was poking around.....

[tanq_tonic]

back in the good old days (before the current work type) I used to poke around the net. I had found a site that was the penultimate "computer game" review site, which was (and still is) unsponsored.

The link is http://www.pressroom.com/~meb

Having some spare time I went there, and for kicks looked up CM. without further adieu, here is the review:

COMBAT MISSION: BEYOND OVERLORD

(I-95 CD/M) Big Time Software; Charles Moylan and Steve Grammont; 2000; *****

Int/Land/Tac-Op

1-2; M

This simulation is not recommended; it is a MANDATORY acquisition. If you only buy one wargame during the year, this is the one. With the millennium of games being a graphic festival of sequels and whiter shades of pale carbons, COMBAT MISSION is simply a sea change. This is a wargame that is not a conversion from a boardgame; it emphasizes the strengths of the computer and is eminently playable. World War II missions on the Western Front offer a verisimilitude rarely seen. Perhaps the strength of the simulation is in the terrain representation. With multiple viewing levels, one can adopt different perspectives in order to watch games play in one minute increments. Yet, it is at the ground level that the strength of this simulation really shines. Terrain folds and ridges which offer concealment and/or cover can only be seen from this "you-are-there" perspective. Reconnaissance of terrain and reconnaissance by fire coupled with bounding overwatch and indirect fire support become necessary steps to survival. Only available by mail (http://www.battlefront.com), this should see wider distribution.

[Mark IV]

Cool site. CMBO also made his list of Quintessential Wargames for Military Professionals

Never saw this one before.

[lcm1947]

We knew that didn't we? Too bad they can't really describe how great it is though and what it will do to your life.