North & South

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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.

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Alternate Titles

• "ノース＆サウス わくわく南北戦争" -- Japanese spelling
• "ノース アンド サウス わくわく南北戦争" -- Japanese (NES) media spelling
• "North & South: Wakuwaku Nanboku Sensō" -- Japanese title
• "North and South: Wakuwaku Nanboku Sensō" -- Japanese (NES) media title
• "North and South" -- US NES title
• "Les Tuniques Bleues - Nord et Sud" -- Informal French title

Part of the Following Groups

• Bluecoats / Les Tuniques Bleues licensees
• Green Pepper releases
• Historical conflict: American Civil War
• Inspiration: Comics
• North & South series

User Reviews

Superb French zaniness (although a tad short)	Amiga	Johnny "ThunderPeel2001" Walker (487)
Absolutely brilliant!	DOS	Tomer Gabel (4643)
One of the first strategy games of its kind...	NES	Cormana6868 (16)

Critic Reviews

Player One	NES	Sep, 1992	88 out of 100	88
Amiga Power	Amiga	Jun, 1991	83 out of 100	83
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Commodore 64	Aug, 1991	9.2 out of 12	77
The Video Game Critic	NES	Jul 04, 2020	B	75
Jeuxvideo.com	Amiga	Mar 19, 2010	15 out of 20	75
Jeuxvideo.com	DOS	Mar 19, 2010	15 out of 20	75
64'er	Commodore 64	Jul, 1991	7 out of 10	70
Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the NES Library	NES	2016		70
NES Archives	NES	Feb 17, 2009	B-	67
All Game Guide	NES	1998		50

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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.