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The History Channel -- Civil War: A Nation DividedReview created: 01/05/07
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28 of 29 people found this review helpful.
This game uses the COD2 engine to simulate 12 battles in the American Civil War. The weapons are historically accurate, and the reload times are in fact accurate as well.
This game makes melee take importance over gunplay. You have rifles, repeaters, carbines, pistols, sabres, knives and historically correct gernades (you have to land them flat for them to explode!). You will save your bullets for critical times and it cranks the intensity of the game up dramatically because of this. There are also cannons, gatling guns, and powerkegs to use in this game.
The 12 levels are all real Civil War battles, 6 for the North, and 6 for the South. The graphics are above average, since this is using the COD2 engine. The frenzy that was in COD2 is here too, but more intense because you just can't go in blasting. You will learn to respect your sabre and bayonet.
A solid, well-produced effort and certainly worth your time if you are a fan of FPS. This game puts a new spin on FPS games and it does not disappoint.
This game makes melee take importance over gunplay. You have rifles, repeaters, carbines, pistols, sabres, knives and historically correct gernades (you have to land them flat for them to explode!). You will save your bullets for critical times and it cranks the intensity of the game up dramatically because of this. There are also cannons, gatling guns, and powerkegs to use in this game.
The 12 levels are all real Civil War battles, 6 for the North, and 6 for the South. The graphics are above average, since this is using the COD2 engine. The frenzy that was in COD2 is here too, but more intense because you just can't go in blasting. You will learn to respect your sabre and bayonet.
A solid, well-produced effort and certainly worth your time if you are a fan of FPS. This game puts a new spin on FPS games and it does not disappoint.
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This looks like a Game for Original AtariReview created: 05/14/07
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7 of 9 people found this review helpful.
Story - 8/10
Its the history channel, so I don't see the need to go over historical accuracy. Just like in Call of Duty 2 you are presented with a view of a journal of the soldier you are playing as, (in the same language of the era too no less, a nice touch), and also with a video introduction which gives you an idea of troop strength, locations, etc. Then a little pop up comes up to encourage you to fight for your side.
But then it thrusts you right in the middle of the action, and soon after a quick scripted event, you're on your own, and other than the occasional wounded soldier you come across, there is pretty much no more plot to the level.
You will fight as a union and confederate soldier, and you will notice that if you are a confederate soldier, you're pretty much guaranteed a loss, and union soldiers, well, its always a win.
Graphics - 2/10
Simply awful, I had been excited to see the civil war battles in full definition with the 360, but sadly, the level of detail was far from what I had expected. The plant-life is two dimensional and dull, the grass just a flat plain. Enemies come in only two different types and the definition is dull on both. A sad excuse for smoke comes out of the guns, and the only thing that saves this from a zero is that your character and weapon looks halfway decent in the first person perspective.
Plain and simple, these graphics are NOT acceptable for a next gen system.
Final Score - 4.5/10
This game had great potential, but limited by history, there's only so much you can do, if there was ever anything called too historically accurate, this game nailed it. Overall, it seems that little effort was put into making this game.
Its the history channel, so I don't see the need to go over historical accuracy. Just like in Call of Duty 2 you are presented with a view of a journal of the soldier you are playing as, (in the same language of the era too no less, a nice touch), and also with a video introduction which gives you an idea of troop strength, locations, etc. Then a little pop up comes up to encourage you to fight for your side.
But then it thrusts you right in the middle of the action, and soon after a quick scripted event, you're on your own, and other than the occasional wounded soldier you come across, there is pretty much no more plot to the level.
You will fight as a union and confederate soldier, and you will notice that if you are a confederate soldier, you're pretty much guaranteed a loss, and union soldiers, well, its always a win.
Graphics - 2/10
Simply awful, I had been excited to see the civil war battles in full definition with the 360, but sadly, the level of detail was far from what I had expected. The plant-life is two dimensional and dull, the grass just a flat plain. Enemies come in only two different types and the definition is dull on both. A sad excuse for smoke comes out of the guns, and the only thing that saves this from a zero is that your character and weapon looks halfway decent in the first person perspective.
Plain and simple, these graphics are NOT acceptable for a next gen system.
Final Score - 4.5/10
This game had great potential, but limited by history, there's only so much you can do, if there was ever anything called too historically accurate, this game nailed it. Overall, it seems that little effort was put into making this game.
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History Channel Civil War.0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
allful shooter game..the game play doesnt really follow true events.lame shooter responce/accuratecy.why the History Channel would lend its name to this game( i havent a clue).i bought it because its a shooter game and its sponcered by the History Channel
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Excellent Game..Kids Couldn't Stop PlayingReview created: 08/03/08
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My son played this game with a friend a while back..Since it was an older game I had trouble finding it at local stores. We purchased this game from ebay and my son couldn't wait...Once we received the game he couldn't put it down. I heard for days how awesome it was...The options, graphics and story behind the game was captive.
