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Game entry

North & South

1989 · Strategy, Platformer, Simulation · DOS, NES, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amiga, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Amstrad CPC · Infogrames

North & South holds position no. 3,943 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,412 ELO points and 31% of duels won out of 87 played. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 17 out of 23 (1989).

World rank

no. 3,943

ELO score

1,412

Wins

31%

Duels played

87

About North & South

Your objective is ensure victory for your side by eliminating all the enemy armies. You will be controlling armies across all the combat zones of the Civil War. You may respect history or not, as you like. North and South does not try to reconstitute history and places playability over realism, it only tries to emulate the atmosphere and overall strategic conditions of the Civil War. Thus, as in reality, the player may choose to advance deep into the South or North, to attack in the center or to attempt a turning movement.

This game can be played against computer or between two human opponents. You can also choose between a full strategic mode without the arcade parts or use the arcade mode during the fights, which allows you to directly control your own units.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,412 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The standing

Where North & South ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where North & South stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 17 out of 23 (1989).

Where North & South ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,943 5,110
Strategy 278 342
1980s 111 154
1989 17 23

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