All righty then here we go.....I've often thought of the concept of a Civil War game would be great. And this is the first one I've seen as far as a FPS Civil War game. Also, what told me the game would be worth the dough was it was made by Activision and they have a quality product almost always. The price is $49.99 instead of the usual $59.99 which is a good thing. In my opinion it may should have been even cheaper. There's no multiplayer on the game so that's one not so good thing. That's probably the main reason for the cheaper than usual price. This game is made in association with the History Channel so the realism and accuracy of the time-period is right on. Except one thing I noticed.....you can be on the Yankee side or the Confederate side. When they raised the Yankee's American Flag the flag had fifty stars and of course their weren't fifty states back then but that's just a small thing. Ok, so does the game deliver? I say yes. The weapons are awesomely accurate to the time period. Ever shot a black powder musket? You wanna know what war was like with that thing? Whew........take one shot then you have to reload and reloading consists of a few steps......put in the black powder...put in the firing cap......put in the bullet and use a ramrod to stuff it down in the barrell.....then fire. But it is a very deadly shot....one shot will do it if it's in a lethal spot. Thank God not every weapon is a musket. You've got a repeater rifle, a couple of brands of pistols, a few good rifles, even grenades!! Yes they had a form of grenade in the civil war! Also along the way you will get to use a Gatlin gun! Now that is a powerful weapon and a beautiful detail is when you're firing that gun and you're taking out the enemy in the distance you can see the tree branches falling from the multiple bullets. A very cool detail. You also have bayonets, knives, and swords. You can even punch on occassion. If you're into achievements like I am, the game to me was worth the achievements alone because they're not that difficult to boost your score at least five or six hundred points in a few days. The graphics are really good. There is some very cool fine details which shows alot of work and thought went into the product. For instance at one point you have to sneak through an enemy camp......and I hear this weird noise then I notice its the soldiers snoring in their sleep. Very cool. On one mission you get to ride in a wagon and fire the Gatlin Gun. That was a blast. There's 12 authentic battles that you get to relive. If you're a History buff or fan then this game is a must. I do find American History very interesting especially since I live in some of the areas of the battles. There's an easy, normal, or hard option for the game. In the mission briefings you get a good idea of what the battle was about, where it was and what you're trying to accomplish and all of it correlates nicely with the actual Civil War. So once again, the authenticity of the game is top-notch. My biggest complaint of fault of the game would be that it is too short. That's why I think the price is a bit much. The only way to make the game longer would be if you played it on easy, normal, and hard. But who really wants to do that you know? Especially for just a few achievement points. So my verdict is this.....I recommend this game!! Play this game!! I think it would be good for kids to play this in school to help with their history. For the historical value alone, the game is worth playing. Worth fifty bucks? Maybe. At the very least rent the game or maybe wait and buy it used or just pay full price if need be but one way or the other I do say try it out. If you're a fan of the FPS genre then it's a very solid game.
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