The story line for A Nation Divided is relatively short, spanning twelve levels based on some of the most well known battles of the American Civil War. One can play as either a Confederate Soldier or a Union Soldier. The player plays as a different soldier during each battle.[1]
Battlesedit
During the game, the player can play through a total of twelve different battles from the Civil War. The battles are divided into two campaigns: North and South. Each campaign contains six historic battles. The player must play through each battle to unlock the next one. After the first five battles are completed for each side, Cold Harbor is unlocked. Upon this battle's completion, Petersburg is unlocked.
Weapons of the war are portrayed accurately and have corresponding reloading processes. For example, the rifled musket reloading process is lengthy, while the revolver's is quick. The game fails to separate the two factions and has one rifled musket, the Springfield. While the Confederates used them as field pickups they primarily used the Pattern 1853 Enfield.
Melee combat is also a large part of the game, just as it was during the war. The Bowie knife and the cavalry saber are some of the melee weapons.
Each battle can be played on one of three difficulty modes: Easy, Normal and Hard. Completing the game on any mode unlocks an achievement.
No multiplayer features are present in the title, but the Xbox 360 version does support Leaderboards on Xbox Live. While the game specifications do include Downloadable Content, no content was released.
Upon its release, Civil War received mixed reviews with the main criticisms being stale gameplay, average graphics, low difficulty, poor AI, and the short length of the game, also, many people complained about various historical mistakes, or even lack of important details (like incorrect uniforms, lack of various infantries and regiments which is especially noticeable during the Bull Run level). However, many critics were pleased by the unique setting and fresh gameplay.
Mathew Robson from Gamerant listed the game # 5 of his “5 Games Set During The American Civil War”, stating “Despite mixed reviews from critics, this title has gained a deserving amount of esteem, notably due to the fresh gameplay, accurate representation of firearms and historic battles, and even the chaotic noises and sounds one might have heard upon the battlegrounds, certifying this title's position as iconic to American Civil Wargames.”[9]
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^"The History Channel: Civil War – A Nation Divided reviews (Metacritic)". Metacritic. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
^Thomas, Aaron (December 11, 2006). "History Channel: Civil War Review (PC)". Retrieved April 19, 2015.
^Thomas, Aaron (December 11, 2006). "History Channel: Civil War Review (PS2)". Retrieved April 19, 2015.
^Thomas, Aaron (December 11, 2006). "History Channel: Civil War Review (X360)". Retrieved April 19, 2015.
^Grisham, Richard (November 27, 2006). "The History Channel Civil War: A Nation Divided review". Retrieved April 19, 2015.
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^Game Rant’s “5 Games Set During The American Civil War”
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Not to be confused with The History Channel Civil War Great Battles The History Channel Civil War A Nation Divided is a 2006 historical first person shooter video game developed by Cauldron HQ released on November 7 2006 by Activision Value and the History Channel for Microsoft Windows PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 It garnered mostly mixed reviews The History Channel Civil War A Nation DividedXbox 360 cover artDeveloper s Cauldron HQPublisher s Activision ValueProducer s Chris OwenDesigner s Michal SmrkalMartin HornakComposer s Juraj KarkusĽubomir RuttkayEngineCloakNTPlatform s Microsoft Windows PlayStation 2 Xbox 360ReleaseNA November 7 2006Genre s First person shooterMode s Single player Contents 1 Overview 2 Battles 3 Gameplay 4 Reception 5 Sequel 6 References 7 External linksOverview editThe story line for A Nation Divided is relatively short spanning twelve levels based on some of the most well known battles of the American Civil War One can play as either a Confederate Soldier or a Union Soldier The player plays as a different soldier during each battle 1 Battles editDuring the game the player can play through a total of twelve different battles from the Civil War The battles are divided into two campaigns North and South Each campaign contains six historic battles The player must play through each battle to unlock the next one After the first five battles are completed for each side Cold Harbor is unlocked Upon this battle s completion Petersburg is unlocked Union Fredericksburg Pvt Jeremy Burnet Gettysburg Pvt Ellis Spear Chattanooga Pvt Colin Geary Fort Fisher Pvt Jim O Neal Selma Pvt John Howard Petersburg Pvt Frank Adams Confederate Bull Run Manassas Pvt James G Hudson Shiloh Pvt Rufus T Neale Antietam Sharpsburg Pvt William R Mervine Chancellorsville Pvt Ralph Stockton Chickamauga Pvt James T Lockhart Cold Harbor Pvt Mosley Stokes Gameplay editWeapons of the war are portrayed accurately and have corresponding reloading processes For example the rifled musket reloading process is lengthy while the revolver s is quick The game fails to separate the two factions and has one rifled musket the Springfield While the Confederates used them as field pickups they primarily used the Pattern 1853 Enfield Melee combat is also a large part of the game just as it was during the war The Bowie knife and the cavalry saber are some of the melee weapons Each battle can be played on one of three difficulty modes Easy Normal and Hard Completing the game on any mode unlocks an achievement No multiplayer features are present in the title but the Xbox 360 version does support Leaderboards on Xbox Live While the game specifications do include Downloadable Content no content was released Reception editReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScoreGameRankings56 2 Metacritic53 100 3 Review scoresPublicationScoreGameSpot PC 5 5 10 4 PS2 5 2 10 5 X360 5 3 10 6 GamesRadar nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 IGN5 10 8 Upon its release Civil War received mixed reviews with the main criticisms being stale gameplay average graphics low difficulty poor AI and the short length of the game also many people complained about various historical mistakes or even lack of important details like incorrect uniforms lack of various infantries and regiments which is especially noticeable during the Bull Run level However many critics were pleased by the unique setting and fresh gameplay Mathew Robson from Gamerant listed the game 5 of his 5 Games Set During The American Civil War stating Despite mixed reviews from critics this title has gained a deserving amount of esteem notably due to the fresh gameplay accurate representation of firearms and historic battles and even the chaotic noises and sounds one might have heard upon the battlegrounds certifying this title s position as iconic to American Civil Wargames 9 Sequel editIn 2008 a sequel titled History Civil War Secret Missions was released References edit Guide Book The History Channel Civil War A Nation Divided reviews GameRankings Retrieved April 19 2015 The History Channel Civil War A Nation Divided reviews Metacritic Metacritic Retrieved April 19 2015 Thomas Aaron December 11 2006 History Channel Civil War Review PC Retrieved April 19 2015 Thomas Aaron December 11 2006 History Channel Civil War Review PS2 Retrieved April 19 2015 Thomas Aaron December 11 2006 History Channel Civil War Review X360 Retrieved April 19 2015 Grisham Richard November 27 2006 The History Channel Civil War A Nation Divided review Retrieved April 19 2015 Brudvig Erik December 1 2006 The History Channel Civil War Review Retrieved April 19 2015 Game Rant s 5 Games Set During The American Civil War External links editOfficial Civil War A Nation Divided website at Cauldron Official Civil War A Nation Divided website at Activision Value Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The History Channel Civil War A Nation Divided amp oldid 1182881384, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
