Firefight

Sean O'Connor

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About this game

Firefight is a World War II real-time simulation game with more AI and attention to detail than any other game in its genre to date. Tanks are modelled with a physics engine and have gears, rev counters and speedos, and steer themselves with brake levers to give them realistic looking tracked vehicle movement. Each bullet, shell or piece of shrapnel is modelled in 3D and ricochets realistically off sloping surfaces. You can see each infantryman's rank, name, weapon, ammunition remaining, heart rate and fatigue levels. Machine gunners will call for ammunition when they're running low and other squad members will rush over with spare ammo if they are carrying any. Wounded men call for medics who will sprint over to administer first aid. Off-board artillery can be called in but will have to fire several ranging shots before the full 8 gun battery opens fire simultaneously.

If you liked Close Combat you'll love Firefight!

Ratings and reviews

Heavily recommended for WW2 enthusiasts. Still would love a sandbox mode, allowing selection of units on both sides. Still there are issues with Anti Tank combat, I'll be honest it's the worst part of this game. No rocket man is going to just to behind a tank, there aggression needs a rework. The closer the tank, the more aggressive he'll be, rather than just sitting on the end of the formation. I shouldn't have to re position the entire squad for one man's shot.

So many great improvements have been made, except the troop movement. If you select a unit and tell them to set up on a defilade they will go on the opposite side, reveal their position and get shot. Or they set up in a neighboring building 20 meters from the position that you commanded them to move to. It used to be great, needs to be changed back. Over reliance on AI isn't making the game better. The bunker fortifications were lacking in the pacific theater missions.

7 factions with a handful of maps, across all 6 years of WW2 with accurate units based on the month/year, an attack, defend, and CTF game mode. Pretty much the best mobile RTS I've come across. Edit: 8 factions, game is still being regularly updated. If you're a history nerd and/or want a RTS game for mobile this is THE ONE. Edit again: 12 FACTIONS!

What's new

- a yellow beam (rather than the usual grey one) now signifies that a unit can see an enemy but isn't shooting as it has been ordered by you not to shoot