Ageod's_American_Civil_War

<i>AGEOD's American Civil War</i>

AGEOD's American Civil War

2007 video game

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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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

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The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2]

Sequel

A 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

  1. [1]
    Kruse, Cord (April 8, 2011). "American Civil War Now Available For Macs". InsideMacGames. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
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    "AGEOD's American Civil War: 1861-1865 - The Blue and the Gray for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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    Abner, William (July 3, 2008). "GameSpy: AGEOD's American Civil War: 1861-1865 -- The Blue and the Gray". GameSpy. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
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    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.
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    Butts, Steve (March 12, 2008). "AGEOD's American Civil War: 1861-1865 - The Blue and the Gray Review". IGN. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
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    "PC Review: AGEOD's American Civil War: 1861-1865 - The Blue and the Gray". PC Zone. December 2007. p. 84.
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    "Ageod takes you back to the Civil War". Gamasutra. June 18, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Civil War II: A Designer Interview". Civil War Trust. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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