Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers

Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers is a single player based top down action role-playing video game set in World War II. The game was released on November 21, 2005 in the US. It was published by SouthPeak Games and was developed by American studio BattleBorne Entertainment. The game was originally going to be published by Acclaim Entertainment, but the company went bankrupt and the games release got delayed.

Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers
Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers box art
Developer(s)BattleBorne Entertainment
Publisher(s)SouthPeak Interactive
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Xbox
ReleaseNov 21, 2005
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

It is available for Xbox and PlayStation 2. A Windows version was planned, but cancelled. In addition, Combat Elite utilizes the Snowblind Studios engine, the same engine used for games such as Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II.

Reception

Upon release, Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers received mixed reviews. IGN gave it a rating of 5.5/10 citing its poor targeting system and primitive controls.[1] It was given a 5.4/10 rating by GameSpot again citing primitive controls, poor aiming mechanism, and an imbalanced skill system.[2] On Metacritic the game has a weighted average score of 54% based on reviews from 12 critics.[3]

References
  1. Sulic, Ivan (December 6, 2005). "Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers - IGN". IGN. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  2. Colayco, Bob (December 15, 2005). "Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers Review - GameSpot". GameSpot. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  3. "Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers for Playstation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

4.^https://www.gamesindustry.biz/combat-elite-wwii-paratroopers Retrieved March 6, 2023.

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