“Battleground 2: Gettysburg”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Battleground 2: Gettysburg is a turn-based computer wargame developed by TalonSoft in 1995, and the second game in the Battleground series.

Gameplay

It simulated combat at the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, using both a video version of miniature wargaming and board gaming. Terrain hex maps are 3D or 2D with various scales and sizes.

The basic platform for the Battleground series involves individual infantry and cavalry regiments, artillery batteries, and commanders. All are rated for strength, firepower, weaponry, morale, and movement. As a unit takes fire, it may become fatigued, disordered, or routed to the rear. Players compete against the computer's artificial intelligence or against another player via modem. Players may try a variety of 25 individual scenarios, or refight the entire Battle of Gettysburg. A Fog of War option enhances playing against the computer, as it hides units that are not in direct view of the enemy.

The game features video clips of battle reenactments, as well as Civil War music by folk singer Bobby Horton.

Reception

In Computer Gaming World{{'}}s May 1996 issue, columnist Terry Coleman noted that Gettysburg was "selling quite briskly", and had popularized the American Civil War subgenre in wargames.^[4] The magazine's August issue that year reported that Gettysburg had sold more than 60,000 copies.^[5]

The editors of PC Gamer US and Computer Gaming World nominated Gettysburg as their pick for 1995's best computer wargame, but it lost both awards to Steel Panthers.^[6]^[7] The latter publication's staff argued that Gettysburg "is so much sheer fun that it could have captured top honors in many prior years. As the Battleground series continues to mature, it continues to blend the best elements of board games and miniatures with the strengths of computer wargames."^[7]

References

1. ^{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000226075637/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/1299.html | url=http://www.pcgamer.com:80/reviews/1299.html | title=Battleground: Gettysburg | date=March 1996 | archivedate=2000-02-26 | work=PC Gamer US | author=Trotter, Wiliam R. | authorlink=William R. Trotter | deadurl=yes | access-date=2018-11-03 | df= }}
2. ^{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050428044124/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/005/086/battleground_gettysburg_review.html | url=http://www.cdmag.com:80/articles/005/086/battleground_gettysburg_review.html | title=Battleground: Gettysburg | date=February 15, 1996 | author=Udell, Scott | archivedate=2005-04-28 | work=Computer Games Strategy Plus | deadurl=yes | access-date=2018-11-03 | df= }}
3. ^{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19961221183745/http://www.nuke.com:80/cgr/reviews/9603/getty/getty.htm | url=http://www.nuke.com:80/cgr/reviews/9603/getty/getty.htm | title=Lee's Last Stand | date=March 1996 | authors=Snyder, Frank; Chapman, Ted; Gehrs, Scott | archivedate=December 21, 1996 | work=Computer Game Review | deadurl=yes }}
4. ^{{cite journal| author=Coleman, Terry |title=Le Grande Struggle |date=May 1996 |issue=142| journal=Computer Gaming World | pages=207, 209, 211 }}
5. ^{{cite journal| author=Coleman, Terry |title=No Joystick Required |date=August 1996 |issue=145| journal=Computer Gaming World | pages=179, 180 }}
6. ^{{cite journal |date=March 1996 | title=The Year's Best Games | pages=64, 65, 67, 68, 71, 73–75 | journal=PC Gamer US | author=Editors of PC Gamer | volume=3 | issue=3 }}
7. ^¹{{cite journal | author=Staff |title=The Computer Gaming World 1996 Premier Awards |journal=Computer Gaming World |issue=143 |date=June 1996 |pages=55, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 67 }}

Gameplay

Reception

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