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Battle of Antietam cover art
SimulationStrategy / tactics

Battle of Antietam

by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.)·published by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.)

1 December 19855
PCDOSCommodore 64Apple IIAtari 8-bit

Reader score

7.0/ 10

11 votes

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Gallery

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About

Battle of Antietam is a grand tactical simulation of the bloodiest day of the Civil War at the little town of Sharpsburg, Maryland along Antietam Creek.

The game is played in 11 turns each representing 1 hour of real time. Players are awarded points based on casualties and territorial objectives. At the end of each turn and the end of the game points are calculated and compared to a chart which determines your level of victory.

The game can be played under 3 different sets of rules (Basic, Intermediate and Advanced) with 5 levels of difficulty for each and can be played against another person or the computer can play either side.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayer

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Players

2 offline

Languages

1 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

5.25" Floppy Disk

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard

Number of Offline Players

1-2 Players

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel 8088 / 8086

Min. OS Class Required

PC/MS-DOS 2.0

Min. RAM Required

128 KB

Video Modes Supported

CGA, CGA Composite (16 colors)

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Facts

Released

1 December 1985

Platforms

PCDOSCommodore 64Apple IIAtari 8-bit

Tags

Top-downTurn-basedWargameHistorical eventsNorth America