BCT Commander is a

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developed by

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and published by Shrapnel Games. The lead developer was ProSIM Company founder,

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. It is a modern combat simulator and includes scenarios ranging from the 1973

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to near-future scenarios in

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. This game began life was BCT: Brigade Combat Team, published online, independently by ProSIM Company in 1998. It was picked up by Shrapnel Games in 2000 and spawned the follow-on products, BCT Expansion Pack 1 & 2 and BCT Construction Kit. Just before the roll out of ProSIM's second generation engine, Armored Task Force, the game and all of its expansions were repackaged as a single product and, along with a number of upgrades, renamed BCT Commander. The game was also, for the first time, sold as a physical product rather than as a download.

Reception

''BCT Commander'' received mixed reviews from critics. On the review aggregator

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, the game received an average score of 61 out of 100 based on 10 reviews.

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was initially among the most positive of reviewers, giving it a 93% rating in their November 2001 issue.

revisited the title again in their March 2002 issue and reduced their rating to 81%."BCT Commander,"

, March 2002, p. 78

References

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External links

BCT Commander Product PageShrapnel Games, IncProSIM Company, Inchttp://www.prosimco.com/writing
Computer wargames 2002 video games Video games developed in the United States Windows games Windows-only games Shrapnel Games games