Decisive Battles of the American Civil War Volume 1: Bull Run to Chancellorsville
Encyclopedia
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War Volume 1: Bull Run to Chancellorsville is a computer game developed by Strategic Studies Group
in 1988 for the Commodore 64
and Apple II
.
developed this game as the first release in their Decisive Battles series.
#135 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars.
Strategic Studies Group
Strategic Studies Group, commonly known as SSG, is an Australian software development company that makes primarily strategy wargames.The company was founded by strategy game enthusiasts Ian Trout and Roger Keating. Ian was proprietor of a military books store and Roger had had several of his games...
in 1988 for the Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
and Apple II
Apple II
The Apple II is an 8-bit home computer, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer and introduced in 1977...
.
Plot
Bull Run to Chancellorsville is a tactical wargame that offers the player the opportunity to command the first battles of the American Civil War. Six Civil War battles are included in Volume I. Two players may manage either the Confederate or Union army, with play also governed by applying one of three handicap levels to each side, or a single player can request that the computer manage either army.Gameplay
Bull Run to Chancellorsville is completely menu-driven, broken down into command subsets. The developers also include with the software two Game and Design Menus plus full-color maps of the various battlefields. Also included with each SSG game are Warpaint and Warplan, programs that allow the player to design tactical wargames.Development
Roger Keating and Ian Trout of Strategic Studies GroupStrategic Studies Group
Strategic Studies Group, commonly known as SSG, is an Australian software development company that makes primarily strategy wargames.The company was founded by strategy game enthusiasts Ian Trout and Roger Keating. Ian was proprietor of a military books store and Roger had had several of his games...
developed this game as the first release in their Decisive Battles series.
Reception
The game was reviewed in 1988 in DragonDragon (magazine)
Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, the other being Dungeon. TSR, Inc. originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, The Strategic Review. The...
#135 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars.
External links
- American Civil War: Volume One at GameSpotGameSpotGameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1, 1996 by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. It was purchased by ZDNet, a brand which was later purchased by CNET Networks. CBS Interactive, which...