American Conquest: Anthology |  | From: CDV
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 8316
Format: CD
Platform: Windows XP
Genre: Military and Historical Strategy Games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: CDV-00052
UPC: 852898000521
EAN: 0852898000521
ASIN: B000P87BNQ
Release Date: May 7, 2007
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| Features:
| • | These games are based upon historical events in early American history, ranging from 1492 to 1865. | | • | Players can wage war with 16,000 units on the screen at once, managing resources and troops in their struggle for power. | | • | With over 17 nations, 19 campaigns, and a myriad of troops, weapons and buildings, there¿s something for all fans of strategy and history. |
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Product Description
The American Conquest Anthology puts you in charge of the destiny of an entire continent. Discover the epic struggles that defined the future North America, from 1492 to 1865. Players assume control of any warring faction, from European armies to Native American tribes. Compete against multiple groups to lay claim to North America! Includes the original American Conquest and two expansions, Fight Back and Divided Nation.
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Frustration in a box. August 31, 2009
Rick Pitts (Los Angeles, CA USA)
The problem with this game is that is has too many damn issues with different systems. Some people can't get it to work because integrated graphics controllers and chips do not run this game. Others have an operating system that the game is not compatible with. In my case neither was the issue.
I have a Windows XP Home Edition, Pentium(R) 4, 2.40GHz, 1024mb DDR2 RAM, and an ATI Radeon x1300 256Mb Graphics Card, which at least meets or exceeds the games specifications. Yet, the game still doesn't run right. I get great frame rates and everything installed just fine, but when I move my mouse around while in the game unit animations slow down and the entire game becomes a bit sluggish, from the musketeers reloading, units running, to the incoming resources. When my mouse is not in motion, the game runs great and all the units move fluidly, even during huge battles with a lot of units of the screen. The in-game cursor also flickers when it is being moved, yet the cursor stays smooth and controllable, unlike other games where when the frame rate drops the mouse becomes difficult to handle.
I couldn't understand what was wrong, so I contacted the CDV (the game company) Support Staff. They didn't help much at all; I could have their job and probably do it better. They basically told me that my issue is one they have NEVER seen before with any of the games in the series and threw out a few weak suggestions such as updating my DirectX version and Audio Drivers, or trying a regular wheel mouse instead of my Logitech Optical LX3. I know my mouse isn't the problem because it works just fine in every other game I own, and it's not a performance issue because I can play the Cossacks 2 demo (A game made by the same company) just fine with 0 slowdown even though the system requirements are significantly higher than that of American Conquest. Yet, I can't play the Cossacks 1 Demo(which uses the exact same engine as American Conquest Anthology) without having the same problem.
So I tried everything they suggested and more several times. Updated my Audio Drivers, updated my Video Card Drivers, upgraded my OS to Windows Service Pack 3,updated my DirectX to the latest version, updated my mouse driver, tried using a regular wheel mouse, tried changing the cursor scheme, toggled the Mouse Acceleration and Hardware Acceleration options, toggled my video card options, tried disabling mouse pointer shadows, tried toggling page size file options, ran a full de-fragmentation of my computer files, ran a full system cleanup, ran a full virus scan several times,began running the game in the lowest resolution, sent the Support Site my DxDiag files, plugged my mouse into a different USB port, and absolutely nothing worked.
As of today the CDV Support Site has told me they can't help me and that I should try taking my computer somewhere to get looked at as they believe it is an incompatibility issue. They were very slow in responding to me in the first place-only posting a 5 word response once per day- and now they can't even help me out with a mouse flickering/slowdown problem? Thanks for nothing.
I know my review may seem very biased since it gets a low rating because it didn't work properly on my computer, but I can only give my honest review of my experience with this game and I'm not about to give it a good rating for not working correctly on a system it should be perfectly compatible with. I would recommend getting this game if you believe it will WORK and are prepared for the extreme frustration of having the colors not render properly, or the installation being stuck at 99.9% for days, or having the game screen go blank when you click, or having the sound not work, or having error messages appear when you try to run the game, or having the save files become corrupted out of the blue, or having to rename the program files to get them to work, or not having the game be able to install at all, or ANY of the wide range of problems people have with this Venus Flytrap of a game, all after paying for it and waiting days for it to arrive.
I'm probably going to have to uninstall the game and throw it in a pile somewhere to collect dust. I have a thread in a American Conquest forum in my last desperate attempt to get help but it's looking hopeless. Maybe one day I'll be able to have enough money and buy a computer the game will work on, but until then this game was just another frustrating disappointment for me.
Would not install on Core 2 Duo August 20, 2009
tall-latte (Sammamish, WA USA)
Could not get this to install on either of my Core 2 Duo systems. Just locked up the system.
Does not work with Vista!!!! February 17, 2009
Libbo
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
First off this game does not work with Vista. It's just not designed to. The Divided Nation part won't install on Vista no matter what you do, and even if you do manage to get the rest of the game to work (I did- Use Compatiblity Mode), it will mess up your computer graphics wise since its from the days when 1080p was a thing for Sci-Fi fans.
With that said, this game can be a lot of fun to play, there are many key aspects of war that were left out of other games (AOE, etc) and are in this game. But there is a bit of a learning curve, so be prepared to lose a few times in the begining. You can learn a lot of history from this game, as every scenario starts out with an oral history lesson.
Overall, fun, challenging game if you can run it.
 Awesome September 25, 2008
R. MacNaughten (Scotland)
AC:Anthology is cool! If you're into Napoleonic-style warfare and teaching one of your least favorite European or North American contries a lesson then this game is for you.
 American Conquest Anthology review August 14, 2008
Daniel Ramos Espiritu
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This one is super! But it could still be improved on by including troop trenching capability, more agressive a.i. opponents, etc., walling capabilities, towers,etc.
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