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Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord

Description

Join American, British, Polish, French, Canadians, or the German army in WW2, from Invasion of France to the end of the war in this hybrid tactical wargame. Control 50 heavy weapons, 126 vehicles, 45 types of terrain, and 50 missions. Mission editor is included, limited only by your imagination. See all your units move and fight in full 3D, in a turn-based/simultaneous execution format. The latest version adds TCP/IP multiplayer support!

Alternate Titles

• "战斗任务：远方霸主" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Линия фронта: Нормандия" -- Russian spelling
• "Squad Leader" -- Working title
• "Combat Mission" -- German/UK title
• "CM: Beyond Overlord" -- Abbreviated title

Part of the Following Groups

• Combat Mission series
• Historical conflict: World War II

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User Reviews

One Word: Groundbreaking	NeoMoose (1105)
As of now (March, 2001) this is the best tactical squad level WW2 game ever made.	Iguana (36)

The Press Says

FileFactory Games / Gameworld Network	Sep 19, 2002	98 out of 100	98
Deaf Gamers	2002	9.4 out of 10	94
Pelit	Oct, 2000	93 out of 100	93
GameSpot	Jul 05, 2000	9.1 out of 10	91
Gamekult	Jul 16, 2001	8 out of 10	80
Peliplaneetta.net	Apr 08, 2002	73 out of 100	73
PC Player (Germany)	Sep, 2000	72 out of 100	72
Absolute Games (AG.ru)	Jun 30, 2000	65 out of 100	65
PC Action	Dec 10, 2001	45 out of 100	45
Gamesmania	2000	41 out of 100	41

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Trivia

Development

Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord was first in development at Big Time Software helmed by Charles Moylan, but when it became apparent that its publishing company Avalon Hill would be acquired by Hasbro Interactive, the studio was absorbed into Battlefront.com in 1999, which Moyan co-founded a few years before, and where the development team was expanded.

Distribution

Battlefront designed and produced this game, and originally the only way to buy it was through their website. Why? They believe the gaming industry is unfair to wargames, and decided to produce and sell the game themselves. Later, CDV picked it up in a distribution deal, after packaging it with over 100 user contributed scenarios, improved textures, vehicles, and more. The result is a "special edition" which can only be found in stores.

References

The names of in-game Polish soldiers have been taken from names of contemporary Polish politicians (such as Buzek, Frasyniuk, Kuroń, Niesiołowski or Kwaśniewski). Non-Polish players probably won't notice, but for someone from Poland it's an amusing experience to see the famous politicians commandeering battalions.

Awards

• Computer Gaming World
  • April 2001 (Issue #201) – Wargame of the Year
• PC Gamer
  • October 2001 - #50 in the "Top 50 Games of All Time" list

Information also contributed by Grov, JudgeDredd, Kasey Chang and Sciere