<s>
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
is	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
real-time	B-Application
computer	B-Application
wargames	I-Application
by	O
Atomic	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
small	O
unit	O
(	O
platoon	B-Application
or	O
company	O
sized	O
)	O
of	O
troops	O
and	O
leads	O
them	O
in	O
battles	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
from	O
a	O
top	O
down	O
2D	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
computer	O
game	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
acclaimed	O
Avalon	O
Hill	O
board	O
game	O
Advanced	O
Squad	O
Leader	O
(	O
ASL	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atomic	O
Games	O
had	O
already	O
developed	O
several	O
games	O
for	O
Avalon	O
Hill	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Operation	B-Application
Crusader	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Stalingrad	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
games	O
were	O
notable	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
for	O
being	O
among	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
I	O
and	O
II	O
were	O
distributed	O
for	O
both	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Apple	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destineer	O
licensed	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Matrix	O
Games	O
to	O
develop	O
three	O
more	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
five	O
original	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
games	O
were	O
real-time	B-Application
computer	B-Application
wargames	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
and	O
two-player	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Game	O
Platform	O
Notes1996	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
First	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
game	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
Operation	O
Cobra1997	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Bridge	I-Application
Too	I-Application
Far	I-Application
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
Set	O
in	O
Operation	O
Market	O
Garden1998	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Russian	I-Application
Front	I-Application
Windows	B-Application
Set	O
in	O
the	O
whole	O
Eastern	O
Front	O
(	O
1941	O
–	O
1945	O
)	O
1999	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Bulge	I-Application
Windows	B-Application
Set	O
in	O
The	O
Battle	O
of	O
the	O
Bulge2000	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Invasion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Normandy	I-Application
Windows	B-Application
Set	O
in	O
Operation	O
Overlord2004	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Marines	I-Application
Windows	B-Application
First	O
modern	O
day	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
available	O
to	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
USMC2004	O
The	O
Road	O
to	O
Baghdad	O
Windows	B-Application
First	O
commercial	O
modern	O
day	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
game2005	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
First	I-Application
to	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
First	O
and	O
only	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter.Cancelled	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	O
Red	O
Phoenix	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Based	O
on	O
the	O
Red	O
Phoenix	O
novel	O
by	O
Larry	O
Bond	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Q4	O
2005	O
but	O
got	O
cancelled2007	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cross	I-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
Windows	B-Application
Remake	O
of	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Russian	O
Front2007	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
Windows	B-Application
Remake	O
of	O
Marines	O
and	O
last	O
commercial	O
modern	O
day	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
game2008	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wacht	I-Application
am	I-Application
Rhein	I-Application
Windows	B-Application
Remake	O
of	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
IV	O
:	O
Battle	O
of	O
the	O
Bulge2009	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Longest	O
Day	O
Windows	B-Application
Remake	O
of	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
V	O
:	O
Invasion	O
Normandy2010	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	O
Last	O
Stand	O
Arnhem	O
Windows	B-Application
Development	O
(	O
Remake	O
)	O
based	O
on	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Bridge	I-Application
Too	I-Application
Far	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Longest	O
Day	O
;	O
developed	O
by	O
Matrix	O
Games.2012	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	O
Panthers	O
in	O
the	O
Fog	O
Windows	B-Application
First	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
32-bit	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
Operation	O
Luttich2014	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	O
Gateway	O
to	O
Caen	O
Windows	B-Application
First	O
release	O
on	O
Steam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
Operation	O
Epsom2019	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Bloody	O
First	O
Windows	B-Application
First	O
3d	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mental	O
condition	O
:	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
used	O
a	O
psychological	O
(	O
morale	O
)	O
model	O
for	O
each	O
individual	O
combatant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
psychological	O
model	O
made	O
certain	O
tactics	O
,	O
common	O
in	O
RTS	O
games	O
where	O
the	O
units	O
will	O
follow	O
suicidal	O
orders	O
,	O
impossible	O
in	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
attempting	O
a	O
"	O
rush	O
"	O
in	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
would	O
result	O
in	O
units	O
seeking	O
cover	O
,	O
refusing	O
to	O
obey	O
orders	O
or	O
even	O
deserting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Experience	O
:	O
In	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
reserve	O
units	O
or	O
newly	O
replaced	O
troops	O
would	O
fire	O
and	O
move	O
more	O
slowly	O
and	O
be	O
more	O
likely	O
to	O
panic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physical	O
state	O
:	O
In	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
troops	O
could	O
be	O
Healthy	O
;	O
Injured	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
(	O
in	O
which	O
case	O
they	O
would	O
move	O
and	O
fire	O
more	O
slowly	O
)	O
;	O
Incapacitated	O
if	O
enemy	O
fire	O
caused	O
the	O
soldier	O
to	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
fight	O
;	O
and	O
finally	O
Dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stamina	O
:	O
In	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
troops	O
could	O
be	O
Rested	O
;	O
Winded	O
after	O
exerting	O
themselves	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
case	O
they	O
would	O
move	O
slowly	O
until	O
they	O
were	O
rested	O
again	O
;	O
and	O
Fatigued	O
,	O
after	O
prolonged	O
exertion	O
,	O
slowing	O
them	O
down	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
also	O
have	O
to	O
make	O
effective	O
use	O
of	O
combined-arms	O
tactics	O
to	O
be	O
successful	O
in	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
except	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
offer	O
only	O
one	O
vs	O
one	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	O
Tactics	O
offers	O
three	O
on	O
three	O
and	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Marines	I-Application
offers	O
four	O
on	O
four	O
,	O
although	O
these	O
versions	O
added	O
more	O
multiplayer	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
with	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
of	O
roughly	O
200,000	O
units	O
by	O
1999	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>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
III	I-Application
sold	O
45,438	O
copies	O
during	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
best-selling	O
wargame	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
five	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
games	O
totaled	O
1.2	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
sales	O
by	O
April	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
