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Sid Meier's Gettysburg!
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Developer(s) Firaxis Games
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Designer(s) Sid Meier
Composer(s) David Evans
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release date(s)
  • NA October 14, 1997
Genre(s) Real-time wargame
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Sid Meier's Gettysburg! is an exciting computer game released in 1997. It's a wargame where you control armies in real-time, meaning events happen as you play. The famous game designer Sid Meier created it. This game lets players experience a major battle from American history!

Playing the Game

This game puts you in charge of soldiers during the Battle of Gettysburg. This was a very important fight in the American Civil War. You can choose to lead either the Confederate (Southern) army or the Union (Northern) army.

You can play single battles, or you can play a whole series of linked battles called a "campaign." The campaign can follow the real history of the battle. Or, you can try out different choices to see what might have happened!

Playing with Friends Online

When the game first came out, many people played it online together. There were even groups of players called "clans" and online competitions. While some old ways to play online no longer work, you can still play Gettysburg! with friends using a service called GameRanger.

How the Game Was Made

The special computer program (called an "engine") used for Sid Meier's Gettysburg! was also used for other historical games. These included games about Napoleon's battles, like Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Battle.

Game's Impact and Legacy

Gettysburg! became very popular for its "mod" community. "Mods" are changes or additions players make to a game. Players could change uniforms, maps, sounds, and even units in the game.

This ability to tweak the game was important for fans of the Civil War. They wanted to make the game as historically accurate as possible. This led to players creating new game versions based on other famous battles. These included the Battle of Fredericksburg and the First Battle of Bull Run.

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