Close Combat First To Fight (PC), A Poor Man's SOCOM | Demise Reviews

I found this obscure tactical FPS game on myabandonware last month and just had to give it a chance. I never heard of it before, never seen anyone cover it either. So I gave it a fair shot to only find a very janky dated game from 2005. Yes this game is officially 20 years old. Now I feel old. As to why this game has problems? Let's get into it.
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Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:10 - Review Intro
01:23 - The Concept
02:15 - The Plot
03:02 - The Controls
04:09 - The Squad Gameplay
05:51 - Room Clearing
07:00 - Airstrikes and Motars
09:04 - Its Old School Jank
10:24 - The Clunky Gunplay
11:22 - You Have A Tiny Arsenal
12:58 - Moving Is Rather Stiff
14:58 - Levels Are Linear
16:42 - Climbing Ladders
17:40 - You Die Fast
19:42 - Your Teammates Can Get Downed
21:43 - The AI Is Dynamic
23:42 - The Game Is Rather Short
24:29 - The End Game Sucks
25:49 - Other
28:06 - Overall
29:53 - Outro

Produced: 3/24/25 - 4/8/25
Scheduled: 4/12/25
Video Quality: SD, HD, 4K
Export Time: 33 minutes, 41 seconds
File Size: 4.07 GB
Music Used: Conflict Desert Storm
Development Style: Smooth


Close Combat: First to Fight is a squad-based military first person tactical shooter video game created by Destineer Studios for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X 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.

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.