Ultimate General™: Gettysburg 1.14

A review of Ultimate General: Gettysburg

Ultimate General: Gettysburg is a tactical wargame that allows players to take on the role of a Union or Confederate General during the famous Battle of Gettysburg. The game features a unique hand-drawn map, complex morale mechanics, innovative controls, and intelligent AI.

This critically acclaimed indie game boasts one of the highest user ratings for strategy games on both Steam and Metacritic.

Key Features:

• Campaign: The campaign consists of 10 historically accurate missions, ranging from the initial engagements to the well-known "Pickett's Charge." Each mission offers different levels of complexity, providing hours of gameplay.
• Unique Controls & Unit Self-Awareness: In this real-time game, players have the ability to pause and plan their strategies at any time. Giving orders to units is as simple as dragging movement arrows on the tactical map. Units possess a degree of autonomy, allowing them to re-align, switch targets, withdraw, and form battle lines without requiring constant micromanagement.
• Smart AI: The AI commanders dynamically react to players' actions and strive to gain tactical superiority in real time. They can fight aggressively or defensively, replicating the actions of competent human players. Higher difficulty levels provide a significant challenge.
• Detailed Map of Gettysburg: The game utilizes satellite images and historical maps to recreate important locations, houses, ridges, and hills with utmost accuracy. This attention to detail allows players to understand the historical layout of the battlefield and utilize each location's advantages in battle, such as cover, concealment, and terrain.
• Advanced Line of Sight: The game realistically incorporates elevation and obstructions that affect unit visibility. Units can utilize concealment and cover to survive artillery barrages and set up ambushes; however, players must be cautious as the AI opponents attempt to do the same.
• Tactics Matter: Ultimate General: Gettysburg emphasizes the importance of tactical decision-making. Army units are not mindless machines but require strategic planning to conserve strength and courage for decisive actions. Morale is influenced by various factors including flank or rear attacks, casualties, volley shocks, artillery fire, and fatigue.
• Historically Accurate Forces and Leaders: The game features the full order of battle for both the Union Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Players can command famous brigades such as the Iron Brigade, Louisiana Tigers, 1st Vermont, Bucktail Brigade, Gibraltar Brigade, Excelsior Brigade, and many more.
• Differences with the PC Version: Ultimate General: Gettysburg has been redesigned specifically for tablets to ensure optimal usability and playability. The campaign flow and user interface have been streamlined while maintaining the depth and challenge of the original PC version.

Ultimate General: Gettysburg is retina display ready.