▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁According ▁to ▁PC ▁Data , ▁Civil ▁War ▁General ▁was ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁ 2 5 th - best - s elling ▁computer ▁game ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁with ▁ 2 2 5 , 2 1 5 ▁units ▁sold ▁and ▁$ 2 . 3 7 ▁million ▁reven ues ▁earned ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁game ' s ▁Ult imate ▁Civil ▁War ▁Collection ▁bundle ▁with ▁its ▁sequ el , ▁Grant , ▁Lee , ▁Sh erman : ▁Civil ▁War ▁Gener als ▁ 2 , ▁rose ▁from ▁ 5 8 th ▁place ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁sevent h ▁in ▁July ▁on ▁Sof Tr ends ' ▁reference ▁software ▁chart . ▁ ▁By ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Civil ▁War ▁General ▁and ▁its ▁sequ el ▁together ▁had ▁sold ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁glob ally . ▁Civil ▁War ▁General ▁claimed ▁# 2 ▁on ▁N PD ' s ▁reference ▁software ▁rank ings ▁that ▁month , ▁and ▁third ▁place ▁in ▁February . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁PC ▁G amer ▁US ▁summar ized ▁the ▁series ▁as ▁" very ▁successful ". ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reviews ▁ ▁Civil ▁War ▁General ▁was ▁a ▁final ist ▁for ▁Computer ▁G aming ▁World s ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁" W arg ame ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁award , ▁which ▁ultimately ▁went ▁to ▁Battle ground ▁ 4 : ▁Sh il oh . ▁Similarly , ▁the ▁Software ▁Publish ers ▁Association ▁nominated ▁it ▁as ▁ 1