''Take Command'' is a series of

real-time tactics Real-time tactics (RTT)(Article at IGN discussing their perception of RTS and related genres as of 2006. RTT is discussed as a new and not yet established genre from the publisher's perspective, so currently all RTT possible titles are still con ...

video games by American studio MadMinute Games. The series consist of two games, ''Take Command: Bull Run'' (2004) and ''Take Command - 2nd Manassas'' (2006). The games are real-time wargames depicting some of the major battles of the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

. The developers describe the games as "real-time combat simulators". The first game was released under the ''Activision Value'' brand, which is Activision's budget line. The second game is released through Paradox, a Swedish publisher that specializes in strategy games. A third game, based on the

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, was said to be in development according to the instruction manual for 2nd Manassas, but has likely been discontinued.

References

Take Command: 2nd Review on GameRankingsGameSpot Review

External links

Forum for Horse and Musket mod

The New Harpers Ferry Arsenal Modding Site
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