This game demonstrates the Amiga's superiority over almost every other system. It was also released for the C-64 and the PC. Both versions feature much worse graphics and sound. While this is quite logical for the C-64, it is quite surprising for the PC from today's perspective. Even though the game was ported to the PC much later, the graphics are still really bad. Not to mention the sound...

But the content is the same in all versions. North and South is a game about the American Civil War. You can choose to play either side and in which year you want to start (important for yours and your opponent's strength). Then there are some other options to choose which add more or less random factors to the game.
Well, I think you all know that N&S isn't a really complex simulation. It's a funny cartoon war game! You move your armies around on a map and try to occupy the train stations. These are important for your money and if you've earned enough
you can place a new army somewhere on the map.
But the stations all have forts to protect them. This is one of the arcade sequences. The attacker controls a soldier in a classic 2D-Jump&Run. The aim is to simply come through. The defender sends his soldiers to prevent this. The other arcade sequence is the battle. The army is subdivided into three parts: Artillery, Cavallery and Infantry.
These two made the game so famous. Wargames were always insider-stuff before. This game changed it. Very accessible and real fun, especially in multiplayer (the AI is really DUMB ;)!


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