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Combat Mission Fortress Italy

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84%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
84% User Score Based on 77 reviews

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Combat Mission Fortress Italy is a single player and multiplayer tactical turn-based strategy game with a historical theme. It was developed by Battlefront and was released on September 12, 2023. It received positive reviews from players.

Combat Mission Fortress Italy brings wargamers to the "soft underbelly of Europe", a place that was anything but. A very often neglected theater of war, Fortress Italy starts with the Sicilian campaign from July through August 1943. Sicily was the first test for the newly reorganized and improved American forces as they battled against grizzled vets of the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe as well…

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84%Audience ScoreBased on 77 reviews
story7 positive mentions
  • Deeply realistic and detailed tactical WWII wargame with a large variety of factions and units, including underrepresented ones like Italian, Brazilian, and South African forces.
  • Highly challenging and rewarding gameplay, praised as the definitive platoon-to-battalion level WWII tactical experience with memorable, cinematic encounters.
  • Strong multiplayer options and active community support, with many expansions and DLCs providing extensive additional content and replayability.
  • Outdated graphics and user interface with broken fonts, UI scaling issues, and input lag detracting from the overall experience.
  • Technical problems including performance issues, random crashes, poor optimization especially on some hardware configurations, and multiplayer bugs that have remained unresolved for years.
  • High asking price relative to the age of the engine and game content, with additional expensive DLC splits causing value concerns among players.

  • story

    23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    30% positive mentions, 57% neutral mentions, 13% negative mentions

    The story aspect in Combat Mission games is consistent with the franchise's focus on realistic World War II military simulation rather than narrative depth, featuring numerous missions and authentic atmosphere, particularly in the Italy setting. While the gameplay offers immersive and memorable tactical encounters, the series prioritizes strategic realism over storytelling, appealing mainly to dedicated fans of military strategy.

    • “Combat Mission games are deeply rewarding to play with some incredibly memorable and cinematic encounters.”
    • “Combat Mission simulations are really great and very realistic, in which a lot of work was spent.”
    • “If you can see past the interface and graphics, Combat Mission games are the deepest, most realistic strategy games there are.”
    • “It's still the same old 'combat mission' when it comes to how the game works and plays, but the Italy atmosphere is really a nice feature.”
    • “As for the entire combat mission franchise, well it should be in a full package for 10 bucks.”
    • “I bought Combat Mission back in 2010 for 20 bucks on CD from their website when it was under old management. There ain't no way it's worth 60 plus 30 for the DLCs.”

  • graphics

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    30% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions

    The graphics are generally considered dated and unimpressive, with some users noting jumpiness and minor visual glitches. However, detailed visuals appear when zoomed in, and most reviewers agree that the game's tactical depth outweighs its graphical shortcomings. Performance may vary by GPU, with potential issues on AMD cards requiring manual optimization.

    • “Ignore the graphics (though the details are beautiful when you zoom in) - it's one of the best squad/battalion-level tactical wargames I, as a wargamer, have ever played.”
    • “If you are a wargamer, and willing to look past the rather dated graphics, the tactical elements of this game truly cannot be beaten.”
    • “Incredibly in depth, graphics are dated but the gameplay is worth it on sale for sure.”
    • “The graphics are barely passable and jumpy.”
    • “Graphics look fine but it is not the strong point of the game.”
    • “Better graphics rifle was floating in the air.”

  • optimization

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The optimization of the game engine is generally seen as outdated and underperforming, leading to noticeable stuttering and lag during gameplay. However, some users have found minor tweaks and guides to improve performance, and recent experience suggests improvements with fewer issues compared to earlier titles in the series. Overall, optimization remains a concern but shows some potential for smoother play with adjustments.

    • “With ideal performance or sane pricing, the mechanics would be awesome.”
    • “Look, at no point did I expect these games to run 60+ FPS in 4K, but I did hope for better performance than a 1990s Novalogic voxel popper ported to a Gameboy Color running off a literal potato battery.”
    • “Since I already know I like CM titles, performance was all I cared about.”
    • “The objective minuses are the very creaky engine; visually, I would say it's 'serviceable,' but the performance isn't great. There are some optimization bits and pieces available on YouTube for the Combat Mission games, as they all share the same engine, so a guide for Normandy should work fine for Fortress Italy as well.”
    • “Look, at no point did I expect these games to run 60+ FPS in 4K, but I did hope for better performance than a 1990s Novalogic voxel popper ported to a Game Boy Color running off a literal potato battery.”
    • “No more excessive stuttering or lag, even during battles.”

  • gameplay

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, -20% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its depth and engaging mechanics, though technical issues like input lag and decreased fluidity, especially in larger battles, detract from the experience. Despite dated graphics and some performance shortcomings, many find the gameplay worthwhile, particularly at a discounted price.

    • “Incredibly in depth, graphics are dated but the gameplay is worth it on sale for sure.”
    • “With ideal performance or sane pricing, the mechanics would be awesome.”
    • “I love the gameplay.”
    • “Sadly, the full fluidity of gameplay and UI has decreased over time due to technical outdatedness, especially in larger, battalion-sized battles.”
    • “Input lag makes gameplay sluggish and unresponsive.”
    • “Graphics are dated, though the gameplay remains deep; however, it is only worth it on sale.”

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Fortress Italy is praised for its high replayability, comparable to titles like Normandy and Blitzkrieg, offering a fun and challenging experience.

    • “I'd say Fortress Italy is up there among Normandy and Blitzkrieg when it comes to fun, replayability, and a reasonable level of difficulty.”

  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game demonstrates excellent stability, running smoothly without noticeable issues or crashes.

    • “It runs great.”
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Combat Mission Fortress Italy is a tactical turn-based strategy game with historical theme. Common tags for Combat Mission Fortress Italy include turn-based, 3D, world war ii, war, old school and others.

Combat Mission Fortress Italy is available on PC and Windows.

Combat Mission Fortress Italy was released on September 12, 2023.

Combat Mission Fortress Italy was developed by Battlefront.

Combat Mission Fortress Italy has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Combat Mission Fortress Italy for its story but disliked it for its graphics.

Combat Mission Fortress Italy is a single player game with multiplayer support.

Similar games include Combat Mission Battle for Normandy, Combat Mission Shock Force 2, Combat Mission: Red Thunder, Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg, Combat Mission Black Sea and others.