History Channel Civil War: The Battle of Bull Run

List Price: $19.99 Discount Price: $89.95

Features:

• Experience the intensity of the first battle of the American Civil War
• Deploy troops at Bull Run with 14 different battle scenarios
• 3 modes of game play include open play, bull run, and custom battles
• Control generals, infantry, cavalry, supply wagons, and weapons
• 4 accurately depicted battlefield maps

Accessories:

PC Gamer (1-year)

Customer Reviews:

The Civil War Genre....  [Posted on 2005-09-29]
This game got 5 stars because it is good but also because there are no other current... current .. civil war games out there that are any good... Maybe Gettysburg - American Civil War by Talonsoft .. but Gettysburg has little depth and is arcade style whereas The Battle for Bull Run is so much better.. Supposedly Sierra is coming out with Civil War Generals 3 .. which may be even better but its not out yet this review was submitted on 09/05. Anyway, The Battle for Bull Run (TBFBR) .. is easy to play tutorials get you going right away and there is strategy to it .. units fatigue and act realistic and you can take total control over them to where they will get shot at and wont react but continue to the objective. DEFINITELLY .. get the patch because I could not play it without it kept crashing or locking up... had to put it down until the patch came out.. Also in the patch readme it tells how you can edit the ini file to see 1024 x 768.. The only problem with game is there is no manual . printed but there is one you can access and print out in html format which is helpful.. The only other problem is the tutorial gives you messages about keyboard controls and stuff and these messages are not listed in manual so I had to use my screen shot program to take screen shots to save this vital info then I printed it out ... The lack of easily usable documentation is what is poor. But it is there just a hassle to get. But the price is decent very good comparing to what you get with the depth of strategy and playablility... and because no manual it should not be more than $20.00

American Conquest Divided Nation [Posted on 2005-12-05]
This game is just like its' predecessors. It is a very good game,especially the civil war part of the instant action mode. It is very authentic,has excellent graphics, and is very realistic. CDV has put out another excellent game. This game come with everything that involves the Civil War, including the correct types of ships, the gatling gun, cannons, and the whole works. I have played the History channel Civil War Game, and believe me , it is similar to American Conquest Divided Nation, but American Conquest Divided Nation is much much better. I see that this game isn't out yet, but I ordered my copy from the CDV headquarters off the web site from Germany. This game called American Conquest Divided Nation has got a superb Civil War Game on it, (Union vs. Confederate). When you get this game you will find out what I mean

AWESOME! [Posted on 2005-12-16]
I really enjoy this game, but am still pretty amateur. Of course, the difficulty "Easy" helps... This game is awesome though, it recieved a 9.4/10 on game spot, and the patches make it better. This game was designed with modders in mind, and a ton can be dloaded from www.madminutegames.com

WOW!! [Posted on 2006-04-02]
This is a good game and the sequel is coming out soon, but no one in their right mind should pay any where near what these people want. Crooks...

couldn't prove it by me! [Posted on 2007-02-11]
I see this rated as 5-stars and sure don't know how.

Only once, in many attempts, I have even managed to get this game to start. I still don't know how it started that one time.

Even with the patch installed, I keep locking up when the screen says "initializing...".

I think there's some visual c+ error but I can't even see the pop up. I can't use ctrl-alt-del even to get out of the software. The only thing I can do is turn my whole pc off.

How I got past the c+ error one time is still a mystery and when I did, you can believe I wasn't over impressed with what little I saw.

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