Civil War: A Nation Divided Review

Synopsis

In Civil War: A Nation Divided, you are thrown onto the front lines of the American Civil War. You have the option to play as a soldier from the South ( Confederacy ) or the North ( Union ) and experience some of the United States most bloody battles. Fight along side your fellow soldiers in famous battles like Gettysburg, Bull Run, and Antietam. During the Civil War, it could have been fathers fighting sons, neighbors fighting neighbors. It's your choice to decide which side you want to fight for.

Gmaeplay

Gameplay in Civil War is sub-par. The missions lack any bit of finesse at all, and there is nothing that makes the game stand out. There are numerous glitches that occur, like falling through the map, and my favorite one... randomly dying out of nowhere. The guns also feel like toys. They lack any bit of weight whatsoever, so even if your firing a really powerful weapon, you really do not get that feeling at all. The only redeeming part about the gameplay is that its fun to play at famous battles like Gettysburg, and thats the only good thing about the gameplay.

Graphics

Graphics in Civil War are really, really bad. I've never played a game on the 360 with so many texture pop ins-and-outs. The character models are terrible. There is no differentiation between character models either. You see the exact same guy at least eight times a mission. The buildings have patches in them that really do not look good at all. If you are looking for a game with good graphics, this is 100% not the game.

Sound

Sound in Civil War might be the only redeeming factor in the whole game besides the famous Battles. When there are many soldiers around you firing a musket, you hear each individual shot. The sound doesnt get muffled and lose its bass and feel to it. Cannons sound powerful and the battle cry's of hundreds of soldiers charging each other with bayonets sounds pretty good.

Controls

Controls in Civil War are pretty much a Call of Duty clone. Imagine all the controls for CoD and thats basically what your using to play Civil War, so the controls are pretty good.

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Final Verdict

Civil War: A Nation divided is bad. Thats all there is to it. Its not beautiful, its buggy, and is just boring.

5/10