The History - Civil War: Secret Missions (Xbox 360, 2008)

...my rating 4.3/5 .... this is a great game if you like the civil war, shooters, some strategy, history, etc. each scene opens up with a great telling of important segments of the war. you starts off as the REBS, and finish off as the NORTH. this isn't your usual shooter that you have unlimited bullets, and fire 1,000 rounds per second. it is however, sped up so that you wont get board with reloading. eg. musket fire is placing 2 pre-prepared packets and tamping it down - instead of ripping open the powder, placing ball, tamping, firing cap,etc. so it is the best of both. you can see you have to make your shots count- otherwise you are exposed. so realistic in that respect - which is great. you also have a rapid shooting rife and sniper rifle. i question if some of these weapons were around then; but snipering is fun! you can shoot cannons, and the always fun Gattling gun. don't have to turn crank to fire- automatic - and yes, unlimited bullets. you must use strategy on best method & cover for attack. the game is short, but great for replaying. the story is just disjointed segments of the war- so you get a good taste for what it was like back then. oh ya, you get to shoot onto towns using a canon from a moving ship. also a moving train car with the Gattling gun. anything can be produced better and more complex, but for a good price - you get a very good game that wont gather dust for long! it does give a good representation of combat of the time, just sped-up = so to reach more buyers. i would rather take the time to do actual full re-loads of the musket, etc ... but that is for the true re-enactor, not the video game masses. again, very good taste of realism of the civil war - small taste that leaves you wanting more !!!! 4.3 / 5.

What a great game. My son absolutely loves all of the games in this series, and what better way to get your child interested in history than to let him plan out the attacks and strategies for himself or herself.

The quaility of the game is good but not great like Frontline "Fuel of War". But overall a good game.

Graphics I thought were pretty good,But bland play, coupled with what I thought was too many glitches or items that they could have spent a lot more time on perfecting they didn't.I bought it cause I love the civil war era and there's not to much to choose from out there. I also however love call of duty(any and all) and I've come to the conclusion that the next time The History Channel wants to make a game like this they should maybe ask the people who put Call of duty together to make them some quality period war games...

i have never saw a game from the history channel and that is why i wanted this one. it is neat because it has info abot the war in it. you have to use period guns. i haven't had a chance to play a long way into it but so far i really like it.