- Close Combat III: The Russian Front
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See also: Close Combat series
Close Combat III: The Russian Front 
Cover artDeveloper(s) Atomic Games Publisher(s) Microsoft Game Studios Platform(s) PC Release date(s) - NA December 31, 1998
Genre(s) Real-time strategy Mode(s) Single-player multiplayer video game2 player multiplayer Rating(s) ESRB: T (Teen)
ELSPA: 15+Media/distribution CD-ROM System requirements Windows 95/98, 133 MHz Pentium Processor, 32 MB RAM, 1 MB video card
Close Combat III: The Russian Front is the third game of the Close Combat universe. It was highly acclaimed by many organizations, such as GameSpot, IGN, and Computer Games Magazine. It revolves around the Eastern Front during WWII, and takes players from the invasion of the Soviet Union to the final battle for Berlin in 1945.
An updated version of Close Combat III has been published by Matrix Games in 2007 under the title Close Combat: Cross of Iron[1].
Contents
Battles
Battles follow the general pattern of the Close Combat Series. Apart from a difficulty slider, there are realism settings which disable the fog of war, unit initiative, difficulty of access to enemy info, etc.
Campaign
The Grand Campaign follows the Eastern Front from the German invasion of the USSR (Operation Barbarossa), to Stalingrad and ultimately Berlin. Players can pick either side.
References
- ^ "Release information". GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/96044-close-combat-iii-the-russian-front/data. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
External links
Close Combat series of computer games Original Series Close Combat • A Bridge Too Far • III: The Russian Front • IV: The Battle of the Bulge • V: Invasion NormandyTraining Tools Marines • RAF RegimentRemakes Spin offs The Road to Baghdad • First to FightCategories:- 1998 video games
- North America-exclusive video games
- Real-time tactics video games
- Windows games
- World War II video games
- Strategy video game stubs
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