| Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy | |
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| Developer(s) | Atomic Games |
| Publisher(s) | Mattel Interactive |
| Series | Close Combat |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | October 2000 |
| Genre(s) | Computer wargame |
Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy is a 2000 computer wargame developed by Atomic Games and published by Mattel Interactive for Windows. It is the fifth game in the Close Combat series. A remake, Close Combat: The Longest Day was released in 2009. [1]
Gameplay
Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy is a computer wargame with real-time gameplay, which focuses on military conflict in World War II.
Development
Atomic Games began working on Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy in early 2000, following the release of the fourth Close Combat title, Close Combat: Battle of the Bulge. The previous game had been made for Mindscape's Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) label, and Invasion: Normandy began under that publisher. [2] However, Mindscape had since been sold to Mattel when that company bought The Learning Company, Mindscape's parent, for $3.5 billion in 1999. [3] [4] [5] As a result, Close Combat V was published by Mattel Interactive, [6] a financially unstable company. Computer Games Magazine's Robert Mayer noted in September 2000 that "the future of [Close Combat] is up in the air—Mattel Interactive is perennially on the trading block, and Atomic ... has lost some key staff members in recent months". [2]
Late in September, Mattel sold The Learning Company at a bargain price to The Gores Group. A spokesman for the new managers announced that they expected to make it "profitable within six months." [3] Invasion: Normandy was released in October 2000. [7]
Reception
| Publication | Score |
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| Computer Gaming World |  
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| CNET Gamecenter | 8/10 [9] |
According to Metacritic, Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy received "generally favorable reviews" from critics. [10]
References
- ^ "Close Combat: The Longest Day Now Available". IGN. Ziff Davis. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ a b Udell, Scott (February 21, 2000). "Close Combat V in the works". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on April 6, 2005.
- ^ a b Asher, Mark (January 2001). "News & Notes; Mattel Dumps Games Division". Computer Gaming World. No. 198. p. 44.
- ^ Staff (March 6, 1998). "Pearson loses Mindscape". CNN Money. Archived from the original on February 16, 2005.
- ^ Zabalaoui, Keith (September 1999). "A Note From the President; Computer Games for the New Millennia!". Atomic Games. Archived from the original on June 11, 2000.
- ^ Mayer, Robert (September 18, 2000). "Close Combat Invasion: Normandy". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on April 6, 2005.
- ^ "GameSpace; Close Combat: Invasion Normandy". GameSpot. Archived from the original on April 10, 2001.
- ^ Geryk, Bruce (December 5, 2000). "Reviews; Close Combat: Invasion Normandy". Computer Gaming World. Archived from the original on April 14, 2001.
- ^ "Close Combat: Invasion Normandy - PC Review - Gamecenter - CNET.com". www.gamecenter.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2000. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Close Combat: Invasion Normandy (pc: 2000): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on July 26, 2007.