History Channel Civil War: A Nation Divided

Product/Game Information

Platform: Xbox 360

ESRB Rating: Teen

Media: Video Game

Product Features

Single Player

Product Details

Product Weight: 0.30 pounds

Manufacturer: Activision Inc.

Release Date: 2007-12-14

Sales Rank: 2360

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Customer Reviews

Avoid This Game!,
by M. Hayes, 2008-09-16

This is one of the most worthless games I have had the mischance to purchase. The graphics are awful, the story line subpar, the game play just downright sucks. You cannot avoid enemy fire no matter how you try. You can stand 2 feet in front of a bad guy and fire six rounds from your revolver at point blank range and miss. Enemies appear out of thin air in areas that you just cleared. The weapons sites are useless, it's better to aim from the hip. Ducking behind objects seems to draw fire more than standing in the middle of an open field. Trench fighting is nuts, the enemy storms over the top of your trench, from side passages and out of bunkers while you are confined to moving forward or back the way you came. Enemy sharp shooters can't miss while you can't hit the back side of a barn door with a hand full of chicken feed. And the hidden missions/objects.... OMG.... To activate an object or pickup an item requires that you stand in the exact correct spot at the exact correct angle and pray that the enemy fires at something else while you scream at the screen in the attempt to get your guy to pick up or activate the item. Only the most hardened history nuts will gain any pleasure from this game. Don't make the mistake I did, rent it don't buy it.

Not as bad as everyone is making it out to be,
by D. Gonzalez, 2008-08-18

First off Kudos to the History Channel for making a game that was different and enlightining, I was sick of playing the same old WWII games. Going into the game I wasn't expecting much given all the negative reviews that have been posted, however since this is pretty much the only Civil War game on the market I decided to give it a shot.
Now let be realistic, is the game as fast paced as lets just say Call of Duty 4? No but then again we can't compare this game to ANY other FPS games out there, why? Because this game is the only FPS set in the 1860's where the method of warfare was far different than what we know today or even in WWII.
Each mission is nicely introduced with a brief History lesson which leads you into what you have to do. I would have loved to be behind that Stone Wall in Gettysburg making the last stand and beating back the Confedrates,but the point of the whole game to let you know that there was more to the story than just the major conflicts of every battle. After the mission there is an outro on the outcome of the battle.
As for the fighting itself yes I did notice while I was ducked behind a wagon or building that I was still getting hit, but then I noticed it was because the enemy was trying to flank me and I had guys on my sides shooting at me.
It was nice to finally have different authentic weapons from the era
to see how they worked, I was growing tired of MP40's
The graphics were pretty good and not at all bad for what it was
My only knock on this game was that the mission's were far too short, and the sayings of your comardes were far too repitative.
If you are looking for something different from your tradtional FPS and get a good history lesson while you do it than I strongly recommend this.

BEST GAME EVER MADE,
by Fariba Famili, 2008-05-11

this game is amazing the graphis are the best i have ever seen the wepons are so realestic its like your actually fighting in the war!!!

Well, at least it's a game on the Civil War.,
by J. Hitchens, 2008-04-21

I got this game because I'm interested in the Civil War, and I was hoping that since it was "The History Channel" that it would provide some great education while having fun.
Pros:
-The Game looks ok, more like a regular Xbox game though.
-It's a game on the Civil War, and there aren't that many out there, so it's good for a fan.
-Fun to see and use the weapons of that era.
-Some of the settings are pretty, and give you an idea of what it might have been like.
Cons:
-Not as much overall history as I wanted. Had some blurbs for each battle, but that's it.
-The game isn't really that good. No huge bugs, but the AI isn't sophisticated and there aren't ever any 'huge' battles with many soldiers, that you associate with the Civil War.

Overall it's mediocre at best, but it's cheap and if you like the Civil War and need an easy 1000 acheivment points, go for it.

Not what I expected,
by Douglas Cheek, 2008-03-19

First person shooter game with "checkpoints" that are not that interesting. Also, when you reach the checkpoint the scenario just quits. If I had known this was just a "first person shooter" I would have spent my money on another game. Somebody needs to make a STRATEGY based Civil War game!

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