Elite Forces WWII: Normandy

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Elite Forces WWII: Normandy
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Developer(s) Third Law Interactive
3LV Games [1] [2]
Publisher(s) ValuSoft
Platform(s) Windows
ReleaseFebruary 2001 [1]

Elite Forces WWII: Normandy is a 2001 video game from ValuSoft.

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Reception

GameSpot gave the game a score of 4.3 out of 10, stating: " If you want to relive the Normandy invasion, take that $20 and use it toward the purchase of the Saving Private Ryan DVD. Besides, the film plays about as long as it'll take you to complete WWII Normandy". [3]

The game sold more than 45,000 units in the United States. [6]

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