Gods and Generals (video game)

Gods and Generals
Developer(s)	AniVision
Publisher(s)	Activision Value[1]
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release	NA: March 1, 2003
Genre(s)	First-person shooter, historical
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gods and Generals is a 2003 first-person shooter game developed by AniVision and published by Activision Value. The game is based on the film of the same name. The player commands a soldier in the midst of the American Civil War, choosing either to side with the Union or the Confederacy, and plays alongside hordes of other soldiers. The player is tasked with various missions such as raids and reconnaissance while leading a full army company. In large-scale battles ranging from the Second Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Chancellorsville, and the Battle of Fredericksburg, players are equipped with muskets, revolvers, sabers and other weapons. This nine-part campaign game uses various scenes from the film.^[2]

Gods and Generals was released on March 1, 2003, as a Windows exclusive,^[1] and was critically panned by the media and gaming community.^[3]

Reception

On Metacritic, the game received a 19 out of 100, an "overwhelming dislike", based on four critics.^[4] GameSpot named it the worst game of 2003, describing Gods and Generals as "a shoddy afterthought of an unrelated marketing campaign."^[5]

References

1. "Activision Value Games - IGN". Ca.ign.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
2. "Gods and Generals for Windows (2003)". MobyGames. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
3. Park, Andrew (March 18, 2003). "Gods and Generals Review". GameSpot. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
4. "Gods and Generals for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
5. "Best and Worst of 2003: Flat-Out Worst Game". Archived from the original on January 29, 2005. Retrieved January 29, 2005.

External links

• Gods and Generals at MobyGames