North & South Overview
North and South is a strategy and action hybrid based on a comic series, offering a humorous take on the American Civil War. Players choose a side and compete to dominate a map of the United States through turn-based army movements and resource control.
Control shifts to real-time action sequences when opposing armies clash or during specific missions like capturing forts or trains. These segments require direct control of units or a single soldier, introducing arcade-style challenges that test reflexes. Success in these battles determines control of territories and resources.
The campaign incorporates unpredictable elements such as weather and random events that can influence the strategic layer. A two-player mode allows direct competition, where both the turn-based planning and the action-oriented confrontations are contested. Different versions of the game exist, with home computer releases typically featuring more detailed presentation than later console ports, which often adapted mechanics for their hardware.
