No other Civil War game comes close, and it gives most real time strategy games a run for their money. The soldiers become much more distinct as you zoom in on them, as do the rolling hills, farmhouses and wheat fields. The sound effects provide an excellent backdrop for the battle without becoming intrusive. The boom of artillery, the crack of rifle shots, and the rumble of horses' hooves helps place where you are and what is happening on the battlefield. You respond to them without thinking.
Music only plays at the completion of each scenario.
Realism All this game needs is the fog of gunpowder smoke over the battlefield to make the realism complete. Line of sight is always in effect, which means the enemy appears suddenly from the wheat field in front of your men. Your men think and act independently from you. They will retreat if they feel the need, as well as stand and hold ground until receiving further orders. Documentation Gettysburg comes with two very solid manuals, which make up in detail what they lack in fanfare.