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The History Channel -- Civil War: A Nation Divided (Xbox 360, 2006)
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Platform: Xbox 360
Release Date: Nov 2006
Rating: Teen
Genre: First-Person, Shooter
UPC: 047875753037
Product ID: EPID56787490
Description: Immerse yourself in the intensity, carnage, and chaos of the war that divided a nation! Play as a Confederate or Union soldier in America's most legendary battles including Gettysburg, Bull Run and Antietam. Use authentic firearms, fight...
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The History Channel -- Civil War: A Nation DividedReview created: 01/05/07
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32 of 33 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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8 of 11 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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The History Channel Civil war A Nation Divided xbox 360
) 4 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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civil war video gameReview created: 08/01/07
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3 of 4 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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Good Value fast delivery
) 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Nice 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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2 of 2 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 warReview created: 04/05/07
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2 of 3 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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Its . .ok. . .Review created: 03/01/07
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) 2 of 8 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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Civil WarReview created: 09/01/07
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1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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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Excellent way to learn the History of Civil WarReview created: 06/06/07
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1 of 2 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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1 of 2 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 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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Xbox 360 civil war gameReview created: 09/05/09
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i love the game and i recieved it in very good condition just like i was told! I will definetly buy from this person again!
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Decent gameReview created: 08/19/09
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fun game. hard to play. history is completely right about the game in a whole. the reload times are correct. the only thing that isn't correct is the 1 hit kill other then that it resembles the civil war alot
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cool gameReview created: 07/19/09
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if you like civil war secret missions you will like this. its about the same. but graphcis arent as good. but mostley the same game.
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Civil WarI like the fact that it is a first person shooter game. History to an extent intrigues me, so I also like the fact that the weapons are realistic to the civil war time era.
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Very fun first person shooterReview created: 05/26/09
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Historically accurate, challenging, do not like that your fellow soldiers do not help you at all, love that you can either be the confederates or the union.
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The History Channel -- Civil War: A Nation Divided (XboReview created: 04/30/09
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dont buynnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
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Great historic perspectiveThis shooter is great fun because it adds strategy from gun reload time differences. Not a difficult game. Hours of enjoyment from a definite 360 classic.
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Civil War: A Nation DividedReview created: 01/23/09
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to be honest i haven't played this game yet but i have played the other cival war game and it is neat. this one you get to pick a side to fight on. if it is like the other you have to use period weapons and there is actual info about the war.
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the title is what caught my kids eyegreat war game- kids play it constantly- the graphics and sound are good- ha a very real feel to it.
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Great sellerIT was exactly what the seller described and was a great buy and a great price. I ejoyed doing buisness whith the seller.
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Great GameReview created: 01/05/09(updated 01/05/09)
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I purchased this game as a Christmas gift for my son and he loves it. The seller was very quick to reply and send the item. This game is a little tough for a 13-year old but he loves the challenge.
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Civil War GameReview created: 01/04/09
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Bought as a gift. This game is a first person shooter that will provide enjoyment for history buffs, however the graphics and game "flow" in general leave a lot to be desired.
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civil war gameReview created: 01/02/09
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The game was in great shape my grandson loves to play these kinds of games he says it is real like and loves to play it
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