- April 15, 2021
- Strategy 3 Tactics
Close Combat: Modern Tactics
27%Game Brain Score
humor
story, gameplay
38% User Score 16 reviews
Critic Score 60% 1 reviews
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About
"Close Combat: Modern Tactics" is a pausable real-time wargame that focuses on historical accuracy and soldier psychology. It supports up to 5 players per side and features Modern Era weaponry and equipment on detailed hand-drawn maps. The game offers intense head-to-head battles and a scenario editor for customization.









Audience ScoreBased on 17 reviews
humor1 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
- The game retains the classic play style of the Close Combat series, appealing to long-time fans.
- There are interesting mechanics for using modern weapon systems, allowing for tactical gameplay.
- The game offers a variety of single-player scenarios, providing some level of engagement despite the lack of a campaign.
- The game suffers from poor AI and pathfinding issues, making unit control frustrating.
- There is no campaign mode, which detracts from the overall experience and sense of progression.
- The graphics and UI feel outdated, lacking the polish and features found in other modern titles.
story
8 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe story aspect of the game is minimal, focusing primarily on individual combat missions rather than a cohesive campaign or narrative. Players experience a sense of satisfaction from achieving victories in these missions, though the mission overviews and enemy information could be improved. Overall, while the game offers enjoyable tactical gameplay, it lacks the depth and polish found in more modern titles.
“But the satisfaction to achieve a total victory on the third mission (urban combat, US Army vs enemy with same US Army equipment), conquering the seventh and last objective in the final seconds of play, was simply indescribable.”
“I have had a great time with Modern Tactics, though the mission overviews are vague and the OPFOR info could be better.”
“A great older title and worthy addition to any modern military game collection, with the caveat that it really does not hold up to the more modern titles in the series, or the vastly superior Combat Mission games the series seems to try to be emulating in the latest release.”
“There's no campaigns or operations, just single missions.”
“The mission overviews are vague and the opfor info could be better.”
“Only my second close combat game, modern tactics lacks some of the polish of the games that came after it.”
60%Critics’ scoreBased on 1 reviews