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(More customer reviews)Shattered Union is a turn based wargame that is good for a few days diversion. You can play single battles or a full campaign. The campaign consists of a strategic map of 24 regions of the US. The basic premise is that the US split into six factions after a period of disputed elections and a nuclear attack on Washington DC. In addition to the six US factions, the European Union makes up the seventh after they sent peacekeepers to occupy the DC area.
The strategic portion of the campaign game I thought was the weakest part. It is massively simplified in that you have a maximum of 42 units and are allowed to make only one attack per turn. Whichever units are used in an attack are unavailable for defense. Instead of stationing units in the various territories you hold, you have a force pool from which you deploy units for attack and defence. Having a maximum of 42 units leads you to get stretched thin and being forced to give up territories sometimes since you don't have enough units to defend them. This in turn leads to repeated fighting over the same territory. Additionally it takes several mouse clicks to see which units you have in your force pool. There should be a way to see this in a glance.
On the plus side the tactical maps of each region, while not topographically realistic, are cool to look at. You can even learn some about US geography. For example I did not know that Seattle was that close to a mountain range etc (ok maybe I'm dumb, but I've never been there).
The tactical battles are where you spend most of your time. While again not realistic, they are fun if you liked games like panzer general, massive assault, and advance wars. Though after a few days, once you get to know the units and how the AI plays, you should be able to consistently beat the computer. However that is the case with most AI. Still it is fun. All in all, a good but not great game.
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Become the leader vying for control of a fracturedUnited States during a Second Civil War!Product InformationSet atop the smoldering ruins of a fictional United States torn apart by civilwar Shattered Union is an action-packed turn-based strategy game. Thecountry is at war with itself and players can choose to lead one of sevenbellicose factions: Greater California The New Republic of Texas theHeartland. Dixieland the Yankee Union or the exploitive European ExpeditionaryForce.The game's combination of familiar American battlegrounds and fictionalnation-states encourages players to re-imagine history and claim it all undertheir lone flag. Although orders are given in a turn-based fashion they areexecuted simultaneously. Detailed unit animations and fully destructiblelandscapes bring action and chaos to the strategic gameplay. Gamers can playthrough the single player campaign to reunite the country by force or online inone-on-one matches.Your choices in battle affect you politically - lead wisely. Capture tankfactories in Ohio lay siege to Chicago or drop a nuke on LA.Product FeaturesModern 3D tactical war game viewed from a "bird's-eye" overhead camera.Non-linear mission progression with changes based on player-made decisions.Real-time resolution of turned-based moves. Take your time while you decide your move but once you have selected your action see the results all play out in full animation models exploding vehicles and burning cities and forests!Fully destructible terrain/environment. As the battle proceeds everything from explosions and destroyed buildings permanently mark the terrain. Moving tanks will leave tread marks that stay for the duration of the mission. At the end very little will look the same.Fight your way across the United States! Had enough of the windy c
