American Conquest: Divided Nation

Publisher: CDV Software Entertainment

Developer: GSC Gameworld

Category: Strategy

Release Dates

N Amer - 03/27/2006

Intl - 03/27/2006

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GameZone's Review

6.0

GZ Rating

Gameplay6.7
Graphics5.5
Sound6
DifficultyMedium
Concept7.5
Overall6.0

Reviewer: Dakota Grabowski

Review Date: 04/19/2006


American Conquest: Divided Nation is a sign that not all developers prefer graphics over gameplay.

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CDV's American Conquest: Divided Nation Arrives in Retail
Divided Nation expands upon the critically acclaimed American Conquest franchise by adding new battlefields based upon conflicts in 19th century America


Prepare to Reunite a Nation as CDV’s American Conquest: Divided Nation Goes Gold
The game, which will be in stores in early April, will have players re-enacting some of the grandest battles of 19th century America.

CDV Releases New American Conquest: Divided Nation Teaser Trailer
The trailer describes some of the key campaigns that will be part of the game, including the Battle of New Orleans, the American Civil War and The Texas War of Independence.

CDV to Show Off 6 Exciting New Titles at Penny Arcade Expo
Gamers attending PAX 2005 will be able to get a hands-on sampling of the following CDV titles

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Description

American Conquest: Divided Nation is a real-time strategy game based upon events in early American history. In the game, players will take on the role of Civil War general, Texas militia leader or pirate captain.
Building upon the successful American Conquest franchise, Divided Nation offers nine historically inspired campaigns played across more than 50 maps set in a turbulent 19th century America. The game will introduce more than 100 new units, 20 new building types and a variety of unique game play and combat model enhancements appropriate for the time period. Campaigns span historical conflicts including the American Civil War, the Texas War of Independence and the Battle of New Orleans.

Features

Troops based on various historical periods, including pirates, pioneers and Texas
militiamen
All troop clothing, weapons and insignia are based on historical fact, with countless
hours of painstaking research behind each minute detail to ensure historical accuracy
Realistic non-combatant environmental objects such as fences, buildings, wagons, railway
stations and telegraph offices modeled on their real world counterparts from the era
All environmental objects have a utility in the game and are fully destructible. Take out
an enemy railway to reduce his supply lines, or smash a telegraph office to reduce
communications capabilities.
Heavy weaponry, including Ironclads, horse artillery and gatling guns are all available in
the game

A wide variety of weaponry from the era is available, ensuring players can employ a
wide variety of strategies during combat

Hardware Requirements

CPU: 2,0 GHz Pentium/Athlon (rec. 3,0 Ghz) RAM: 256 MB (rec. 512 MB) Sound & Graphic: 100% DirectX compatible sound and graphics card Drive: DVD OS: Win 98/ME/2000/XP 2.5 GB free discspace



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