North and South (computer game)
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| Developer(s) | Infogrames |
| Publisher(s) | Infogrames |
| Composer(s) |
NES Yasuhiro Kawakami |
| Platform(s) | Commodore Amiga Atari ST Commodore 64 DOS MSX NES ZX Spectrum Amstrad CPC |
| Release |
1989 Sep. Amiga & Atari ST 1990 NES 1991 Other ports |
| Genre(s) | Strategy, action |
| Mode(s) | Single or two player |
North & South is a combined strategy and action game released in 1989 for the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST and ported later for NES, Amstrad CPC, MSX, DOS and ZX Spectrum. It was developed and published by Infogrames.
North & South is an offshoot of the Belgian comic series Les Tuniques Bleues (by Raoul Cauvin and Louis Salverius/Willy Lambillotte, from Dupuis) which is based on the American Civil War. The player basically acts out the Civil War, choosing to play as either the North or the South. The player may choose to start the game year from 1861 (the year the Civil War erupted) to 1864. Each year has a different array of armies and states that each side starts with.
North & South contains a lot of humorous elements. For example, it features parodies of national anthems, which are accessible when the player selects one of the different languages supported by the game: (English, French, Spanish, German or Italian). In addition, the game is filled with numerous comical situations and gags.
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