first-person shooter
The History Channel: Civil War – A Nation Divided
By Cauldron, released 1 Jan 2006
- Microsoft Windows
What it is
The History Channel: Civil War – A Nation Divided is a single-player first-person shooter from Cauldron set across battles of the American Civil War. Players take the role of either a Confederate or Union soldier in engagements including Gettysburg, Bull Run, and Antietam. The listed combat includes firearms, close-quarters fighting, explosives, sabotage, and attacks on enemy artillery and buildings. Battlefield approaches include line fighting, artillery barrages, urban assaults, sniping, stealth, and sabotage. Weapons named in the description range from rifles and muskets to Gatling guns, revolvers, grenades, bayonets, and sabers. The description also says level openings use documentary video about historical events and movements of armies, though the supplied details end partway through that account. The game is listed for Windows and supports Family Sharing. Its Steam genre is Action. Cauldron developed it, and its release year is 2006.
What players like, and what they don't
- Play as a Confederate or Union soldier.
- Features battles including Gettysburg and Antietam.
- Includes stealth, sniping, and sabotage.
- Uses a range of Civil War weapons.
- Single-player only.
- Listed for Windows only.
Who it suits
It may suit players looking for a single-player shooter built around Civil War battles and a range of battlefield tactics. The listed platforms point to Windows players.
The game focuses on Civil War combat across named battles, with both ranged and close-quarters fighting. Its listed platform is Windows, and the experience is single-player.
