Fair, but no winner
posted by orionrepla (LEXINGTON PARK, MD) Nov 11, 2006
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When I first heard about this game, I remember thinking: "A 1st person shooter, Civil War style? Are they kidding?" So I went to Gamefly and sure enough, there it was.
This game is a true rental and I am so glad I did not buy it. Is it really a horrible game? No. Does it get tedious from seeing the same 4 people attack you? Yes (same models used whether wearing blue or gray). Could this game have been something much bigger? I think so.
You get to fight on either side, Union or Confederate. Whether you choose Blue or Gray, you play the same battles, but with a different point of view. The "battles" are more like small skirmishes in the woods near the actual battle. You can always hear the bigger battle, but you never see it. It is mildly interesting to fire an 1861 Springfield, pause to reload, and then fire again. It truly makes you rethink your typical FPS tactics. You can't go rushing in or you end up stuck with nothing but melee weapons.
I think this game could have rocked on the 360 by utilizing the 360's ability to depict hundreds and hundreds of soldiers on a battlefield. I would have loved to been in a large row of blue coats facing a Rebel Charge by countless Confederates. Unfortunately you only get a small taste of the Civil War and at that it's very scaled down.
I give it a 5, mostly for originality and making me curious to try a Civil War FPS. Graphics aren't terrible and the sounds are pretty good. I also like that I get a small history lesson with each new level.
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