This game allows you to take the battlefield in the epic American conflict. It is not, however, a Risk-style strategy game; instead, it's a first-person shooter just like any of the Tom Clancy games. One difficulty I encountered was the way it's so confusing to get to the next sector of the grounds after you've wiped out one enemy group. Okay, the barn's on fire, there's a cannon in the hills, now what? Also, there is never anyone in cannon range, at least in the part of the field where you start, so I don't know why they even enabled the guns until you get to a different area. Enemy uniforms are a very dull color. Many times you have to run up directly on a group before you can pick out whom to shoot. However, there are some positives: motion is very quick. You can run pretty swiftly around the battle square. The long-distance targeting also works all right. One of the most memorable aspects, though, is the noise. The battle is as messy and frightening as you'd expect a war scenario to be-- complete with realistic human screams. This is one of the few games I've seen which openly admits that war is a horror. That earned it a great deal of respect from me. So while some of the graphic elements could have been tweaked a bit, overall I was happier with this title than I thought I'd be. Worth the effort.
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