<s>
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Bulge	I-Application
,	O
sometimes	O
known	O
as	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
IV	O
:	O
Battle	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Bulge	I-Device
,	O
is	O
a	O
1999	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Atomic	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
SSI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
simulation	O
of	O
the	O
Battle	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Bulge	I-Device
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
,	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wacht	I-Application
am	I-Application
Rhein	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Bulge	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
that	O
simulates	O
the	O
Battle	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Bulge	I-Device
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
using	O
real-time	B-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Atomic	O
Games	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atomic	O
had	O
made	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
publisher	O
had	O
ended	O
the	O
series	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Russian	I-Application
Front	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atomic	O
reacted	O
by	O
splitting	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
migrating	O
to	O
Mindscape	O
's	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
SSI	O
)	O
label	O
in	O
April	O
1999	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
create	O
Battle	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Bulge	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
1999	O
"	O
Wargame	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
prize	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
Panzer	O
Campaigns	O
I	O
:	O
Smolensk	O
'	O
41	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1999	O
"	O
Wargame	B-Application
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
Antietam	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Atomic	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
fifth	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
game	O
with	O
SSI	O
in	O
early	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
V	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Mattel	O
Interactive	O
,	O
a	O
financially	O
unstable	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
subtitled	O
Invasion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Normandy	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
