Consequently, CM has seen eleven separate releases, multiple expansions, and has kept its fans coming back to the battlefield for some two decades. And yet, like all great games, it is carried by its gameplay.įor all its faults, and there are a few, it is still one of the deepest tactical battlefield simulations available. A deep tactical battlefield simulator with average graphics, a hefty price tag, convoluted patching system and availability through a niche storefront. On the surface it’s an unlikely success story. The Combat Mission (CM) series stretches back some twenty years.