History Channel Civil War: Secret Missions

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Product Features

• Assume the role of Union and Confederate soldiers fighting behind enemy lines in legendary battles
• Your goal is to disrupt the armies of both the North and the South by any means necessary, including conducting train raids, stealing ironclad ships, stopping enemy supply lines, destroying enemy artillery and more
• All events are drawn from the real life actions of famous partisans, scouts and rangers
• Fight as a member of Mosby's Rangers, Sheridan's Scouts and Grant's Secret Service
• Receive your mission commands from famous generals including Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Ulysses Grant

Product Details

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• ASIN: B001E3XO6Y
• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Release Date: November 4, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,529 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

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Platform: PC

Product Description

Assume the role of Union and Confederate soldiers fighting behind enemy lines in legendary battles with HISTORY Civil War: Secret Missions. Your goal is to disrupt the armies of both the North and the South by any means necessary, including conducting train raids, stealing ironclad ships, stopping enemy supply lines, destroying enemy artillery and more. All events are drawn from the real life actions of famous partisans, scouts and rangers - fight as a member of Mosby's Rangers, Sheridan's Scouts and Grant's Secret Service and receive your mission commands from famous generals including Robert E. Lee, "Stonewall" Jackson, and Ulysses Grant. The action accurately reflects the guerrilla tactics of the time period. Weapons include the shotgun, the pepperbox revolver and the coffee mill gun, and there is heavy reliance on scouts and naval warfare.

The action accurately reflects the guerrilla tactics of the time period Weapons include the shotgun, the pepperbox revolver and the coffee mill gun, and there is heavy reliance on scouts and naval warfare

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Shooter's Game, November 26, 2008

By	R. Fisk (Lewisburg, WV United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

I was looking for a game that I could play for a short time (during a work break) and come back to later on, that didn't take a long time to learn, and that involved shooting something. This is definitely it. In the level of sophistication, it reminds me of the first time I played Doom. It is very linear, so don't look for challenging strategy or even tactics. Or any surprises. It basically amounts to finding cover (usually a log or embrasure), then picking off the enemy until they are all gone and moving on to the next objective. Interest is added with some scenarios using cannon and Gatling guns. There are about a half-dozen different small arms types, but the Henry is the best for rapid repeating fire and least reloading. The shotgun they give you is useless: you must aim spot-on to affect an enemy, so why not just use the rifle? Grenades are useful at times.

I wonder about the accuracy of the weapons depicted. I wasn't aware that any grenades were commonly used in the Civil War. All of the weapons are rapid-fire (for the time) except for the sniper rifle. But, I can see how incredibly boring it would be to use the predominant muzzle-loading Springfield or Enfield rifle. Sorta looks like MOH applied to the Civil War.

The introductory scenarios (really, speeches) for each mission are generally hokey, but if you know little or nothing about the Civil War, I think you would get some good lessons in reality, tactics, etc. The graphics are generally pretty good, though certainly not cutting edge.

What drove me nuts about this game is the inability to save a game (you MUST finish the scenario) or to move to a previous mission to replay a scenario you liked. You must start the whole game over to play a previous mission, even if you have successfully completed it once. Also, there are no health devices to heal any wounds: you just sit there an wait until you are better. If enough wounds accumulate in a short time, you're dead and have to start back at the last check point.

There are "bonuses" in the game, usually a photograph. You get bonuses for helping the wounded, though they are uncommon despite frequent groaning and calls for help in the sound track.

Finally, there is ABSOLUTELY no documentation for this game. You just feel your way along. This works, since the game is so linear and simplistic. I am assuming that information will eventually show up on the game sites regarding features that I did not discover, but right now there is nothing.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Civil War Secret Missions brings back the civil war in this historic shooter., February 14, 2009

By	Jason W. Blanton (Columbus, OH USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

Civil War - Secret Missions is a average shooter where you take on secret missions from either the North or South's side during the American Civil War. For the South you take your missions for the famous general "Stonewall Jackson" that I thought he looked and sounded like his real life charactor.

The game play objectives include from taking out watch towers to firing a Gatling gun at the enemy. These missions are extremly linear in that you have to go down a small narrow path instead of a large open area in some modern shooters like Far Cry 2 but the game is fun even despite of this fact.

There are many weapons to use including a large cannon, Gatling gun and various Henery Repeating Rifles and Colt Pistols from the civil war era. The overall games length is farely short but for a price under $19 it's a bargin mainly due to the time period that is rarely presented in shooters.

I do recommend playing Civil War - Secret Missions if you have any interest in the time period or want to play a different shooter than you have been playing.

3.0 out of 5 stars serious flaw, May 23, 2009

By	J. Akins (Duncanville,TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This game was just OK.It is a pretty easy shooter game even on HARD.The only thing that made it Interesting was what I consider a bug in the targeting system.The cross hairs are to turn red when you are on target but many times thy will not turn red at all no matter if you are right on the target then you have to use a grenade.Other times thy will blink red off and on.In that case I just blaze awaey hoping to get lucky and it usually works.On the sniper rifle sometimes thy will not hit anything then it is best to switch to a gun with cross hairs.Sometimes the targeting system totally fails then all you have is the grenades so save them.I know this is a bug because sometimes the cross hairs turn red when I am pointing at a blank wall.But all in all this makes a way to easy game more challenging.

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