Close Combat: First to Fight

Close Combat: First to Fight is a squad-based military first person tactical shooter video game created by Destineer Studios for Microsoft Windows, Macintosh and Xbox. It was released in April 2005. The player commands a fireteam of three U.S. Marines in a realistic fictional, scenario where the United Nations sends Marines into Lebanon when their Prime Minister falls ill and Syria and Iran send forces to bolster certain factions.

Close Combat: First to Fight
Developer(s)Destineer
Publisher(s)2K Games
MacSoft (Macintosh)
SeriesClose Combat
Platform(s)Windows
Xbox
Macintosh
Wii
ReleaseXbox
Windows
Macintosh
Wii
  • NA: November 10, 2009
Genre(s)First-person shooter

The game features a psychological model for every AI character, including enemies, civilians, and team members. No two games should play the same due to the variability of the simulated human reaction to stress.

It was designed with input from active-duty and retired Marines from 3rd Battalion 1st Marines, who recently participated in combat around Fallujah, Iraq during Operation Phantom Fury that became known as the Second Battle of Fallujah.

The game was later ported to the Wii as Marines: Modern Urban Combat.[3]

Plot

The player takes on the role of a U.S. Marine Corps lance corporal with the callsign Gladiator 2. The Lebanese Prime Minister becomes ill, and must temporarily leave office to recover. Seeing a prime chance to control Lebanon, Syria and Iran begin supplying local militant groups. As things escalate, Marines are inserted into Beirut for the third time.

Enemy factions
  • Militia: The militia are a group of former Lebanese army personnel working together with Syrian troops. They are led by Akhbar al-Soud, a former army officer and arms dealer.
  • Atash Movement: The Atash movement is an organisation of extremist Islamists, supported by Iran. They are led by Tarik Qadan, a powerful Muslim cleric, who may be a puppet of the Iranian government.
  • Syrian Army: The Syrian Army occupies a large part of Beirut, and is equipped with heavy weapons and APCs. They are led by General Bakr, a former Yemeni army officer and suspected terrorist.
  • Iranian special forces: A small group of highly trained commandos, working with the Atash. They are led by Adullah bin Katan, an army Major and terrorist supporter.

Reception
Aggregator PC (2005) Xbox (2005)
Metacritic 67/100 69/100
Publication Review scores
Gaming Horizon 84 84
Computer Games Magazine 80 N/A
BonusStage 80 80
Pelit 77 N/A
GameSpot 73 75
Gamers' Temple 73 N/A
GameZone 72 80
Gaming Nexus 72 76
Pelaaja 70 70
Armchair Empire 70 N/A
ActionTrip 70 N/A
Game Chronicles 70 72
3DAvenue 68 75
PC Format 66 N/A
Worth Playing 65 68
Computer and Video Games 62 80
G4 TV 60 N/A
The Sydney Morning Herald 60 60
PC Gamer 54 N/A
Computer Gaming World 40 N/A
Edge Magazine 40 40
XGP Gaming N/A 85
TeamXbox N/A 83
AceGamez N/A 80
IGN N/A 80
Cheat Code Central N/A 80
Next Level Gaming N/A 80
eToychest N/A 80
Xequted N/A 80
GamePro N/A 80
GamingTrend N/A 78
IC-Games N/A 77
Gamezilla! N/A 74
Game Over Online N/A 72
Thunderbolt N/A 70
RewiredMind N/A 70
DarkStation N/A 70
MS Xbox World N/A 70
Jolt Online Gaming UK N/A 70
TotalGames.net N/A 68
Gaming Age N/A 67
GameBiz N/A 65
Xbox World Australia N/A 65
Extreme Gamer N/A 65
Talk Xbox N/A 61
Gamestyle N/A 60
Game Informer N/A 60
Gamers Europe N/A 60
GameSpy N/A 60
GamerFeed N/A 60
VideoGamesLife N/A 60
AltGaming N/A 50
Loaded Inc N/A 50
Electronic Gaming Monthly N/A 48
Official Xbox Magazine N/A 28

References
  1. Close Combat: First to Fight for Xbox - Technical Information, Game Information, Technical Support - Gamespot
  2. Close Combat: First to Fight for PC - Technical Information, Game Information, Technical Support - Gamespot
  3. "Wii combat game features Marines". Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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