Software:Battleground 9: Chickamauga
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| Developer(s) | TalonSoft |
| Publisher(s) | TalonSoft |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | 1999 |
| Genre(s) | Computer wargame |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Battleground 9: Chickamauga is a 1999 computer wargame developed and published by TalonSoft. A simulation of conflict during the American Civil War, it is the ninth and final game in the Battleground series.
Gameplay
Battleground 9: Chickamauga is a computer wargame that simulates military conflict during the American Civil War. It focuses on the Battle of Chickamauga and the Battle of Stones River.[1]
Development
Battleground 9: Chickamauga was developed and published by TalonSoft, as the ninth entry in the company's Battleground series. Its predecessor Battleground 8 had been intended as the final game in the franchise,[2] but TalonSoft reported that Chickamauga was greenlit in response to fan demand.[2][3] It was announced in June 1998 for a fall 1998 release.[4] TalonSoft developed Chickamauga with an upgraded 32-bit version of the series' game engine.[1][5] It is the fifth Battleground title to cover the American Civil War.[1] The game reached gold status in December 1998.[6]
TalonSoft announced that only 5,000 copies of Chickamauga would be printed.[4][6] The company opted not to give the game a brick-and-mortar release, but rather to sell it directly via mail order. At the time, CNET Gamecenter's Mark Asher called this an "unusual move" that he hoped would succeed, as a way to allow "more niche titles [to be] developed".[6]
Reception
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Battleground 9: Chickamauga was nominated for the 1998 Charles S. Roberts Award for "Best Pre-Twentieth Century Computer Wargame", which ultimately went to The Great Battles Collector's Edition.[8]
Tom Chick of Computer Games Strategy Plus offered Chickamauga a positive review, calling it "a solid send-off to one of the most polished and reliable hybrids of computer and board wargaming."[3] In a positive review, PC Games' Dan Morris opined that "TalonSoft can keep pumping these out forever—they'll get no complaints from wargamers."[2] Writing for CNET Gamecenter, Marc Dultz was similarly positive, citing its "incredible attention to detail and quality workmanship".[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Dultz, Marc (February 25, 1999). "Battleground 9: Chickamauga". CNET Gamecenter. http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2518,00.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Morris, Dan. "Battleground 9: Chickamauga". PC Games. http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/739.shtml.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcgsp - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dultz, Marc (June 18, 1998). "TalonSoft Readies for Battle". CNET Gamecenter. http://www.gamecenter.com/News/Item/0,3,0-1885,00.html.
- ↑ Staff (September 1998). "100+ Hot New Games; Computer Gaming World's Annual Nostradamus Simulation". Computer Gaming World (170): 153, 156.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Asher, Mark (December 16, 1998). "Game Spin: It's Gone Gold!". CNET Gamecenter. http://gamecenter.com/News/Item/Textonly/0,78,0-2350,00.html.
- ↑ Cobb, Jim (July 1999). "Apocalypse and Civil War". Computer Gaming World (180): 162.
- ↑ "The Awards Story". Charles S. Roberts Awards. 1999. http://www.alanemrich.com/CSR_pages/Awards%20Pages/CSR1998.htm.
External links
- Official page (archived)
- Battleground 9: Chickamauga at MobyGames
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