History Channel Civil War: A Nation Divided - Xbox 360

First off, I'd like to say that I am a Civil War buff and I enjoy anything that has to do with the subject. So....after playing through the pc version of Civil War: Secret Missions, I decided to get the prequel to that game. After ordering the pc version, I was disappointed to find it didn't run at all on Windows 7. I was lucky enough to find an xbox 360 at a garage sale for a good price (and yes, it runs, too). I then got the xbox version of this game and thoroughly enjoyed it. In fact, I still play this game a lot. Here is basically how the game is: There are only twelve missions, battles, whatever you want to call 'em. However, I found each one to be extremely fun and enjoyable. Here is a brief list of each CS mission and what they are like: Confederate: 1. Bull Run: An okay mission, not exactly one of my favorites but not bad since there is a little bit of line fighting in this one (a little bit mind you). You have to destroy a cannon position and then destroy three rows of barricades. Lots of fighting in farm areas. 2. Shiloh: One of the worst missions of the set. Completely historically inaccurate it's absurd. You and you alone have to "slice the throats" of Union guards with a bowie knife (okay? I don't recall that happening in the Battle of Shiloh though the Confederates did surprise the Union with an early morning attack). You can't even get close enough to slice a picket's throat before the spin around and start shooting. If you are lucky enough to down a guard with one slice, all of a sudden the entire enemy camp knows exactly where you're at. Very annoying! 3. Antietam: Good mission. Lots of fighting. Full of desperate skirmishing around the fringes of the real battle. 4. Chancellorsville: Not bad. Too much running around tiny paths in the deep woods trying to accomplish unimportant jobs like blowing up guardtowers. Not much big battling in this one. 5. Chickamauga: One of the best missions of the entire game. I have played this one over and over and am still not tired of it. You are part of a detachment of ten soldiers (can you believe you have more than two or three friends in this one?). ;) You and your detachment are sent out to clear any nearby farms of Union garrisons. Great mission full of fun objectives and great parts like riding in a wagon armed with a gatling gun as you blow down attacking Yankees. 6. Cold Harbor: A sort of Shiloh version of the set. I see no history in this game whatsoever but this mission is fun.So there you go; a look into the first six battles. The other six (on the Union) are all pretty much the same, just big battles, most of which I found pretty fun. However there are some cons to this game that I should show you: 1. The AI is TERRIBLE. You can stand a foot or so away from the bad guy and either they will just keep on reloading, make a stupid charge towards you, or just stare at you like one in shock. That is pretty much the reason I take away a star. The AI is greatly improved in Secret Missions. 2. All the soldiers are a bunch of clones. I think I counted seven or eight different types of men (gasp). And they're all ugly, too. Huge beards. Bulging eyeballs. Raspy voices. They're all old, too. The youngest looking soldier I saw looked to be about thirty-eight. Hello, History Channel, most of the soldiers were young especially towards the end of the war. When they die, they look like old clones dying of a heart attack. Sometimes they look like they keel over drunk. It's so pathetic I find it humorous. 3. Voice acting stinks. 4. I get annoyed being stuck on little linear skirmishes when there are huge battles going on right near you. Battles you can't fight in because of the invisible lines. There is barely any line fighting whatsoever in the game; it's all just helter-skelter all over the place with rifles and muskets blazing all over. There are the positive things, though: 1. Gameplay is fun. I enjoyed all the different variety of missions except two (Shiloh and Chattanooga). 2. Gunshots are greatly realistic, and so are the battle noises and yells. You can even hear the cry of the wounded and sometimes the rebel yell over the explosions of bombs. 3. Your friends are actually a help as they can kill their targets almost every shot whereas in Secret Missions it takes millions of shots for your allies to kill one of the enemy. The only downfall is; you friends keep doing stupid mistakes that get themselves killed. Oh well, the AI... 4. Graphics are good for the year it was made, and still isn't such an eyesore. 5. Just plain fun. You will love this game if you are tired of WWII or modern day fps and if you do not mind playing old games. Beware of the AI, though!I really enjoyed this game and still play it without getting tired of it. Perhaps it is because I like the American Civil War. Or perhaps it is because the game is a good 'ol fps from the old days where you can fight as a Union or Confederate soldier--experiencing at least a fraction of what it was like fighting in A Nation Divided.

The History Channel's Civil War: A Nation Divided was absolutely a blast to play. It is in many respects a standard first-person shooter with a wonderful setting. Many weapons are one-shot and require reloading after firing (time to charge with bayonett). Missions tend to be shorter than average: clear out some enemies, blow up something, but really the mission perameters are similar to other FPS in the genre like Call of Duty.There are two career paths, one Union and one Confederate. Each battle is prefaced with a historical introduction, which to me is about a million times more interesting than the fictional stories that attempt to segue between missions in standard video games.Yes, there is room for improvement: no multiplayer, no cavalry, AI infantry sometimes get hung up. But is it a bad game? Not at all. It is a blast to play through on easy in an afternoon, and the challenge goes way up on harder levels.

Great game for history gamers. The controls were easy to adapt to, I was able to start playing right away. My only issue is that it's very hard to move up a level and each level is much more challanging than the last. But overall a great game.

My 10 year old is a little historian and begged for this game as a x-mas gift. I was hesitant because it is so expensive but believed it would keep him entertained for a long time considering the price. Well, he began playing it for the first time yesterday and he's done! It's OVER! Considering the amount for the game I could have purchased 3 new games for him. He really likes it, but saddened he completed the game so quickly and my pocket is hurting for 1 day of fun. NOT worth the price.

Good game. Gives you a lot of information about the civil war.But its really easy to beat I had it beat in 2 days. Not much of a challenge

Overall, the game is a little unrealistic, but it does give a lot of background information and history on the locations, events, and people of the Civil War. It is a good reminder of the battles that were fought to unite this country, but the actual battle simulations can be a bit unrealistic.It is still worth a play, but it is an easy beat for most any gamer.

I really love this video game and the shipping was really fast

If you are a fan of placing a cursor over a target by moving the thumbstick, and then pulling the R trigger, THOUSANDS of TIMES, in a hollywoodtastic setting of the American Civil War, then THIS is the game for you. You will be riveted in your chair as you single-handedly account for one-tenth of the casualties at Gettysburg, and 11 other venues. Why I expected anything more than what this game is, that being a civil war version of Medal of Honor, is beyond me. If you love Rambo, Medal of Honor, and urinating on the bloodiest American conflict in history, then this is the game for you. If you have any respect at all for the American Civil War, then this is not the game for you. Shame on you, History Channel. For shame.

Livraison rapide, le jeu est comme neuf. Je suis très content