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History Channel Civil War GameReview created: 07/22/08
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Fun shooter game with a little history lesson mixed in. I bought the game because I like shooter games on the Xbox 360 and I also like the histoical aspect of it.
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This game is boringHistory is cool and everything, but this game is really boring. I suggest getting another game like Call of Duty 4 or Halo 3! These games are much more fun and entertaining.
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civil warReview created: 04/08/08
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My son enjoys playing this game because he says it is interesting to see all the actual types of weapons that the soldiers used when they were fighting in the civil war. He also says that the events seems so real. He is really into the civil war he just loves anything that has to do with the civil war or world war I or II. I didn't even know that this game existed till I found it on ebay and thought that it would be a great gift for my son. Couldn't have bought anything else better for him.
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Civil War, A Nation DividedNot a bad game once you figure out what you are doing. Graphics are not the greatest but enjoyable to play anyway's. Not your typical Medal Of Honour or Rainbox Six quality but overall its a good game.
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history channel civil war gameGood game, decent graphics, nice change from wwii and modern warfare game. fighting the battles of gettysburg and other historic battles is great.
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No X in sight.Review created: 02/19/08
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brentusola ( 6 )
Not what I was hoping for. The graphics and gameplay were choppy at best. The dialouge made it difficult for me to seriously get into the history and story behind the game, it was almost laughable it was so cheesy. It was a bad X-box game on the 360. And I hate it when a game has 16 controls at its disposal and dosen't use them all. Where's the X? And who shoots and turns a cannon by themselves. So much more could have come from this; but, it fell far short of any expectation I may have had about it.
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Good Value fast deliveryNice game, my son really enjoyed it. It is not often a battle game is available about an american war- our Civil War from the 1800's. He and his friend have already beaten it several times and still enjoy it. Thanks for the great delivery. Will buy again. Thanks
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Good but doesnt make the barReview created: 01/18/08(updated 01/19/08)
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
this game is okay, the graphics are good but the gameplay is not so good.
you have limited places as to where you can go you basically know what will happen since it plays out almost exactly how history was...BUT if you want a good history lesson by all means Buy this game.
you have limited places as to where you can go you basically know what will happen since it plays out almost exactly how history was...BUT if you want a good history lesson by all means Buy this game.
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civil war game for 360Review created: 09/06/07
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0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
The game play and graphics look really good but i never got to experience the game play itself the seller i bought from sent me a game that would skip and freeze up so i never got to play it. None the less it looks like it would be a fun game if u like old school weapons!
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Civil WarReview created: 09/01/07
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I love it! I love History and this game is awesome to play. But this seller refuses to leave feedback so I will not be buying from him/her again. I think that is bad business!
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civil war video gameReview created: 08/01/07
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
slower paced first pesron shooter actually alot of fun to play if you are looking to relax and shoot some yankees. lol
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Excellent way to learn the History of Civil WarReview created: 06/06/07
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0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
EXCELLENT GAME ! GREAT TO LEARN ABOUT THE CIVIL WAR WITHOUT FEEL TO STUDY !!!!
I like it !
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I like it !
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AWSOME WAR GAMEReview created: 04/21/07
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0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
THIS GAME IS GREAT THE WHOLE 12 LEVALS OF IT. THIS GAME IS SO MUCH LIKE THE OTHER WAR GAMES LIKE CALL OF DUTY OF MEDAL OF HONOR. I ALSO ENJOYED THIS BECAUSE OF ALL THE GREAT GUNS AND CANNONS THAT THIS GAME HAD TO OFFER, GREAT CAMPAIN GAME AND THE MULTIPLAYER IS ALSO AN AMAZING PLAY.
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Civil warReview created: 04/05/07
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1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
This game is fun and I played it until I beat it. It does have it's flaws. Like slow game play, and easy to beat levels. I did have fun playing it, but once was enough. I beat it and immediatly sold it, where as games that I really enjoy, I save to play another day. This entire game took about 6 hours to beat.
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civil war for XBOX 360 like new!Review created: 03/08/07
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
It seems to be what it was really like to be a soldier in the civil war, complete with manually reloading your era weapons.
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Its . .ok. . .Review created: 03/01/07
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2 of 7 people found this review helpful.
This game shoulda had multiplayer . .but everything else was good, and realistic.
The game had accurate reload times ,but the levels were very limited. No multiplayer, Thats a killer if it wanted my ''above average'' approval.
The game had accurate reload times ,but the levels were very limited. No multiplayer, Thats a killer if it wanted my ''above average'' approval.
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The History Channel Civil war A Nation Divided xbox 3604 of 7 people found this review helpful.
This is a good game that is fun to play, graphics not great for the 360 but storyline, and history is great, there are 12 realistic battles you can play either as the union or confederate armies depending on what battle you choose, overall 3.5/5
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