''Battle of Antietam'' is a wargame written for the
Apple II
The Apple II (stylized as ) is an 8-bit home computer and one of the world's first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products. It was designed primarily by Steve Wozniak; Jerry Manock developed the design of Apple II's foam-m ...
by Chuck Kroegel and David Landrey and published by
Strategic Simulations in 1985.
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Gameplay
''Battle of Antietam'' is a game in which the Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam (), or Battle of Sharpsburg particularly in the Southern United States, was a battle of the American Civil War fought on September 17, 1862, between Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union G ...
is simulated.
Reception
William H. Harrington reviewed the game for ''Computer Gaming World
''Computer Gaming World'' (CGW) was an American computer game magazine published between 1981 and 2006. One of the few magazines of the era to survive the video game crash of 1983, it was sold to Ziff Davis in 1993. It expanded greatly through ...
'', and stated that "SSI and the authors have created more than a first rate grand tactical simulation of one of the most critical battles of the Civil War with BOA. They have captured some of the look and 'feel' of Civil War combat, and it shows."
Reviews
*Computer Gaming World
''Computer Gaming World'' (CGW) was an American computer game magazine published between 1981 and 2006. One of the few magazines of the era to survive the video game crash of 1983, it was sold to Ziff Davis in 1993. It expanded greatly through ...
- Oct, 1990
See also
* ''Sid Meier's Antietam!
''Sid Meier's Antietam!'' is a real-time Wargame (video games), computer wargame designed by Sid Meier, the co-founder of Firaxis Games, then released in December 1999. It is the sequel to the 1997 ''Sid Meier's Gettysburg!''.
Gameplay
The game a ...
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References
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External links
Review
in '' Compute!''
Review
in ''Family Computing
''Family Computing'' was a U.S. computer magazine published during the 1980s by Scholastic Corporation, Scholastic It covered all the major home computer platforms of the day including the Apple II, VIC-20, Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit family, as we ...
''
Review
in '' Compute!'s Gazette''
Review
in '' InCider''
Article
in ''Atari Interface''
1985 video games
American Civil War video games
Apple II games
Atari 8-bit family games
Video game
Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This fee ...
Commodore 64 games
Computer wargames
DOS games
Strategic Simulations games
Turn-based strategy video games
Video games developed in the United States
Video games set in Maryland