NES

North & South

Im Hinblick darauf, dass es auf dem NES in diesem Genre wohl keine allzu große Auswahl geben dürfte, stellt dieser Titel sicher eine interessante Wahl dar und wenn man insbesondere gerne mit Freunden spielt, kommt man an North & South nicht vorbei.

Strategy and action each play a part in this Civil War simulation from Kemco/Seika. Take over the states and fight for control on the battlefield.

This game is darn close to being one of the great hidden gems for the NES, but unfortunately it came up one bridge short. The tagline for this game is certainly “No Retreat, No Surrender” (that was for all you Van Damme fans). In the end North and South just does not provide enough fun or challenge to overcome its intimidating price tag. If you can find it cheap, pick it up because it is rare and decent.

Overall, North and South does have some nice features and at times is very fun to play. In the end though, its sub-par graphics and some questionable gameplay issues make this cartridge an unremarkable one.

Now I'm sure some of you are thinking, well at least the two of you who are actually reading this, that I didn't put much effort into this review. And the fact of the matter is, I didn't. But that's because I wanted to reflect the amount of effort that was put into making North & South.