Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy Demo

The second World War has been the subject of countless books, movies and video games, all of which attempt to picture the battles as close to reality as possible, as well as give you a sense of the war and its hardships. Alternatively, video games allow you to play a role in the conflict and come up with your own strategies, in order to change the final outcome of famous battles.

Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy is part of the highly-acclaimed strategy series that has been providing gamers worldwide with a hefty dose of war tactics for quite a few years now. This time, the action revolves around the legendary battle that was held on the coast of Normandy, where the Allies began their quest to defeat the Nazis and take over Germany.

As always, the game features very refined gameplay mechanics, which now allow you to choose whether you want to witness the battles in real-time, or make use of the turn-based system and give out orders between each round, while also being able to analyze the situation for as long as you want. Thus, regardless of what kind of strategy you enjoy the most, you should be able to find what you need in the title at hand.

Since war is slightly more complicated than two groups of soldiers randomly shooting at each other, you must be prepared to make the right decisions throughout the scenarios, since the situation on the battlefield changes every minute. Thankfully, you have a tremendous amount of options when it comes to coordinating your troops and more than enough time to come up with a plan, especially in the turn-based mode.

The graphic engine has been significantly improved as well since the last title and it is now capable of rendering much better special effects and models, as well as realistic weather and convincing environmental damage. As always, the sound really gets your adrenaline pumping, especially in the case of tank battles or aircraft bombings, which keep you guessing about whether you can make it or not.

Combat Mission – Battle for Normandy is just as it advertises itself to be: realistic, unforgiving and extremely entertaining, especially if you are a fan of the genre. Moreover, the multitude of scenarios and battles give you plenty to play, while the included editor allows you to create your own scenarios.