Battleground 9: Chickamauga

Battleground 9: Chickamauga is a 1999 computer wargame developed and published by TalonSoft. A simulation of conflict during the American Civil War, it is the ninth and final game in the Battleground series.

Battleground 9: Chickamauga
Developer(s)TalonSoft
Publisher(s)TalonSoft
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release1999
Genre(s)Computer wargame
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Battleground 9: Chickamauga is a computer wargame that simulates military conflict during the American Civil War. It focuses on the Battle of Chickamauga and the Battle of Stones River.[1]

Development

Battleground 9: Chickamauga was developed and published by TalonSoft, as the ninth entry in the company's Battleground series. Its predecessor Battleground 8: Prelude to Waterloo had been intended as the final game in the franchise,[2] but TalonSoft reported that Chickamauga was greenlit in response to fan demand.[2][3] It was announced in June 1998 for a fall 1998 release.[4] TalonSoft developed Chickamauga with an upgraded 32-bit version of the series' game engine.[1][5] It is the fifth Battleground title to cover the American Civil War.[1] The game reached gold status in December 1998.[6]

TalonSoft announced that only 5,000 copies of Chickamauga would be printed.[4][6] The company opted not to give the game a brick-and-mortar release, but rather to sell it directly via mail order. At the time, CNET Gamecenter's Mark Asher called this an "unusual move" that he hoped would succeed, as a way to allow "more niche titles [to be] developed".[6]

Reception

Battleground 9: Chickamauga was nominated for the 1998 Charles S. Roberts Award for "Best Pre-Twentieth Century Computer Wargame", which ultimately went to The Great Battles Collector's Edition.[8]

Tom Chick of Computer Games Strategy Plus offered Chickamauga a positive review, calling it "a solid send-off to one of the most polished and reliable hybrids of computer and board wargaming."[3] In a positive review, PC Games' Dan Morris opined that "TalonSoft can keep pumping these out forever—they'll get no complaints from wargamers."[2] Writing for CNET Gamecenter, Marc Dultz was similarly positive, citing its "incredible attention to detail and quality workmanship".[1]

References
  1. Dultz, Marc (February 25, 1999). "Battleground 9: Chickamauga". CNET Gamecenter. Archived from the original on May 2, 1999.
  2. Morris, Dan. "Battleground 9: Chickamauga". PC Games. Archived from the original on September 28, 2005.
  3. Chick, Tom (March 10, 1999). "Battleground 9: Chickamauga". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on April 28, 2005.
  4. Dultz, Marc (June 18, 1998). "TalonSoft Readies for Battle". CNET Gamecenter. Archived from the original on October 12, 1999.
  5. Staff (September 1998). "100+ Hot New Games; Computer Gaming World's Annual Nostradamus Simulation". Computer Gaming World (170): 153, 156.
  6. Asher, Mark (December 16, 1998). "Game Spin: It's Gone Gold!". CNET Gamecenter. Archived from the original on January 17, 2001.
  7. Cobb, Jim (July 1999). "Apocalypse and Civil War". Computer Gaming World (180): 162.
  8. "The Awards Story". Charles S. Roberts Awards. 1999. Archived from the original on May 8, 2009.
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