Desert Combat

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Desert Combat

The game's loading screen
Developer(s) Trauma Studios
Engine Battlefield 1942
Version Final (1.0)
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
Release date October 16, 2004
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Mode(s) Single player multiplayer

Desert Combat (DC) is a mod for the first-person shooter (FPS) Battlefield 1942, created by Frank Delise, Brian Holinka and Tim Brophy. DC is set in Iraq during the first Gulf War. It acquired popularity since the 2003 invasion of Iraq by Coalition forces and has been featured on many media websites.[1][2]

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[edit] Trauma Studios

Main article: Trauma Studios

On September 1, 2004, Digital Illusions CE (DICE) bought Trauma Studios, the developers of the Desert Combat Battlefield 1942 Modification.

A screenshot showing weapon and map configuration
A screenshot showing weapon and map configuration

[edit] Notable modifications

There have also been secondary mods for Desert Combat, such as Desert Combat Extended, Desert Combat Realism, and Desert Combat Final, which modify gameplay and add new content such as additional armies and features. When Trauma Studios was purchased by DICE, some of the Desert Combat team chose not to join DICE and continued on to make Desert Combat Final, an update to Desert Combat. It was released on October 16, 2004 though it was not an official release by Trauma Studios or by the Desert Combat team.[3]

[edit] Awards

  • FilePlanet's Best New Mod of 2004 for Desert Combat Final[3]
  • FilePlanet's Best Mod of 2003[4]
  • GameSpy's 2003 PC Modification of the Year[5]
  • FilePlanet's Best New Mod for 2002[6]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Morris, Chris. "War games see spike", CNN, 2003-03-25. Retrieved on 2007-02-02. 
  2. ^ Ly, Phuong. "In Wartime, Teens Go Back to Their Quarters", Washington Post, 2003-04-07. Retrieved on 2007-02-02. 
  3. ^ a b Desert Combat official website. Retrieved on 2007-02-02.
  4. ^ File Planet weekly 2003-12-30. Retrieved on 2007-02-02.
  5. ^ Game Spy's Game of the year 2003. Retrieved on 2007-02-02.
  6. ^ FilePlanet's Poll for Best New Mod of 2002. Retrieved on 2007-02-02.

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