Close Combat: The Battle of the Bulge (Windows)
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Close Combat: The Battle of the Bulge Windows Front Cover

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Mindscape, Inc., Strategic Simulations, Inc.

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ESRB Rating

Genre

Simulation, Strategy/Tactics

Perspective

Top-down

Pacing

Real-Time

Gameplay

Wargame

Interface

Multiple Units/Characters Control

Setting

Historical Events, World War II

Critic Score

100 point score based on reviews from various critics.

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User Score

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Description

Relive the infamous Battle of the Bulge as the Germans or Americans. This entry, fourth in the Close Combat series, introduces a Strategic map, features new units, and includes airstrikes.

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Screenshots

Close Combat: The Battle of the Bulge Windows The new Strategic Map

Close Combat: The Battle of the Bulge Windows Campaign Debriefing

Close Combat: The Battle of the Bulge Windows Nice explosion. Also, look at all the German hulks littering the landscape. :)

Close Combat: The Battle of the Bulge Windows P-38 air attack! This time he destroyed a German tank!

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Promo Images

Close Combat: The Battle of the Bulge Screenshot The main menu

Close Combat: The Battle of the Bulge Screenshot When the game is loaded it halts at this title screen

Close Combat: The Battle of the Bulge Screenshot The demo version of the game has just one battle to fight

Close Combat: The Battle of the Bulge Screenshot Every window in the installation process features a different black and white photograph

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Alternate Titles

"近距离作战：阿登反击战" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
"戰鬥神將4" -- Chinese spelling (traditional)
"Close Combat IV: La bataille des Ardennes" -- French title
"Close Combat IV: Het Ardennenoffensief" -- Dutch title
"Close Combat IV: Die Schlacht in den Ardennen" -- German title
"Close Combat IV: Battle of Bulge" -- Polish title

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User Reviews

The mud is slowing us down.	Ashley Pomeroy (233)
One word: Frustration!	Raphael (1261)
Two words: needs patience!	Joe Gurman (3)
Simply amazing...	Daniel Allen (15)

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Critic Reviews

Spel för Alla	Feb, 2000	10 out of 10	100
Svenska PC Gamer	Jan, 2000	85 out of 100	85
Jeuxvideo.com	Dec 20, 1999	17 out of 20	85
FileFactory Games / Gameworld Network	Sep 19, 2002	84 out of 100	84
GameSpot	Dec 27, 1999	8.2 out of 10	82
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Dec 21, 1999	81 out of 100	81
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Apr 25, 2000	8 out of 10	80
PC Games (Germany)	Jan, 2000	78 out of 100	78
Power Play	Jan, 2000	76 out of 100	76
incite PC Gaming	Feb, 2000		40