Close Combat: Invasion Normandy for Windows

Pros: Close Combat's great blend of strategy and tactics.
Cons: Stagnated AI leads to stalemates and repetitiousness.

This is the fifth in this series of games. Being familiar with the previous games, it was easy for me to jump right in and play.

Excluding the first Close Combat game, which was extremely primitive, the series has remained consistent since...

Pros: Great graphics, sound, and playability
Cons: AI is predictable or doesn't do as well as its meant to

If you are a fan of the Close Combat series, then this one surpasses all the previous titles. Invasion Normandy, as the name suggests places you at the front lines in and around Utah Beach and the Contenian Peninsula. As with all Close Combat game series...

Pros: No unpleasant surprises from a great game series
Cons: No pleasant surprises

I've played all the close combat series and have found all very enjoyable. I don't just care for the format that this one(as did the Battle of the Bulge edition)follows. For the most part, you feel you're just doing the same over and over again. In "Bridge too Far", you find yourself with a much wider variation of battle groups and conditions. And in the "Russian Front" edition you deal with changes in equipment and armor over the four years of the war.