Of the four Close Combat games I have played, this one is by far my favourite. I still have the CDROM since when the game came out and I have installed it probably at least once every year. Not sure that the tactical battles are the best of the series, or the AI is very good, but the campaign mode is superb. Having to allocate resources to different parallel operations, and how the different operations sometimes interact, is something I really liked compared to the later games with the variations of battle groups moving around on a map. The only bad thing is that some of the operations after you reach the last map you just keep re-fighting the same battle over and over until the end of the campaign. That can be a bit tedious, but there will always be a few more active operations where you advance to new battles (or have to retreat). Just saw this on GOG and definitely buying it right away. It is good to see that the original Close Combat is included, because that is one game in the series I never played other than the demo, and I always was curious about it. Unfortunately I do not have Windows 7 and 8, so a bit sad that they could not just include the original Windows 95 version or make a proper GOG release. But with a bit of luck maybe it can be played in WINE now or in the future and not complaining about finally having found a version of it at all.
