With this Close Combat: The Bloody First combines classic Close Combat tactical gameplay with battles fought across a wide variety of diverse 3D landscapes including craggy ridgelines, narrow valleys and dense villages.
All new graphics and effects
New sound effects
New terrain types to cover the jagged ridges of Tunisia and the rough, broken battlefields of Sicily
Historic organizations covering the US 1st Infantry Division and its German and Italian opponents
Integrated multi-player lobby and match-making forums. The new 3D engine allows an increased level of detail (down to the specific types of ammunition used by each weapon) and more realistic movement and projectile physics.As you fight your way into and then across Europe from November 1942 to August 1944 you must overcome a wide range of diverse tactical challenges, such as commanding inexperienced troops being attacked by veteran panzers in North Africa, having to capture the bitterly defended town of Troina in the Sicilian mountains and of course storming across the sands of Omaha and into the 'hedgerow hell' of NormandyThe SettingsTunisia – 5 Operations with 14 battles covering Longstop Hill, Sbiba, Kasserine Pass, El Guettar, MateurSicily – 3 Operations with 11 battles covering Gela, Nicosia and TroinaNormandy – 3 Operations with 11 battles covering Omaha Beach, The Bocage and Operation CobraFeatures
1 Grand Campaign, 3 Theatre Campaigns (Tunisia, Sicily and Normandy), 11 Operations and 36 battles
Completely revised 3D that brings a whole new look and feel to the classic Close Combat gameplay.