12DOVE Verdict
Pros
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Cool new units
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More order options
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Bigger maps
Cons
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AI still needs work
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No real campaign
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Less depth of gameplay
Why you can trust 12DOVE
Ten years ago the idea of giving every soldier in an RTS a name, a sense of self-preservation, and eyes capable of seeing further than 100m was as mad as it was daisy-fresh. Today, every military strategy does it. No- hang on a minute- they don’t, do they? Close Combat remains eccentric- a WWII skirmish series more concerned with subtlety and simulation than ’splosions and cinematics.
Based on a training tool made for the USMC, Modern Tactics shifts the top-down tussles from the Greater Reich to the Balkans, Africa, and the Middle East. Twenty-five standalone battles recreate the kind of firefights that have peppered papers and TV newscasts for the last decade or so.
More info
Genre | Strategy |
Description | With 25 standalone battles that recreate firefights we've seen on TV, this game reminds us why we loved the series, but it also lacks options. |
Platform | "PC" |
Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |