''Sid Meier's Antietam!'' is a real-time
computer wargame designed by
Sid Meier
Sidney K. Meier ( ; born February 24, 1954) is a Canadian-American programmer, game designer, designer, and video game producer, producer of several strategy video games and simulation video games, including the ''Civilization (series), Civiliz ...
, the co-founder of
Firaxis Games
Firaxis Games, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Sparks, Maryland. The company was founded in May 1996 by Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs and Brian Reynolds following their departure from MicroProse, Meier's earlier venture. They were ...
, then released in December 1999. It is the sequel to the 1997 ''
Sid Meier's Gettysburg!
''Sid Meier's Gettysburg!'' is a 1997 real-time wargame developed by Firaxis Games and published by Electronic Arts. It was designed by Sid Meier, and followed by '' Sid Meier's Antietam!'' in 1999.
Gameplay
The game allows the player to control ...
''.
Gameplay
The game allows the player to control either the
Confederate
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* Confederate state or confederation, a union of sovereign groups or communities
* Confederate States of America, a confederation of secessionist American states that existed between 1 ...
or
Union
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* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
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Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** ''Un ...
troops during the
Battle of Antietam of the
American Civil War
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. It can be played as a single scenario, or as a campaign of linked scenarios, either recounting the original history or exploring alternate possibilities.
Development
The game was not released through retail stores. The staff of ''
Computer Gaming World'' summarized it as "a grand experiment by Firaxis to test the popularity of online-only distribution for commercial releases."
Reception
''Antietam!'' received "favorable" reviews according to the
review aggregation
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website
Metacritic
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.
[
The game was a runner-up for '']Computer Games Strategy Plus
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'' 1999 "Wargame of the Year" award. The staff wrote, "Another battle, another victory for this thoroughly entertaining wargame 'for the masses.'" Conversely, the staff of ''Computer Gaming World'' named it the best wargame game of 1999. They wrote, "''Antietam'' is the epitome of a Sid Meier design: intensely absorbing and wickedly punishing."
See also
* ''Battle of Antietam'' (video game)
References
External links
*
{{Firaxis
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American Civil War video games
Computer wargames
Firaxis Games games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
Real-time tactics video games
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Video game sequels
Video games developed in the United States
Video games set in the United States
Windows games
Windows-only games
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