AGEOD's American Civil War: 1861-1865 - The Blue and the Gray is a historical operational turn-based strategy video game that places players at the head of the United States or Confederate States during the American Civil War (1861–1865).
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| Developer(s) | AGEOD |
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| Designer(s) | Philippe Thibaut, Philippe Malacher |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Mac OS X |
| Release | OS X
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| Genre(s) | Turn-based strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Players are military and political leaders trying to lead the troops of their nations (armies and fleets) to victory, while making political and economical/financial decisions throughout the game that affect the outcome.
Most of the individual years of campaign between 1861 and 1865 are playable via a separate scenario. Advanced scenarios allow recreation of yearly and/or theater campaigns.
Virtual Programming published the Mac OS X version of the game on April 8, 2011.[1]
Reception
editThis section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (December 2016) |
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 63/100[2] |
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| GameSpy |   [3] |
| GameZone | 7/10[4] |
| IGN | 6.2/10[5] |
| PC Zone | 41%[6] |
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2]
Sequel
editA sequel, titled Civil War II, was developed by AGEod and published by Slitherine Software. Developed to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War,[7] it was released in 2013. The developers partnered with the Civil War Trust, and a portion of proceeds from the sale of the game was donated to the trust.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Kruse, Cord (April 8, 2011). "American Civil War Now Available For Macs". InsideMacGames. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ^ a b "AGEOD's American Civil War: 1861-1865 - The Blue and the Gray for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ Abner, William (July 3, 2008). "GameSpy: AGEOD's American Civil War: 1861-1865 -- The Blue and the Gray". GameSpy. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- ^ Hopper, Steven (February 14, 2008). "[AGEOD's] American Civil War: 1861-1865 The Blue and the Gray - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- ^ Butts, Steve (March 12, 2008). "AGEOD's American Civil War: 1861-1865 - The Blue and the Gray Review". IGN. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- ^ "PC Review: AGEOD's American Civil War: 1861-1865 - The Blue and the Gray". PC Zone. December 2007. p. 84.
- ^ "Ageod takes you back to the Civil War". Gamasutra. June 18, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "Civil War II: A Designer Interview". Civil War Trust. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2020.