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- Average Rating:4
- Helpful Votes:9
- Reviews Submitted:1
- First Review:June 3, 2012
- Most Recent Review:June 3, 2012
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The Bluecoats: North vs South
Fight with The Blue Coats during the American Civil War!
Overall rating
4
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5
9 of 11 found this review helpful
A 23 year old game... With very little changed
PostedJune 3, 2012
IronHelix
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
3
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5
This is a copy of a game that was produced by Infogrames in 1989 called, naturally, "North and South." I always enjoyed the original release and still do with this one. The only thing new is the shooting gallery aspect of the game, or do I just forget that part from the original? And the upgrades for faster reloads and cover.
Game play is straight forward, move your two armies around the board to capture territory, run into an enemy and fight a quick point and click battle, and if you have more than 1 fort under your control at the end of your turn, your train delivers gold to your vault that you can spend on building more armies. Armies are bought as either Infantry, or Artillery, and the armies that are placed are weighted to whichever type you choose. Combining forces allows you to take more soldiers to the field, so as units are destroyed another one rotates forward to take its place. The last army with a man standing wins the battle (or if the artillery destroys the bridges across the battlefield, the battle ends with the side with the most casualties losing.)
All in all it is a quick little game, and if you remember the game, or enjoyed the late 80's style games, this one might be for you.
I recommend this game!