Strategic Command: American Civil War

Absolutely great game. Dev support free and paid DLC's are also incredible. One of the best recent strategic games. Hope devs will release more DLC's with 19th-century conflicts.

Ну что сказать. Огромная подробнейшая карта. Куча событий. Возможность альтернатив типа втягивания европейских держав в войну. Куча оружия и техники эпохи — от кавалерийских корпусов и броненосцев до воздушных шаров и примитивных подводных лодок. Помимо собственно Гражданской войны в США игра предлагает кампанию Франко-прусской войны 1870 года и Русско-японской войны. В DLC имеется ещё ряд кампаний с конфликтами. В целом — 10 из 10. Вершина серии. Всем поклонникам темы рекомендую.

Middle thumb. Total middle thumb. I like the engine and gameplay, but I hate it in the setting of the ACW. It's not suited for a civil war style engagement whatsoever, it's far too static and reliant on massed human-wave tactics, grinding forces to dust into a frontline over and over. This did happen in the civil war, yes, but it wasn't as widespread as the system accounts for, and in general there is no way to replicate or accomplish a lot of what happened in the actual ACW on either side. No routes, nor sweeping campaigns of maneuever, nor flanking thrusts. It's all WW1 style breakthrough and attrition warfare from Manassas to Savannah to all across the Midwestern theatre, which I just can't say is particularly enjoyable or satisfying given the setting. However, I do like the Concert of Europe DLC, which the gameplay does suit far better! But, as far as the base game goes, I wouldn't buy it for what it offers. buy SC:WWI, it does the system far more justice than this game does.