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标题：Close Combat: First to Fight
作者：Johnny Liu
期刊名称：Games for Windows
印刷版ISSN：1933-6160
出版年度：2004
卷号：October 2004
出版社：Ziff Davis Media Inc.

Close Combat: First to Fight

Johnny Liu

The U.S. military loves videogames. Just look! The Army has America��s Army and Full Spectrum Warrior. The Navy has SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs on the PS2. And now, the Marines are in on the lovefest with First to Fight, the next chapter (now FPS driven) in the successful Close Combat strategy series.

As real as it gets

First to Fight is being created with the participation and input of several real Marines, some currently serving on duty in Iraq. Re-creating ��real�� combat highlights the importance of accuracy; look forward to real Marine weapons and behavior.

The original Close Combat strategy series spread across five releases. The first cooperative effort with the Marines was in the prior release, Close Combat Marines. That ��game�� is currently being used as a tactical training tool within the Marine Corps and at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Hey, if it��s good enough for West Point��.

Then again....

There are a whole lot of military games competing for the same mindshare and space. Perhaps the most similar games in the same action-strategy genre would be Rainbow Six and Full Spectrum Warrior. It should prove to be a close fight.

The Word: SEMPER FI

WPUBLISHER: Gathering DEVELOPER: Atomic Games GENRE: Strategy RELEASE DATE: September 2004