Close Combat: First to Fight

Publisher: 2K Games

Developer: Destineer

Category: Action

Release Dates

N Amer - 04/07/2005

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GameZone's Review

8.0
GZ Rating

Gameplay	8.7
Graphics	7.5
Sound	7.2
Difficulty	Medium
Concept	8
Multiplayer	9.5
Overall	8.0

Reviewer: Nick Valentino

Review Date: 04/19/2005

Close Combat: First to Fight is, in essence, a first-person shooter that covers all the usual genre basics but does it rather well

Full Close Combat: First to Fight Review

Avg. Web Rating

6.8

Interviews

Coordinate the Best Team and Lead Your Soldiers to Victory in “Close Combat: First to Fight”
“First to Fight offers AI tactics that are based on our countless hours of discussion with Marines just back from combat and the military doctrine they use right now.”

News

Close Combat: First to Fight for Xbox Now Available
Marines Arrive in Digital Form with Destineer Studios’ First Person Tactical Shooter

New First to Fight character details and screenshots!
Most of the Marine characters in the upcoming military first-person shooter, Close Combat®: First to Fight(tm), are actually active-duty United States Marines,

First To Fight Site Launches!!!!
The site will be continuously updated between now and launch with new and exclusive materials

U.S. Marines Making Video Games
Gathering And Destineer Announce The Next Two Installments Of The Award-Winning Close Combat Series

Description

First to Fight is a tactical first-person shooter in which you lead a four-man fire team in close-quarters urban combat in the streets and buildings of Beirut. It was created with the help of more than 40 active-duty U.S. Marines fresh from firefights in the Middle East and will be used by the United States Marine Corps for training.

Features

• Cutting-edge graphics engine delivers amazingly realistic graphics, facial animations, volumetric real-time shadows, dynamic lighting and more;

• In-game psychology model makes AIs behave as though they were humans with wills of their own;

• Developed in conjunction with the US Marine Corps;

• Use authentic Marine urban military doctrine (Ready-Team-Fire-Assist): governs how marines maneuver through urban environments;

• Use the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) to destroy enemies: call for fire and support from Cobra helicopters, mortar, other fireteams, tanks, AAVs;

• Use true military tactics to defeat enemies: lay suppressing fire, flank enemies, separate leaders from enemies, etc.