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real-time strategy
American Conquest: Fight Back
By GSC Game World, released 1 Jan 2011
- Microsoft Windows
What it is
American Conquest: Fight Back is a real-time strategy game from GSC Game World, set during conflicts across the American continent from 1517 to 1804. Its campaigns include the search for El Dorado, Pontiac’s War and the conquest of Alaska, alongside clashes involving Maya, Aztec, Native American, British, Spanish, German, Russian and Haida forces. The expansion adds five nations—Germany, Russia, Haida, the Netherlands and Portugal—and includes 26 missions across eight campaigns. A separate battlefield mode offers ten missions for single-player and multiplayer matches. Its battles can involve up to 16,000 units, with tactical formations and morale affected by factors including victories, defeats, food, equipment and mercenary pay. Multiplayer supports up to seven players over LAN or the Internet. Fight Back is a standalone title; the original American Conquest is not required. It is listed for Windows and includes single-player and Family Sharing. The game was released on August 26, 2011.
What players like, and what they don't
- Standalone; original game not required
- 26 missions across eight campaigns
- Battlefield mode for single-player and multiplayer
- Multiplayer supports up to seven players
- Listed for Windows only
- Steam features list single-player, not multiplayer
Who it suits
It suits strategy players interested in historical campaigns, large battles and tactical multiplayer for up to seven players. It is listed for Windows and does not require the original American Conquest.
Fight Back offers campaign play as well as battlefield missions and multiplayer over LAN or the Internet. The Steam feature list names single-player only, so check the listed multiplayer details if online or local matches are central to your choice.
