<s>
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Bridge	I-Application
Too	I-Application
Far	I-Application
,	O
or	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
real-time	B-Application
computer	I-Application
wargame	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Atomic	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
map	O
,	O
between	O
two	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
Operation	B-Application
Market	I-Application
Garden	I-Application
;	O
most	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
those	O
used	O
in	O
1944	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
a	O
few	O
which	O
are	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
custom	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
units	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
vary	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
nonetheless	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
categories	O
:	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
infantry	B-Protocol
category	O
contains	O
most	O
infantry	B-Protocol
units	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
rifle	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
scouts	O
,	O
snipers	B-Protocol
,	O
MG42	O
machine	O
gunners	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
German	O
side	O
)	O
,	O
antitank	O
infantry	B-Protocol
(	O
for	O
the	O
Allied	O
side	O
)	O
,	O
heavy	O
assault	O
teams	O
,	O
and	O
reserves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
specialized	O
infantry	B-Protocol
teams	O
such	O
as	O
flamethrower	O
engineers	O
,	O
mortar	O
teams	O
and	O
machine	O
gun	O
teams	O
are	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
support	O
category	O
,	O
as	O
are	O
vehicles	O
(	O
including	O
halftracks	O
,	O
armored	O
cars	O
,	O
tanks	O
,	O
tank	O
destroyers	O
and	O
assault	O
guns	O
)	O
and	O
fixed	O
guns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
battle	O
"	O
depicts	O
a	O
single	O
one-day	O
engagement	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
taking	O
of	O
the	O
Arnhem	B-Application
rail	O
bridge	O
(	O
Battle	O
of	O
Arnhem	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operations	O
are	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
battles	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
depict	O
an	O
operation	O
spanning	O
several	O
days	O
in	O
a	O
specific	O
locale	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
offensive	O
at	O
the	O
Arnhem	B-Application
Bridge	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
nine	O
infantry	B-Protocol
units	O
and	O
six	O
support	O
units	O
may	O
be	O
brought	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sector	O
campaigns	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
sectors	O
:	O
Arnhem	B-Application
,	O
Nijmegen	O
,	O
or	O
Eindhoven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
victory	O
rating	O
for	O
the	O
Arnhem	B-Application
sector	O
campaign	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
well	O
British	O
and	O
Polish	O
forces	O
are	O
holding	O
out	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
(	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
historical	O
outcome	O
of	O
the	O
real-life	O
campaign	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Nijmegen	O
and	O
Eindhoven	O
sector	O
campaigns	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
quickly	O
XXX	O
Corps	O
can	O
advance	O
through	O
that	O
sector	O
(	O
likewise	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
combines	O
all	O
three	O
Sector	O
Campaigns	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
campaign	O
,	O
depicting	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Operation	B-Application
Market	I-Application
Garden	I-Application
starting	O
from	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
1944	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ultimate	O
objective	O
is	O
Arnhem	B-Application
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
road	O
bridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Victory	O
is	O
determined	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
fast	O
XXX	O
Corps	O
reaches	O
Arnhem	B-Application
(	O
or	O
if	O
they	O
even	O
arrive	O
at	O
all	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
much	O
ground	O
1st	O
Airborne	O
has	O
managed	O
to	O
hold	O
when	O
reinforcements	O
arrive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
an	O
unofficial	O
report	O
on	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Bridge	I-Application
Too	I-Application
Far	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
publisher	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
developer	O
Atomic	O
Games	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
was	O
among	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
"	O
most	O
successful	O
titles	O
"	O
by	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
was	O
"	O
expected	O
to	O
not	O
depart	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
to	O
drastically	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
speculation	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
industry	O
that	O
Atomic	O
would	O
be	O
hired	O
by	O
Avalon	O
Hill	O
to	O
develop	O
Computer	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
Leader	I-Application
,	O
a	O
project	O
ultimately	O
delegated	O
to	O
Big	O
Time	O
Software	O
in	O
January	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atomic	O
Games	O
 '	O
head	O
Keith	O
Zabalaoui	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
titles	O
each	O
outsold	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
earlier	O
games	O
by	O
around	O
ten	O
to	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
III	O
,	O
he	O
described	O
A	O
Bridge	O
Too	O
Far	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
"	O
most	O
successful	O
game	O
yet	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Although	O
not	O
a	O
perfect	O
game	O
,	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Bridge	I-Application
Too	I-Application
Far	I-Application
fills	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
classic	O
WWII	O
strategy	O
of	O
titles	O
like	O
V	B-Application
for	I-Application
Victory	I-Application
and	O
the	O
current	O
Command	O
&	O
Conquer	O
knockoffs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
awards	O
received	O
by	O
this	O
game	O
include	O
:	O
coming	O
seventh	O
in	O
GameSpy	O
's	O
"	O
Top	O
Ten	O
Real-Time	O
Strategy	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
editor	O
's	O
choice	O
from	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
,	O
and	O
runner	O
up	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
wargame	B-Application
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
by	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Bridge	O
Too	O
Far	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1997	O
"	O
Wargame	B-Application
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Gettysburg	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
1997	O
"	O
Best	O
Wargame	B-Application
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
again	O
went	O
to	O
Gettysburg	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
the	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
nominated	O
A	O
Bridge	O
Too	O
Far	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy/Wargame	O
"	O
Spotlight	O
Award	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
went	O
ultimately	O
to	O
Myth	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
Lords	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
likewise	O
nominated	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Strategy/War	O
"	O
category	O
,	O
but	O
gave	O
the	O
award	O
to	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
.	O
</s>
