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Summary: Must Have for History Freaks
Review: This is a GREAT game if not history lesson. I have had it a year and a half and am still not burnt out on it. The moron above who claims it is not a "strategy" game must have forgotten that this battle actually happened and there was nothing to build and no weapons to choose from. And believe it or not, in real life the Generals did not need to tell their troops to retreat.
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Summary: FUN AND EXCITING!
Review: This is as good as strategy gaming gets. Three games recreate pivotal events in American history. From the Union push on the Confederate defenses at South Mountain, to the bloody fields and roads of Antietam, and on to the massacre that is Gettysburg, relive the bloodiest days of America's past! Grade: A+
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Summary: I may not be a general but I play one on...
Review: This is one of the most realistic tactical simulation games I have played. At the harder levels working at normal time this game is very hard to beat. Living in Maryland I have walked the battlefields of Antietam and Gettysburg. I now have a better understanding of both battles having "fought" them first hand. Good stuff: Very fun similar to the Close Combat series. Great learning tool to understand battles. Challenging on a grand scale. The full battle includes directing more than a hundred units. Bad stuff: The interface can be fidgety to operate--especially when there is a breakthough and you need to move fast. I have had the game lock up and lose information (rarely). Overall I found this was a great tactical game. It features a good mix of hands on action and a good game AI.
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Summary: A Great Game
Review: This is the only Sid Meier game that I have ever played and I really like it. I prefer Gettysburg to Antietam because it is so much easier to control effectively a smaller number of troops. Antietam has more detailed uniforms, but I don't think that was really neccesary. Antietam also changes and extends the type of cannon you can use in the battle. Another good improvement is the firing damage arrows. These can tell you if a certain posiion is unholdable. Both games work quite well on ME or 95, but you really need to have a fast computer. A good improvement would be the ability to improve your unit's weapons. I think that for 15 dollars, this game is a good buy. However, I think that if I did it all over again, I would just buy Gettysburg.
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Summary: Excellent Civil War Package!
Review: This set is a must for the Civil War buff and the gamer who likes historically-based games! With real-time strategy, you are attacking and defending while the computer is doing the same thing. In my humble opinion, this is more entertaining and realistic than the turn-based games. Both Gettysburg and Antietam offer several scenarios of two categories: historical (your chance to replay and perhaps change the outcome of what actually happened in the battles) and speculative (a chance to play and win "what if" scenarios that did not happen in the battles, i.e.- one Gettysburg scenario has Stonewall Jackson present - an interesting scenario indeed!). The graphics for both battles are excellent. Since I have visited both battles several times, I was readily able to identify terrain features for both battles. The player is also allowed to choose either North and South and the level of difficulty - in my opinion, these are excellent features. Buy and enjoy the set! Highly recommended!
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Summary: Excellent Civil War Package!
Review: This set is a must for the Civil War buff and the gamer who likes historically-based games! With real-time strategy, you are attacking and defending while the computer is doing the same thing. In my humble opinion, this is more entertaining and realistic than the turn-based games. Both Gettysburg and Antietam offer several scenarios of two categories: historical (your chance to replay and perhaps change the outcome of what actually happened in the battles) and speculative (a chance to play and win "what if" scenarios that did not happen in the battles, i.e.- one Gettysburg scenario has Stonewall Jackson present - an interesting scenario indeed!). The graphics for both battles are excellent. Since I have visited both battles several times, I was readily able to identify terrain features for both battles. The player is also allowed to choose either North and South and the level of difficulty - in my opinion, these are excellent features. Buy and enjoy the set! Highly recommended!
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Summary: A great gaming experience
Review: Tis is a fun game for strategic game lovers. I became hooked from the first time I played gettysburgh. I am a true civil war lover and suggest these games to any other lover of the civil war. The details are amaizing and it is a game that you can play at different skill levels, it is also a graet learning experience. Take advantage of the great price. I think it is one of the top ten games of all time.
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Summary: Windows XP home users are out of luck!
Review: When I tried to load this game on my new computer, I got an error message saying "lee.exe bad image The application or DLL C:\program files\firaxias games\Sid Meier's Civil War collection\smg\msvfw32.Dll is not a valid windows image. Please check this against your installation diskette."
I wrote to the software company but so far no reply after months of waiting. Maybe you game buffs can figure it out? I'll check in from time to time to see if there is a reply to my note.
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Summary: Windows XP home users are out of luck!
Review: When I tried to load this game on my new computer, I got an error message saying "lee.exe bad image The application or DLL C:\program files\firaxias games\Sid Meier's Civil War collection\smg\msvfw32.Dll is not a valid windows image. Please check this against your installation diskette."
I wrote to the software company but so far no reply after months of waiting. Maybe you game buffs can figure it out? I'll check in from time to time to see if there is a reply to my note.
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Summary: Real Civil war Action
Review: When you play the game it grabs you in and puts you on Cemetary hill.When you defend the high ground hold Longstreet hold him!The Picketss charge. Hurray.May Meade win!Or General Lee.March!March!March!Best Civil war game.Don't buy Civil war Generals 1 or 2. I got them once and returned it for a promt refund.And when I got this I had little time for empire earth.The Rebs the Yankees. Their men at your disposel.Ha Ha Ha Ha!!!!!!!!!!!
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