March 2000). "The 2000 Premier Awards (Wargame of the Year)". Calculator Gaming World. No. 188. Ziff Davis. p. 75.
  18. ^ Udell, Scott (Feb 21, 2000). "Shut Combat Five in the works". Calculator Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on April six, 2005.
  19. ^ a b Asher, Mark (January 2001). "Mattel Dumps Games Division" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 198. Ziff Davis. p. 44. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  20. ^ "Pearson loses Mindscape". CNN. March six, 1998. Archived from the original on February sixteen, 2005.
  21. ^ Zabalaoui, Keith (September 1999). "A Note From the President". Atomic Games. Archived from the original on June 11, 2000.
  22. ^ a b Mayer, Robert (September 18, 2000). "Close Combat Invasion: Normandy (Preview)". Reckoner Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on April 6, 2005.

External links [edit]

  • Shut Combat: Boxing of the Bulge at MobyGames

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_Combat:_Battle_of_the_Bulge

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