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Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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4.5/5

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Combat Mission: Afrika Korps
Description
Combat Mission Afrika Korps (CMAK) is the third and final game in the first version of the ground breaking Combat Mission game series.  It simulates battles in the Mediterranean theater of operations, including North Africa, Italy and Crete, between 1940 and 1945. From the sweeping deserts of Libya...
Genre:
Strategy - Turn-based - Historical
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Strategy, Turn-Based, Classic, Tactical, Historical, show 3 more... War, World War II, Tanks
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4.5/5

( 24 Reviews )

4.5

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Product details
2003, Battlefront.com, ...
System requirements
Windows 7 / 8 / 10, 1.8 GHz, 1GB, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9 and 256 MB VRAM, 9, 2GB...
Description
Combat Mission Afrika Korps (CMAK) is the third and final game in the first version of the ground breaking Combat Mission game series.  It simulates battles in the Mediterranean theater of operations, including North Africa, Italy and Crete, between 1940 and 1945. From the sweeping deserts of Libya to the mountainous Gothic Line in Northern Italy to the islands of Crete and Sicily, CMAK allows you to recreate some of the most fierce ground battles of World War Two. Combat Mission: Afrika Korps  allows the player to lead the soldiers of ten nationalities including the USA, Germany, Italy, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Poland, and France into battle, using historical Tables of Equipment and Organization (TO&E), surroundings, and combat results.

Combat is simulated in turns using science and behavioral logic, not “gamey” conventions such as hit points, armor ratings, tables of resolution, or other overly simplistic concepts.  The pioneering “WeGo” gameplay system helps avoid many of the realism problems of other games by requiring both players to submit their orders and having them carried out simultaneously.  The resulting 60 second replayable “movie” can be viewed from any angle and perspective before moving onto the next turn.

Play stand alone battles, connected battles, or “Quick Battles” created on-the-fly.  The full featured Editor allows you to create your own battles.  A large amount of community generated battles and Mods are available for free download.  In addition to the very challenging single player mode, two people can play on one computer, TCP/IP network connection, or via PBEM.

Apply common sense and intuition and don’t expect "gamey" tactics to work - no matter how successful they were in other games. You will be forced to plan ahead, use timing, suppression fire, feints and flanking attacks to survive, let alone to win. When planning your moves, think about what would work in the real world, not what would work in other games.

 
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Game details
Genre:
Strategy - Turn-based - Historical
Tags:
Strategy, Turn-Based, Classic, Tactical, Historical, show 3 more... War, World War II, Tanks
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2003-11-28T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Battlefront.com / Battlefront.com
Size:
978 MB
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Posted on: June 6, 2019

BeepManfredo

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Games: 243 Reviews: 1

Good game, but needs 1.04 patch

Combat Mission: Afrika Korps is a great game, and I bought it for $40 together with Barbarossa to Berlin from the battlefront store when it was still up and I consider it money well spent. I got the GoG versions as well for posterity. However, the GoG release is the 1.03 version and does not have patch 1.04. On my laptop, the 1.03 version runs fine, but on my desktop it runs at a garbage frame rate. Replacing ddraw.dll as suggested on the Battlefront forums doesn't fix it. I tested it before writing this review and I get a solid 60 FPS with patch 1.04 but in the 20s or teens on 1.03. Apparently nvidia cards are primarily affected. Otherwise, this is a great game. There are literally thousands of scenarios to download. CM:AK is my favorite out of all the CMx1 games, with the most varied armies and environments. I'd definitely recommend picking up it and CM:BB now that they're on GoG. Definitely 5 stars with patch 1.04, please update it Battlefront - thanks!

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Posted on: April 4, 2021

sbrannan82

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Games: 130 Reviews: 2

Money Well Spent

I have Windows 10 on my PC and the GOG version of CMAK ran right away without difficulty. If you are on the fence about this version, do not hesitate any further- I am glad I purchased these games from GOG as I can play all the Combat Mission games again like they were new. If you have never played the Combat Series before, do not be put off by the blocky graphics. This has remained my favorite WWII game for 15 years now. The AI is solid and remains decently challenging and the random map generator gives you unlimited new battles to fight. The graphics can also be easily modded (sp?) so you can update that as you wish. All in all, a CMAK is the best game in a great series.

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Posted on: March 28, 2024

mp0

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Games: 56 Reviews: 1

Buy BB or even BO instead.

I remember this game as being the most polished and advanced of all 3 original Combat Mission games. Unfortunately on GOG there's a bug that forces you to wait whole turn - if you try to skip it or pause, it blocks "done" button from appearing. Also the game freezes once you use quick battle and let the computer select unit automatically. These two bugs fortunately does not appear on Barbarossa to Berlin and Beyond Overlord.

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Posted on: November 17, 2024

Hrive1

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Games: 30 Reviews: 5

Best simulation I know of

I know there are updates, but the CM simulations are the best I know of for simulating tactical (battalion-level and below) combat in WWII. That means it can be pretty difficult. The interface is old--zooming is a pain--but it's still a lot more user-friendly than Advanced Squad Leader (the board wargame). I also wish there were a way to view elevations graphically.

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Posted on: January 2, 2025

vautor

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Games: 3 Reviews: 1

Still a classic

Fantastic game - if you get your tactics right!

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