Sid Meier's Gettysburg! (Windows)

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Sid Meier's Gettysburg recreates the key battle of the American Civil War in real-time, over the exact terrain the soldiers faced. You can take control of the forces of either side, in either real or simulated situations.

You must direct them into strategically advantageous positions, bearing line-of-sight and fog-of-war considerations in mind. Select the right formation for the situation from a large number of plans. The speed of the game can be altered depending on how busy things are.

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Alternate Titles

• "南北大战乱世情" -- Chinese spelling (Simplified)
• "Sid Meier's Civil War" -- Working title

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• Game with Creator's name
• Historical conflict: American Civil War
• Sid Meier's licensees

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Critic Reviews

Electric Games	1997	92 out of 100	92
PC Jeux	Oct, 1997	91 out of 100	91
Reset	Nov, 1997	9 out of 10	90
PC Zone	Aug 13, 2001	9 out of 10	90
CD-Action	Jan, 1998	9 out of 10	90
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Nov 27, 1997		90
Power Play	Nov, 1997	78 out of 100	78
PC Games (Germany)	Nov 05, 1997	76 out of 100	76
GameStar (Germany)	Nov, 1997	68 out of 100	68
Gameplay (Benelux)	Dec 01, 1997	65 out of 100	65

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Trivia

Brian Reynolds on his contribution to the game (his fifth):

"This was really Sid's game (I balanced the scenarios and beat all comers at multiplayer), but he went on vacation for a couple weeks toward the end and we all worked around the clock to sneak stuff in. I got my comeuppance in kind the next year on Alpha Centauri."

--Interview in Computer Games Magazine, June 2000