Battleground 9: Chickamauga | |
---|---|
Developer(s) | TalonSoft |
Publisher(s) | TalonSoft |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
Release | 1999 |
Genre(s) | Computer wargame |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Battleground 9: Chickamauga is a 1999 computer wargame developed and published by TalonSoft. A simulation of conflict during the American Civil War, it is the ninth and final game in the Battleground series.
Battleground 9: Chickamauga is a computer wargame that simulates military conflict during the American Civil War. It focuses on the Battle of Chickamauga and the Battle of Stones River. [1]
Battleground 9: Chickamauga was developed and published by TalonSoft, as the ninth entry in the company's Battleground series. Its predecessor Battleground 8: Prelude to Waterloo had been intended as the final game in the franchise, [2] but TalonSoft reported that Chickamauga was greenlit in response to fan demand. [2] [3] It was announced in June 1998 for a fall 1998 release. [4] TalonSoft developed Chickamauga with an upgraded 32-bit version of the series' game engine. [1] [5] It is the fifth Battleground title to cover the American Civil War. [1] The game reached gold status in December 1998. [6]
TalonSoft announced that only 5,000 copies of Chickamauga would be printed. [4] [6] The company opted not to give the game a brick-and-mortar release, but rather to sell it directly via mail order. At the time, CNET Gamecenter's Mark Asher called this an "unusual move" that he hoped would succeed, as a way to allow "more niche titles [to be] developed". [6]
Publication | Score |
---|---|
Computer Games Strategy Plus | [3] |
Computer Gaming World | [7] |
CNET Gamecenter | 8/10 [1] |
PC Games | 4/5 [2] |
Battleground 9: Chickamauga was nominated for the 1998 Charles S. Roberts Award for "Best Pre-Twentieth Century Computer Wargame", which ultimately went to The Great Battles Collector's Edition. [8]
Tom Chick of Computer Games Strategy Plus offered Chickamauga a positive review, calling it "a solid send-off to one of the most polished and reliable hybrids of computer and board wargaming." [3] In a positive review, PC Games' Dan Morris opined that "TalonSoft can keep pumping these out forever—they'll get no complaints from wargamers." [2] Writing for CNET Gamecenter, Marc Dultz was similarly positive, citing its "incredible attention to detail and quality workmanship". [1]