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The History Channel: Civil War - A Nation Divided

The story line for A Nation Divided is relatively short, spanning twelve levels based on some of the most well known battles of the American Civil War. One can play as either a Confederate Soldier or a Union…

50 7 November 2006

The History Channel: Civil War - A Nation Divided is a shooter developed by Cauldron HQ, released 7 November 2006 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The History Channel: Civil War - A Nation Divided is

The History Channel: Civil War - A Nation Divided is a shooter game developed by Cauldron HQ and released in 2006. It was published by Activision Value. It is available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The story line for A Nation Divided is relatively short, spanning twelve levels based on some of the most well known battles of the American Civil War. One can play as either a Confederate Soldier or a Union Soldier. The player plays as a different soldier during each battle
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the History Channel series

The History Channel: Civil War - A Nation Divided is the second of 8 entries we hold in the History Channel series. It arrived 3 years after The History Channel: Crusades - Quest for Power. The next entry was The History Channel: Great Battles of Rome in 2007. Its critic score of 50 is 3 points below the series average of 53. The highest-rated entry is Legends of War: Patton at 70.

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How it was received

The History Channel: Civil War - A Nation Divided holds a critic score of 50 out of 100. That places it above 9% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 15 points below the year average.

What it launched against

The History Channel: Civil War - A Nation Divided launched on 7 November 2006, within three weeks of Bully, Gears of War, Medieval II: Total War and Guitar Hero II. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Bully, Gears of War, Medieval II: Total War, Guitar Hero II.

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When did The History Channel: Civil War - A Nation Divided come out?
The History Channel: Civil War - A Nation Divided was released on 7 November 2006 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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