Quote Originally Posted by PanzerJager
I just looked over the posts about CWBR - one question?

Does it just cover one battle or many?

Thanks.
CWBR features one major battle (Bull Run/Manassas) and two minor ones (a new map, Morgan Hill, was introduced in the patch). The two smaller battles use fairly large maps so there's plenty of real estate to play on if you decide to fight a large engagement using the Open Play feature. The one cool thing about the large Bull Run map is that it also features the same ground fought over during the second battle of Bull Run/Manassas.

The 'Open Play' feature I mentioned allows for ahistorical battles with varying victory points, objectives and whatnot (you can also set many of the variables yourself). It greatly improves the game's replayability factor.

The good news is there will be a sequel to CWBR and it should be released sometime in 1st Quarter 2006. Madminutegames has stated their intent to proceed with the series in chronological order so I think it's a safe bet that the next installment will feature the battle of Shiloh. MMG also stated it will feature two minor battles as well. The developers are also in the hunt for a more powerful 3D engine for rendering purposes so I assume they're going to abandon the current one and try to up the detail levels and lessen the use of sprites.

Quote Originally Posted by Gregoshi
I may have to take a second and closer look at CWBR. I checked out the web site a few months ago and watched one of the trailers but wasn't too impressed. Though I am impressed that it was done by two guys in a garage - old school game programming!! Thanks for the info Spino & RH.
Yes, the graphics are a bit hard on the eyes but you quickly forget about that after awhile. For a first time offering CWBR is a phenomenal achievement. For $20 it's a far better deal than paying to see two bad movies and losing four hours of your life you'll never get back!