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Campaign Gettysburg: Civil War Battles
Studio : HPS Simulation
by HPS Simulation
Brand : HPS Simulation
Platform : Windows 98
Publisher : HPS Simulation
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN : 0713061000536
UPC : 713061000536
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 9 reviews)
Our Price : $29.99
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Nonlinear campaigns chosen by players based on initial operational decisions
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Contains an amazing 314 scenarios -- the historic battle of Gettysburg and the relevant batle that came before and after it
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Each scenario can be played as a stand-alone, though they are all part of larger operational/tactical campaigns
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Product Description |
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Campaign Gettysburg: Civil War Battles brings a bloody piece of American history to life. July 1, 1863 was a crossroad in the War between the States. The leader of the Confederate Army, General Robert E. Lee, has slipped behind the Union troops and moved north, into southeastern Pennsylvania. When Union troops finally meet him on the fields of Gettysburg, the turning point of the American Civil War is reached. That climcatic battle is now in your hands. |
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The Best HPS Civil War Game |
Campaign Gettysburg is simply the best of all the HPS Civil War games. While all of those are very good in their own right they simply do not compete with the level of detail presented here.
Hundreds of scenarios and multiple OOBs are only the start, the best thing is the campaign game.
While the other HPS games have a relatively simple campaign which actually doesn't change much depending on who wins or loses a battle, the Gettysburg one actually makes the battles matter. The huge scope and maps, from Bull Run all the way to Gettysburn covers dozens of square miles in an astonishing way, and all in great detail.
The only two downsides I can see is the AI which is pretty feeble, and the fact that almost all campaign games have 200+ turns making them very, very, very long. If you can put up with that then you'll have a ball. |
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Excellent Space Saving Alternative to Board Games |
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Just received the Gettysburg game so this review is based on limited playing time. This is also my first HPS simulation game, all my other strategy wargames are board games. I have been very impressed with what HPS has done. What I like about this HPS system thus far is that it's the ultimate space saver (makes the wife happy since rooms in the house aren't tied up for days or weeks), you can play in comfort (the barn get's cold in the winter), provides complete in-house disturbance protection (rampaging little kids and the family dog), and the Gettysburg game has many similarities to the best old and new board games developed by such companies as GMT and SPI. An aside; I mentioned the family dog - our Labrador gets lonely when left at home and occasionally finds something of mine to eat - one day I came home to find 90% of the counters to my SPI Gettysburg game (Terrible Swift Sword) had been neatly licked up our canine companion. Back to the review. Thus far I have enjoyed the shorter length scenarios and just started the 3-day battle scenario. The AI engine was acceptable for the short length scenarios (4-10 turns) but has not worked very well for the 3 day battle (about 160 turns). The AI is playing the Union side and has made a lot of stupid-rookie mistakes (maybe Gen. Hooker is still in command) by not concentrating and not fighting a wise delaying campaign (Reb's flanked and annihilated Bufford's cavalry in about 4 turns and took the town and Big Round Top by mid afternoon the first day - General Lee was pleased). Because of the AI deficiencies you can play very aggressively and with less prudence than you would normally play against a human opponent. Thus, gamers are better off playing the longer scenarios either solitaire or against a human opponent as a previous reviewer mentioned. Other observations: maintaining unit cohesion and communication with leaders as in real life makes a big difference in combat resolution and movement; preferred the counter view (like board games)when playing as the magnified view screen showing infantry figures, cannon, etc. is to grainy for my taste; the button showing line of site for the map hexes is very useful for positioning units for spotting and good firing lanes; make sure the combat button is off when moving units as you can end up firing into your own units as I did a couple times (does add some realism though); get your cavalry out ahead and on flanks as scouts, the Reb's as occurred in the real battle are really hampered in this sphere the first day; a tremendous number of simulations that can be run covering a larger geographic area than typical board games for the unit scale used (units are mainly regiments and batteries with division, corps, and army commanders). Overall, HPS has done a really nice job and I plan on purchasing a few more of their simulations in the future. |
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Great game for us Civil War nuts |
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As one who has studied the civil war since I was a kid {now 64} and also as one who has bought many games on the subject good and bad as we all have, I was so glad to see that John Tiller has brought back and with more titles, civil war games based on the old Talonsoft format. Gettysburg is a great one with so many options and very simple to play-no 100 page manual. You can play a quick battle or the whole three days plus, your choice. I love the old turn-based games. I don't have to have real time men running around for I love the strategy aspect of these games.So if you find yourself like me in this respect, then any of these new games are for you and will play on the newer computers on which some of the older of these games we love will not. Because of that fact i have an older computer on which i still play these games that we all have grown to enjoy. Another note is this, some war games, I feel, are way over-priced, but these games, for the money and the enjoyment you will receive from them, well, you just can't beat them. michael beck |
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Great Gettysburg game |
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If you like turn based historical wargames you will enjoy this game. The Gettysburg game is a monster covering the whole spectrum of what was or could have been. Graphics could be better and mods are out there to enhance this aspect of the game. Liking the Gettysburg Campaign as a wargame is somewhat a personal judgement. HPS is about the best in the business right now and this is one of their best. With battles galore here you can spend as much time as you want. If you are looking for RTS or first person shooter games this is not for you. If you like turn based strategy games with real historical background you will like this one. |
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Definitive Gettysburg |
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I have played many Gettysburg games in my time ("Terrible Swift Sword" 1 & 2, "Thunder at the crossroads", "This Hallowed Ground", etc.). This is the best. |
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