Yaphank Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 The June 2004 issue of Military History Magazine has a little review in the back. "....it remains one of the finest single player and multiplayer historical games on the PC." Kudos to Battlefront! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergerbitz Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 Hurrah! CMBB still ranks as one of my favourites, even after a year and a half. Other games have come and gone, but CMBB stays. Good stuff, BFC! If the game gets a review in Time or Newsweek, then you know you've hit the mainstream. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 I ask you, how could a mil history mag NOT praise CMBB? This game simply drips history! I can see (and have seen) dumb-ass shooter game types turning their noses up at the game – not enough twitching, too much thinking – but people interested in history have got absolutely nothing to complain about with this game. ...except when I try to use more than eight Sturmtigers at a time in a scenario 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abn Air Cav Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 Good stuff, for sure! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Best Turn Base wargame I have ever played ,hands down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Carr Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Originally posted by MikeyD: I ask you, how could a mil history mag NOT praise CMBB? This game simply drips history! I can see (and have seen) dumb-ass shooter game types turning their noses up at the game – not enough twitching, too much thinking – but people interested in history have got absolutely nothing to complain about with this game. ...except when I try to use more than eight Sturmtigers at a time in a scenario Ditto. Still playing it after all this time. In fact CMBB and CMAK are the only games on my $2000+ rig. Set it up just to play these games without any hassles. Really is an incredible game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon-fodder Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Well, I play other games too... I've always enjoyed a quick fragfest on UT2004 or CounterStrike. There are good games out there apart from CMBB, I just find that it's one of those rare things I can return to indefinately. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macphail Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 i played close combat for alot of years, especially cc3, on the zone. i was very highly ranked at one time, but it was not that large a community. i was Der_Fuhrer. one day, the management at msn banned me, said something about an offensive name. bastards. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew H. Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Originally posted by Bergerbitz: Good stuff, BFC! If the game gets a review in Time or Newsweek, then you know you've hit the mainstream. CMBO was reviewed in the NY Times in October 2000. W00T! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David I Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 I think CM should get the Noble Prize for best wargame! DavidI 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpwase Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 I'm not sure such a prize exists (to which the obvious answer is, why not? ), but it's still one of the better wargames, if not the best. At least you can't take a Tiger out with a 'faust shot to the tracks...stupid Call of Duty! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-E Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 Yes, the Nobel PEACE prize is often awarded bicentennally for the best computer WARgame. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leopard_2 Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 Ahhh... Close Combat, now *there's* another good game. As a CMBB rookie, I credit my early successes against the AI on the experience gained in Close Combat: Invasion Normandy... (like, *don't* let your tanks charge ahead, cover your advance, don't overextend). BTW... what's a Waffenschleppenvashen? :cool: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphus Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 I would like to ask those who have tried other games what they think, particularly with regard to: Codename: Panzers D-Day Battleground 1942 (??? - maybe Battlefront...) and others. Personally, I like the opportunity to plan my moves and not be continually stabbing at the mouse like a demented experimental subject in a stress study. Close Combat was too fast for me. I think games should reflect the fact that human intelligence (i.e., the player's) is substituting for the lack of AI intelligence. What I mean is that if I plan a platoon's movement in detail in CM, I am substituting for the platoon commander by giving those orders in detail. If I could trust the AI to do the right thing, I would simply say "go there". Real-time type games don't let the individual units do more than act as rather stupid puppets. Any thoughts? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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