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Close Combat III: The Russian Front

Close Combat III is the third game in the venerable Close Combat series which takes us to the Russian Front in command of either the German Whermacht or Soviet Red Army, in some of the most realistic combat…

31 December 1998

Close Combat III: The Russian Front is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Atomic Games, released 31 December 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Close Combat III: The Russian Front is

Close Combat III: The Russian Front is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Atomic Games and released in 1998. It was published by Microsoft. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Close Combat III is the third game in the venerable Close Combat series which takes us to the Russian Front in command of either the German Whermacht or Soviet Red Army, in some of the most realistic combat ever seen in a RTS.
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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 III: The Russian Front launched on 31 December 1998, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999) and Mario Party.

Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party.

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When did Close Combat III: The Russian Front come out?
Close Combat III: The Russian Front was released on 31 December 1998 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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