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one of the poorest designed games made,

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: May 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

a disgrace that History channel lent their name to this piece of poorly designed garbage.The simplistic settings and small scale settings gave no indication of involvement on a grand scale war,rather a feeling of early video game simplistic development.Jim

Shoot the dot...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 04, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is pretty much just shooting at a red dot. Most of the time you are shooting at the enemy from a distance, and you cannot get any closer because of a fence you cannot overcome, because like in the real civil war one could not climb fences and leave the road ;)
So for the most part you cannot see your enemy, but you can focus your aim on an area, which turns red when it's on the enemy so you know to fire. You really don't see the enemy you're shooting, just shoot the red dot, red dot disappears, and presto, you've eliminated the enemy.
This could have been a much better game, how sad they only sold the idea of a civil war game instead of delivering a good gaming experience.

The description of the game is false advertisement

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Do not believe the description Amazon gives of this game. It's a blatant lie.

"Control full compliments of troops and move them across the battlefield - cavalry, musketeers, riflemen and more
Command cannons and mortars, build and take forts and experience 3D combat"

1. You don't control any compliment of troops other than the one soldier you play as.

2. You don't dig a trench, let alone build a fort.

3. The "3D combat" might as well be 2D sidescrolling combat, because the game limits your movement so severely that you might as well be on rails.

In addition, this game is grossly historically inaccurate. Other reviewers have already covered how, so I'll leave it at that. This game is atrocious.

A mediocre attempt

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 21 / 23
Date: February 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm a big Civil War buff, and love learning and teaching about the conflict. For years, I've longed for a game that brings the battles and traumas of life during the war to life. When I found out, by a television commercial, that the History Channel helped to created "Civil War: A Nation Divided", I didn't not hesistate or wait to purchase one. After playing it for a few days, I wished I had waited, or at least read the reviews of the game. Overall, it was disappointing.

The game allows you to play both as a Reb and a Yank, each in about six to seven battles. You are a first person shooter, and are given little tasks to complete as you move through the battle. the tasks are not at all challenging, and it's quite easy to complete them or find out what you have to do. All the time, the opposing army is taking shots at you. I found each level would take me about 10 minutes to get through, and most of them it only took one time. I played at the "normal" level, but could increase it to "hard".

The graphics were okay, and the different battles scenes seemed unique to the area in which I was fighting. Often you have cannon burst or bullets fliyng over you, while the sound of the battle is all around. However, the ease with which you can make it through the game is not at all challenging. Plus, you are basically stuck on a certain course when you get started, and are not allowed to roam around the land very much.

I know there are a ton of really good WWII games that allow you a sense of freedom, and challenge. I would rather have less than a history lesson, and more action. While the intention for this game was good, the result was slipshod at best.

Simply put, it ain't worth the $40,00.

this is a game to rent NOT to buy

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

i am really in to the civil war. When i bought this game i thought it would be fun. i was mistaken, the game only has 12 missions none of which are easy, its like pulling teeth. The game doesn't save itself so if you forget for some reason your out of luck. Another thing is you only get to play one side of the battle. this is a game to rent NOT to buy.

Huh?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 40
Date: December 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I didn't buy this game and I never would. Why would anyone buy a first person shooter set in the American Civil War? I've purchased crappy games before and I can sympathize with guys about wasting money. That said, what did you expect? What could you have possibly expected!?

a rather dull experience

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: January 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I like history games. I like action games. I don't like action games made with a bare bones programming. The game is not entertaining. You spend the majority of the game shooting than hiding. After each shot, you get a smoke cloud that blocks your view and most of the enemies take a couple of shots to kill. Yet, your enemy, even on easy, have amazing accuracy with thier shooting. The civil war guns are known for being highly inaccurate. Overall, if you got to try it, just rent it.

Historical let down.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 9 / 13
Date: February 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

It is quite refreshing that the video game market has finally decided to include our American Civil War. Yet, as a 'first person shooter' this game ranks only marginally against any other. Because of that, only Civil War enthusiasts will probably purchase this game, while the rest of the market will be simply disappointed. This, therefore, only leaves us so-called "history buffs" to enjoy the game. Unfortunately, this game did not live up to my expectations. I, wrongly, assumed that the History Channel would only allow it's name on historically accurate/detailed media. For example, the game will tell you that Gettysburg saw 50+ thousand dead. That is simply inaccurate. This number also includes wounded and missing. Now, I understand that it's silly to pick apart a video game as though it were the Zapruder film. However, it seems, to me anyway, that it is only fair to represent actual events in our nation's history as accurately as possible. This is especially important because this particular media is enjoyed primarily by the youth. Youth that, for various reasons, do not fully understand the history of our nation. I am, therefore, asking the producers (and the History Channel)of this game that they consider putting out another game that will more honestly entertain as well as educate. There are so many exciting, while tragic, episodes and battles of our American Civil War that, if produced, I'm sure could become a best-selling video game. What's more, we could educate the youth of our nation's most terrible struggle without them even knowing it!!! [...]. Joe.

Am I missing something with this game?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: May 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I guess I was confused when I bought this, but based on the description, shouldn't there be some kind of campaign mode? So far, and I admit I haven't played through all of the battles, it seems like a poorly-done, overly-simplified, super-easy, first-person-shooter with an extremely rigid linear play-through capacity.

It says that you command full complements of troops of varying types across the battlefields. Um...where is that exactly? From the description I was expecting an advanced version of Star Wars Battlefront series. You know, a campaign game from each side, then an opportunity to fight whichever battles you wanted from different perspectives. I guess that would have taken more than the 37 minutes that they spent programming this though...

On the plus side, for what it is (not much), it does provide some small amount of amusement.

Could have been a lot better...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: February 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The game play was not very good compared to Medal of Honor series or Call of Duty series. I attribute that to poor game programming. I was quite disappointed in the game overall. I would not recommend this game to anyone.

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