Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy

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]

Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy
Developer(s)Atomic Games
Publisher(s)Mattel Interactive
SeriesClose Combat
Platform(s)Windows
ReleaseOctober 2000
Genre(s)Computer wargame

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

According to Metacritic, Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy received "generally favorable reviews" from critics.[10]

References
  1. "Close Combat: The Longest Day Now Available". IGN. Ziff Davis. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. Udell, Scott (February 21, 2000). "Close Combat V in the works". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on April 6, 2005.
  3. Asher, Mark (January 2001). "News & Notes; Mattel Dumps Games Division". Computer Gaming World. No. 198. p. 44.
  4. Staff (March 6, 1998). "Pearson loses Mindscape". CNN Money. Archived from the original on February 16, 2005.
  5. 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.
  6. Mayer, Robert (September 18, 2000). "Close Combat Invasion: Normandy". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on April 6, 2005.
  7. "GameSpace; Close Combat: Invasion Normandy". GameSpot. Archived from the original on April 10, 2001.
  8. Geryk, Bruce (December 5, 2000). "Reviews; Close Combat: Invasion Normandy". Computer Gaming World. Archived from the original on April 14, 2001.
  9. "Close Combat: Invasion Normandy - PC Review - Gamecenter - CNET.com". www.gamecenter.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2000. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  10. "Close Combat: Invasion Normandy (pc: 2000): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on July 26, 2007.
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