AGEOD's American Civil War

Ageod's American Civil War
Developer(s)AGEOD
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)Philippe Thibaut, Philippe Malacher
Platform(s)Windows, Mac OS X
Release
  • NA: June 26, 2007 (Online)
  • EU: September 15, 2007
  • NA: January 28, 2008
OS X
  • WW: April 8, 2011[1]
Genre(s)Turn-based strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

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 (1861โ€“1865).

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

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. ^ a b Kruse, Cord (April 8, 2011). "American Civil War Now Available For Macs". InsideMacGames. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "AGEOD's American Civil War: 1861-1865 - The Blue and the Gray for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  3. ^ Abner, William (July 3, 2008). "GameSpy: AGEOD's American Civil War: 1861-1865 -- The Blue and the Gray". GameSpy. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Butts, Steve (March 12, 2008). "AGEOD's American Civil War: 1861-1865 - The Blue and the Gray Review". IGN. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "PC Review: AGEOD's American Civil War: 1861-1865 - The Blue and the Gray". PC Zone. December 2007. p. 84.
  7. ^ "Ageod takes you back to the Civil War". Gamasutra. June 18, 2013. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "Civil War II: A Designer Interview". Civil War Trust. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2020.