The genius of the game was that you could do anything go anywhere on the map. ex. Send 4 brigades to guard the bridge, have 2 divisions hold the main line, etc.. The User Interface was beautiful and streamlined. You immediately knew your brigade strength, its health, morale, supply. I played the game for years... and wondered why no major publication developer would pick it up.
One publisher I hoped would pick it up was Matrix games, since they specialize in Historical Strategy titles. Its a game that will develop a community as it did before, and only grow, if given proper support from the publisher. I mean think about it... Sierra stopped supporting the game back in 1998/99 and the game community were still playing, modding and supporting it in 2008 and possible today (Cant find the MSN Groups website, since MSN Groups shut down in 08... they could still exit somewhere on the net). There are still sites online to this day supporting the game. So a 13 year lifespace is a really good sign for a duplicate product to be made. Matrix or some other interested publisher could do as I did... Develop the game as a stand alone original title and not connected to the original Civil War General 2. This new game would have all the same gameplay elements, graphics, intent of the original (with some modern upgrades - for better gameplay and to distance itself from legal issues). If any publisher is interested I can provide you with a design document I developed, which would aid you in your development.
In any case. Lets open up the topic to all the past and present Civil War General 2 gamers.
How much did you love... and share your experiences!
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