North & South on NES yɛ saa weirdly charming mix of board game strategy ne action bits kakraa bi —te sɛ asiane, nanso ɛwɔ keteke ne abankɛse. Wohyɛ aseɛ de asraafoɔ nketewa no kɔ U.S. asase mfonini a ɛyɛ mmerɛ yie so, bɔ mmɔden sɛ wobɛgye aman no denam abankɛseɛ a wobɛkyere so (sɛ wɔanya keteke kwan) anaasɛ wo ne w’asraafoɔ no reyɛ muscling kɛkɛ. Keteke akwan no yɛ ade titiriw —ɛma sika fi mu, na ɛdan asraafo pii, enti bere nyinaa wohwɛ aman a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔfa akyi no so.

Akodi fi ase bere a asraafo di asi, na anigye fã no ni: wubetumi ahuruw akɔ asɛmpatrɛw a ɛyɛ ntɛm, basabasayɛ mu (susuw tuo a wɔtow anaasɛ apɔnkɔsotefo sobo) anaasɛ woama agoru no ayɛ nea ɛyɛ ne de ankasa te sɛ dice roll. Metaa kɔ manual —sɛ mehwɛ me guys nketewa no storm a fort nsusuw da, sɛ mpo wɔn mu fã tu mmirika fa wɔn ankasa bayonets so a. Na yeah, North Carolina nya free reinforcements denam hyɛn so esiane biribi nti. No idea why, nanso mennwiinwii.

Ɛyɛ janky, wontumi nhyɛ da nkyerɛ, na ɔkwan bi so no ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ ma awiabere a ɛyɛ ɔkwasea a ɛyɛ asase mfonini mfonini. Kɛkɛ a, nhwɛ kwan sɛ deep realism —eyi ne ɔmanko no sɛ na cartoon generals a wɔwɔ sikasɛm nhyehyɛe na ɛhwɛ so a.