Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers

Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers is a top-down close-combat shooter with RPG elements, available for single-player or two-player cooperative play. Players join the Allied campaign in Europe as a paratrooper from the US 101st Airborne, US 82nd Airborne, or British 1st Airborne.

The 40-mission campaign covers major operations and battles including D-Day, Bastogne, Operation Market Garden, and the Battle of the Bulge, culminating in a fictional attempt to prevent the Nazis from creating an atomic bomb.

Gameplay

Missions are divided into small map sections with pickups such as medical packs, ammunition, and weapons. Progression between sections awards save opportunities, ranks, medals, and skill points. These points can improve abilities including Hand-to-Hand, Pistol, SMG, Rifle, Heavy SMG, Stealth, Medic, Grenade, and Combat Sense.

Single-player uses a player-centered bird’s-eye view with run-and-gun combat, while sniper mode switches to a first-person scoped perspective. Cooperative play allows each character to fire in the direction they are facing, with the screen centered between both players.

Developer: BattleBorne Entertainment
Publisher: South Peak Interactive
Release date: November 21, 2005
Platforms: Microsoft Xbox, PlayStation 2