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Close Combat: Cross of Iron

Close Combat: Cross of Iron is an enhanced remake of the critically acclaimed real time strategy game, Close Combat III: The Russian Front by Atomic Games. Playing as either the Germans or Russians, the game…

12 February 2007

Close Combat: Cross of Iron is a real time strategy (rts) developed by CSO Simtek, released 12 February 2007 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Close Combat: Cross of Iron is

Close Combat: Cross of Iron is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by CSO Simtek and released in 2007. It was published by Matrix Games. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Close Combat: Cross of Iron is an enhanced remake of the critically acclaimed real time strategy game, Close Combat III: The Russian Front by Atomic Games. Playing as either the Germans or Russians, the game takes place during WWII on the Russian Front, where as a commander you must lead your troops through five years of brutal combat.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Close Combat: Cross of Iron launched on 12 February 2007, within three weeks of Professor Layton and the Curious Village, Peggle, Crackdown and Hotel Dusk: Room 215.

Released around the same time: Professor Layton and the Curious Village, Peggle, Crackdown, Hotel Dusk: Room 215.

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When did Close Combat: Cross of Iron come out?
Close Combat: Cross of Iron was released on 12 February 2007 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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