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{{Infobox VG |title = Sid Meier's Gettysburg! |image = Sid Meier's Gettysburg! Coverart.png |developer = [[Firaxis Games]] |publisher = [[Electronic Arts]] |designer = |engine = |version = |released = October 14, 1997<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1997_Oct_14/ai_19851538</ref> |genre = [[Real-time tactics]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} |modes = Single/Multiplayer |ratings = {{vgratings|ESRB=Kids to Adults}} |platforms = Windows |media = [[CD-ROM]] |requirements = Pentium 90<br> 16 MB [[Random access memory|RAM]] |input = [[Computer keyboard]]/[[Mouse (computing)|Mouse]] }} '''''Sid Meier's Gettysburg!''''' is a [[real-time tactics]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} [[computer game]] designed by [[Sid Meier]], the co-founder of [[Firaxis Games]], that was released in 1997 by [[Electronic Arts]]. In 1998, ''Gettysburg'' won the [[Origins Award]] for Best Strategy Computer Game of 1997. It was followed by ''[[Sid Meier's Antietam!]]'' in 1998. The game allows the player to control either the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] or [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] troops during the [[Battle of Gettysburg]] in the [[American Civil War]]. It can be played as a single scenario, or as a campaign of linked scenarios, either recounting the original history or exploring alternate possibilities. The engine was also used for the Napoleonic game ''Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Battle'' (as was a modified version for ''Austerlitz: Napoleon's Greatest Victory''), both by [[BreakAway Games]]. ==Mods== ''Gettysburg'' had a large [[Mod (computer gaming)|modification]] ("mod") community. Players can customize uniforms, maps, sounds, and units. This aspect of tweaking the game proved vital to Civil War aficionados looking for historically accurate models. This ultimately led to the creation of other famous battles such as the [[Battle of Fredericksburg]], the [[Siege of Petersburg]], and more. ==Online play== There was a large online following when the game was being hosted on [[MPlayer.com|Mplayer]] (a multi-player game network bought by [[GameSpy]] industries). Since moving to GameSpy the game has dwindled in popularity for online players; however a few players can still be challenged to online play at the GameSpy lobby. The [http://www.ewarzone.com WarZone] is now becoming the place to play Gettysburg! online. It can currently be played in the Other Games lobby. At the pinnacle of online play there were many groups (aka clans) of players. A competitive ladder (league) was also a fixture of this time, where the hall of fame can still be viewed. [http://www.igl.net/mgettysburg "Case's Ladder"] There is also a newly re-activated Case's MyLeague Ladder at http://www.myleague.com/getty ==References== <references/> ==External links== * [http://www.firaxis.com/ Firaxis Games website] * [http://mattslow.proboards.com/index.cgi? "Gettysburg Online Society Forum"] * [http://home.mysoul.com.au/graemecook/SMG/Download.htm "Downloads of user created scenarios & battles plus soldier and terrain art for Sid Meier's Gettysburg"] *{{moby game|id=/sid-meiers-gettysburg}} [[Category:1997 video games]] [[Category:Sid Meier games|Gettysburg]] [[Category:Windows games]] [[Category:Origins Award winners]] [[Category:Real-time tactics video games]] [[Category:Video games set in the United States]] [[Category:American Civil War video games]] {{strategy-videogame-stub}}
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