History Channel: Civil War - A Nation Divided for PlayStation 2 Reviews by Gamers

I thought this was a pretty cool game and it takes forever to reload just like a musket was like so its realistic. I dont know why everyone hates this game.

History Channel's the Civil War, is a game with serious flaws to game play, that will leave the player highly disappointed.
The game play, is set where you the player participate in history's major battles of the Civil War. Though, the cut scenes showing clips of historic footage is real, doing battle is flawed. As nearly all battles of that time period were done in battle lines, this game seems like you are doing squad tactics during WWII.

Here you can play as either a private in the Union or Confederate army, rather than follow the flow of battle, you are given "mission" to fulfill, using either your rifle, pistol or sword. What surprised me even more was the use of "Hand Grenades", something that never really occurred on battlefields during the Civil War, due to being primitive.
Playing the game, the missions feel awkward, and as a player you cannot use the field to your advantage, buildings and woods are only for display, and the feel is of one where you are set, leaving you no chance to truly use the field to a players advantage. Though, cover is available, and the objectives are clear, it seems like the creators of the game however have made only one path to the objective.

The Game could have been done better and more accurately by having players set up as Generals and giving orders to armies, then watching the results of your decisions.

For a player who seeks a game that is accurate in detail, this game is very lacking. However, if you are a person seeking only a shooter game and don't care for historical accuracy, then this game is for you.