Close Combat: The Battle of the Bulge (Windows)
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Mindscape, Inc., Strategic Simulations, Inc.

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Multiple units/characters control

Setting

Historical events, World War II

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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 This one US unit had *37* kills in one mission. Amazing!

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 Unbelievably, this one US soldier indicated (yellow arrow) was able to wipe out a whole German unit (green) AND destroy the halftrack (blue) before running out of ammo & surrendering to the German Heavy Infantry unit closing in.

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Promo Images

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 The main menu

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

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

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Alternate Titles

"近距离作战：阿登反击战" -- Simplified Chinese spelling
"戰鬥神將4" -- Traditional Chinese spelling
"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
"Close Combat 4: The Battle of the Bulge" -- GOG.com store page title

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Part of the Following Group

Close Combat series

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

Svenska PC Gamer	Jan, 2000	85 out of 100	85
Jeuxvideo.com	Dec 20, 1999	17 out of 20	85
GameSpot	Dec 27, 1999	8.2 out of 10	82
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Apr 25, 2000	8 out of 10	80
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Mar, 2000		80
PC Games (Germany)	Jan, 2000	78 out of 100	78
GameStar (Germany)	Jan, 2000	76 out of 100	76
PC Action (Germany)	Jan, 2000	75 out of 100	75
PC Joker	Jan, 2000	66 out of 100	66
incite PC Gaming	Feb, 2000		40