North & South
Description official description
Based on the Belgian comic book, "Les Tuniques Bleues", this strategy game allows you to replay the American Civil War from both the North and the South sides.
In the strategy part of the game, you can move your troops on a map of the US. If two opposing armies enter the same state, the battle is played out in an action sequence. Additional action sequences must be accomplished when capturing an enemy fort or train.
The game also offers a two-player-mode.
Spellings
- ノース アンド サウス わくわく南北戦争 - Japanese (NES) media spelling
- ノース&サウス わくわく南北戦争 - Japanese spelling
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Credits (Amiga version)
17 People (14 developers, 3 thanks)
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Trivia
1001 Video Games
North & South appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.
Inspiration
The game is based on the European comic book series, "Les Tuniques Bleues" (known in English as "The Blue Jackets") as drawn and created by Cauvin and Lambil. It is set during the American Civil War. The manual has background information about this and a short humorous summary of the main characters that appear in the game from the comic books. There are also drawings throughout the manual.
Identifiers +
- MobyGames ID: 6926
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Contributors to this Entry
Game added by Terok Nor.
Amiga added by EboMike. Windows added by Plok. Commodore 64 added by Rebound Boy. ZX Spectrum added by Johnny "ThunderPeel2001" Walker. Atari ST added by Supaiku. NES added by totalgridlock. Amstrad CPC added by Martin Smith. MSX added by koffiepad.
Additional contributors: MAT, Hervé Piton, formercontrib, Garcia, Ƒreddƴ, FatherJack.
Game added July 14th, 2002. Last modified May 9th, 2023.