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A battle scene. The game allows the player to control either the Confederate or Union troops during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.It can be played as single scenarios, or as a campaign of linked scenarios, either recounting the original history or exploring alternative possibilities.
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[1] [5] It is the fifth Battleground title to cover the American Civil War. [1] The game reached gold status in December 1998. [6] TalonSoft announced that only 5,000 copies of Chickamauga would be printed. [4] [6] The company opted not to give the game a brick-and-mortar release, but rather to sell it directly via mail order.
Video games and computer games that involve the American Civil War which occurred between the years 1861 and 1865. Pages in category "American Civil War video games" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total.
This game was made by Western Civilization Software, whose headquarters is located just outside Ann Arbor, Michigan, and uses the same game engine as the company's 2005 release, "Crown of Glory: Europe in the Age of Napoleon" and 2009 expansion Crown of Glory: Emperor's Edition, which likewise features a combination of grand strategy and tactics.
Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "While daunting to the historically (or statistically) challenged, American Civil War is a well-designed tactical simulation of one of the bloodiest conflicts in American history. Civil War experts should find it hard to resist."
The magazine's editors called both games "top-notch", and summarized Antietam as "the best iteration yet of TalonSoft's successful Civil War game system." [15] The Battleground series, collectively, was named the 75th best computer game ever by PC Gamer UK in 1997. The editors called it "a fine expose of table top wargaming on the PC". [16]
A Fog of War option enhances playing against the computer, as it hides units that are not in direct view of the enemy. The game also includes scenarios related to the Battle of Wilson's Creek and the Battle of Prairie Grove. The game features video clips of battle reenactments, as well as Civil War music by folk singer Bobby Horton.