North & South - NES

ESRB Rating:
Release Date: 9-21-1990
Moby Score (1-10): 7
Genre(s): Action, Strategy / tactics, Top-down, Historical events, Side view, Licensed, War, Wargame, North America
Media Type(s): Physical

Instructions in English.

Notice en Français.

Anleitung auf deutsch.

**Instrucciones en Castellano.

Gioco in Italiano.

Chaaarrge !!! Strategy and skill are required for this unique game. Its numerous options will allow you to live the Civil War again. In the world of the comic book "Les Tuniques Bleues", you become a Yankee or Confederate. Encircle your enemy and launch surprise attacks. Selecting one or two players, move your troops, stop trains, take forts by assault and in the final part, lead a genuine little army on the field. To your sabres !!!

C**hargez !!! Stragégie et adresse sont au programme de ce jeu unique, aux nombreuses options, qui vous fera revivre la guerre de Secession. Dans le monde de la B.D. "Les Tuniques Bleues", devenez Yankee ou Confédéré, encerclez l'ennemi ou lancez des raids solitaires audacieux. A 1 ou 2 jouers, déplacez vos troupes, arrêtez des trains, prenez d'assaut des forts et en final, dirigez sur le terrain une véritable petite armée. A vos sabres !!!

Angriff ! Strategie und Geschicklichkeit stehen am Programm dieses einzigartigen Spiels mit seinem vielfältigen Optionen, das Sie in den Sezessionskrieg zurückversetzt. In der Welt des Comics "Les Tuniques Bleues" ("Die Blauen Boys") werden Sie Yankee oder Südstaatler. Umzingeln Sie den Feind, überrachen Sie durch meisterliche Handstreiche ! Allein oder zu zweit, befehligen Sie Ihre Truppen, stoppen Sie Züge, überfallen Sie Forts und im Finale führen Sie auf dem Feld ein echte kleine Armee an. An die Säbel !

North & South is a single-player and multiplayer strategy-action game based on the Belgian comic series Les Tuniques Bleues. It presents a lighthearted interpretation of the American Civil War, allowing players to take command of either the Union or the Confederacy and attempt to control the divided United States.

The game is played on a map of the United States where armies are moved turn by turn. Players recruit and reposition troops, capture states, and attempt to cut off enemy supply lines. Weather conditions and random events, such as storms or the arrival of allied reinforcements from Europe, can alter the course of the campaign. The strategic objective is to capture key states and drive the opposing faction off the map.

When armies meet in the same state, the conflict shifts into an action sequence. Battles are fought in real time on a side-view battlefield where each player commands infantry, cavalry, and artillery units. Each unit type has distinct strengths and weaknesses, requiring tactical use of formation and timing. Defeating the opposing force secures control of the contested state.

Additional action scenes occur when attempting to seize enemy forts or intercept trains. These sequences involve direct control of a soldier navigating platforms, obstacles, and guards to complete objectives such as raising a flag or reaching the locomotive. These interludes break up the strategic gameplay with arcade-style challenges and reward successful players with control over valuable resources or transportation routes.

A two-player mode allows competitors to face each other directly, alternating turns on the strategic map and clashing in action battles. This mode highlights the mix of planning and reflex-based gameplay, as both players must balance troop management with their skills in the arcade sequences.

Platform differences exist across versions. The original home computer editions on Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS featured colorful graphics and speech samples, while later ports to consoles such as the NES simplified controls and altered the presentation. Some versions streamlined mechanics or adjusted the action segments to fit system capabilities.

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