History Channel Civil War: Secret Missions for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

you don't knitpick too much. it's a bit repetitive but not too much so, it's also a bit predictable but still acceptable, the story and dialogue is a bit corny but the stage, the civil war, is interesting. if realism in game mechanics is important, this game probably won't earn high marks. if simply playing an easy to play, straight-forward shooter game is your thing (you don't even get any button layout choices), it might be fairly fun. i usually play shooters in easy mode so my interest is in gameplay. it played well, moved along at a good pace, and mixed in history with fiction which was interesting. a fair mix of targets and settings made it engaging all the way through with only a few moments of feeling repititive play due to limited target variety. you got soldiers and more soldiers. moving targets besides those running and ducking such as on horse, train, etc would have been good and so with engagement in a large scale battle, but both we're lacking.

in any given stage, i only needed a few restarts, if any, which was great as i like to finish games in a few days worth of playing. this game's easy mode was easier than some others which i appreciated. still, after finishing, i was ready to move on. i tried a couple "missions" in normal mode which wasn't any more fun and the hard mode was a bit annoying. the end was anti-climatic as a bonus stage was available, which wasn't all that great, and when i finished the bonus stage, it seemed like you'd next join the final "seige", but nada, it just took me back to the beginning of the bonus stage.

overall, a light game, both in play and substance (weapon choice was very limited and no weapon stats were available), but a decent game to mindlessly unwind with.