▁other ▁games ▁in ▁its ▁genre ; ▁several ▁pra ised ▁it ▁for ▁combining ▁simplified ▁mechan ics ▁and ▁depth , ▁while ▁Computer ▁Games ▁Str ategy ▁Plus ▁found ▁it ▁over ly ▁shall ow . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Civil ▁War ▁General ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁sequ el , ▁Grant , ▁Lee , ▁Sh erman : ▁Civil ▁War ▁Gener als ▁ 2 . ▁A ▁third ▁game ▁was ▁planned , ▁but ▁was ▁cancel led ▁due ▁to ▁low ▁sales ▁pro jections . ▁ ▁Game play ▁ ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Lee : ▁Civil ▁War ▁General ▁is ▁a ▁computer ▁w arg ame ▁with ▁turn - based ▁game play , ▁which ▁unf olds ▁on ▁a ▁hex ▁map ▁playing ▁field . ▁Set ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁the ▁game ▁cast s ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁General ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Lee , ▁and ▁tasks ▁them ▁with ▁leading ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁Army ▁of ▁Northern ▁Virginia ▁to ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Union ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Pot om ac . ▁It ▁port ray s ▁eight ▁Civil ▁War ▁conflicts , ▁including ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁G ett ys burg , ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁W ilder ness ▁and ▁a ▁spec ulative ▁scenario ▁in ▁which ▁Lee ▁l ays ▁sie ge ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁Each ▁battle ▁la cks ▁a ▁firm ▁victory ▁condition . ▁Instead ▁of ▁winning ▁by ▁holding ▁victory ▁points ▁or ▁destroy ing ▁all ▁enemy ▁forces , ▁the ▁player ' s ▁goal ▁is ▁to ▁out perform ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁overall ▁and ▁to ▁lower ▁enemy ▁mor ale , ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁Confeder