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NORTH AND SOUTH BY BEN DOLLEY
Oh dear,the mag is coming out in only 2 weeks and i have not
done a single review.Well i thought to myself one day if i don`t
do any reviews a certain nextdoor neighbour would be rather
cross.So with a sudden urge i decided to get of my back side and
review the brilliant game North And South.Well off we go...
In the year 1861 America was under attack!The attack came from
the south and they were led by the brilliant general Lee who was
one mean bastard.Luckily in those days they didn`t have nuclear
weapons,tanks or the game wouldn`t last very long 1 nuclear
missile and there all dead.All they were armed with were infantry
with rifles that back fired so often that they killed more of
there own men than that of the enemy.Cavalry that were armed with
swords or other weapons and unreliable cannons that if aimed and
fired correctly usually have devastating effect.
So it was time for the commander of America`s armies to do
something.He decided to send some armies to search and destroy
the enemy.
North And South is a tactical shoot them up game.The main
objective is to conquer states and destroy the enemies armies.The
game takes place on a screen sized map of America which is
separated into different states.You armies can be moved to
different states for tactical advantage.
At the beginning you have a screen full of different
options.You can chose to play against the computer or a friend
which means your friend can play against you and you have a two
player battle(battles will be explained later so please don`t
worry).You can chose to have Indians which mean if you stay
outside the railway line on the west side for a about 3 rounds
the Indians come and destroy most or all of your army
automatically.
This review is starting to piss me off when i read it all it
seems to be is a jumbled piece of shit,however i suppose i must
continue so off we go once more.
You can have the weather option which hinders your armies
movements.Also you can have boats which if you own the port gives
you another army which is useful.
Depending on what year you chose you have a varying amount of
armies and army sizes.In 1861 for instance the goodies in blue
only have two states which the normal size armies 6 infantry,3
cavalry and 1 cannon.The badies in brown have the same.On the
other hand in 1862 the goodies have 3 basic armies whereas the
badies have 2 armies of 9 infantry,5 cavalry and 2 cannons and
one army of 9,3 and 1.You can join armies up to a maximum of 18,9
and 3 which is pretty awesome.
The train line is an easy way of getting new armies once you
own all the states around the line the train starts puffing along
at the end of your turn.The more states you own the more money
Çyou earn,if you manage to accumulate 5 bags of gold you are given
a basic army to put where there are states filled with flashing
white.The average amount of gold per train is 3.If you manage to
own an enemy state which has the train line passing through you
can intercept the enemy`s train which takes place in in neat
scene which you have to reach the front of the train in a certain
time.However there is a problem the enemy has a limited amount of
men to stop each is armed with a throwing knife these slow you
down,but can not kill you.You however are armed with 4 daggers
when you have used them you only have punches left.If you capture
the train you get the enemies gold.
Now it is time to explain the battle sequence which may take
along time.When you decide to try and kill the enemy`s army the
amount of troops etc. can be seen by moving the mouse pointer to
the respective army.Once you move to the enemies state you watch
a cartoon style picture of a cannon ball being fired between
armies.The battles are in cartoon style with three different
battle fields the Grand Canyon,open battle field and a river
scene.
The maximum amounts of men you can have on at one time are 6
men which are placed 3 wide and 2 long,3 cavalry and 3 cannons.If
you have more than the maximum they will come on as when the ones
on the screen die.Cannon ball shot lengths are determined by
holding down the fire button.They are best for mass troop wipe
out.They can fire 9 shots then are wheeled off.The cavalry are
best if used well for troop wipe out and for nailing cannons as
they can move about 3 times as fast as the infantry.The infantry
are good all rounders.
One more point is that you have a certain amount of forts
which are placed where there is a railway station.These can be
captured like the trains and thus cut of the enemy from letting
there trains deliver money.
On completing the game there is a superb end screen which i
shall not describe as it might spoil the fun out of completing
it,so there!
EFFECTS
The graphics are superb the battle scenes are very,very good
and are very put into cartoon style.The other graphics are
brilliantly well drawn.The end scene is very funny and looks very
good.The sound is also very good,but it is the graphics that make
the game special.
DATA
GAME :NORTH AND SOUTH
PRICED AT :£19.95
REALISED BY :INFOGRAMS
GRAPHICS :89%
SOUND :77%
PLAYABILITY :87%
VALUE :86%
ÇADDICTIVENESS:95%
OVERALL :87%
ROUNDUP
You must buy this game it is to be straight brilliant.