American Civil War: From Sumter to Apottamox is a war game that is set between the years of 1861 to 1865. The game is based on the American Civil War as the name of the game suggests.
The game has a tactical level where you can control the squads, brigades and other small units of the game. In the strategic level you can take control over governments, entire armies and all other elements that will have a great effect on the big picture of the game.
American Civil War: From Sumter to Apottamox is a war game that is set between the years of 1861 to 1865. The game is based on the American Civil War as the name of the game suggests.
The game has a tactical level where you can control the squads, brigades and other small units of the game. In the strategic level you can take control over governments, entire armies and all other elements that will have a great effect on the big picture of the game.
In this war strategy game for the strategic level, you are in charge of making decisions to guarantee that you will win the war. There are several factors that you need to control ad these include: building and deploying armies and managing diplomatic
relations beween governments.
What makes this game an intelligent strategy game is the fact that your success is not measured simply by just waging battles, the game will have you gunning for the support of the Confederate States so that they will fund the war.
There are so many factors that can affect the outcome of the game. The number of factors makes the game even more fun and challenging because you really need to use your brain to make a logical strategy that will make you to win the war.
For those who want to get things right the first time they play this game, they can try out the tutorial mode so that they can understand the different factors and different decisions that affect the game. You will need to learn how to gather and interpret the data that pertains to the status of your armies and how the nation perceives the war. You also need to monitor and explore the map.
The game has good graphics and easy controls so you can get the hang of the game pretty easily. Control and animations also worked smoothly so you won’t get frustrated in that aspect of the game.
One good feature of the game which adds to the value of the game is a presentation called “Fateful Lightning”. This presentation shows historical information regarding the civil war including important dates, biographies of leaders and how the battles were.
This is a big game that will have you playing hours and even when you play for hours each day, it will still take you several days to finish the game. Nevertheless those are hours that you won’t regret because the game is highly engaging and addictive. You will surely enjoy every minute of the game.
