Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord

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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!

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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

User Reviews

One Word: Groundbreaking	Windows	NeoMoose (1262)
As of now (March, 2001) this is the best tactical squad level WW2 game ever made.	Windows	Iguana (36)

Critic Reviews

GameSpot	Windows	Jul 05, 2000	9.1 out of 10	91
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Windows	Aug 04, 2000		90
Gry OnLine	Windows	Jan 10, 2001	7.5 out of 10	75
Peliplaneetta.net	Windows	Apr 08, 2002	73 out of 100	73
PC Player (Germany)	Windows	Sep, 2000	72 out of 100	72
Jeuxvideo.com	Windows	Aug 07, 2001	14 out of 20	70
Absolute Games (AG.ru)	Windows	Jun 30, 2000	65 out of 100	65
PC Joker	Windows	Nov, 2000	64 out of 100	64
AppleLinks.Com	Macintosh	Jul 27, 2000		60
PC Games (Germany)	Windows	Dec, 2000	31 out of 100	31

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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

Related Web Sites

• Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord (official website)
• Combat Mission HQ (Home of the CM Webring and famous CMHQ Chat where many of the game designers and beta testers hang out. Also has the largest collection of add-ons for Combat Mission on the internet.)