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American Conquest

American Conquest: In the year 1492, travel to America as Christopher Columbus and ignite the fire that will fan 300 years of heated battles for land, riches, and freedom. In eight historical campaigns…

90 5 February 2003 from $1.25

American Conquest is a real time strategy (rts) developed by GSC Game World, released 5 February 2003 on PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $1.25 at GamersGate.

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What American Conquest is

American Conquest is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by GSC Game World and released in 2003. It was published by cdv Software Entertainment. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

American Conquest is a real-time strategy video game developed by GSC Game World and published by CDV Software Entertainment. It is set between the 15th and the early 19th centuries in the American continents. There is also an expansion pack produced for American Conquest, called American Conquest: Fight Back and a gold edition, which has both the original and expansion pack bundled together. The latest installment in the series is American Conquest: Divided Nation. All three titles are available together as the American Conquest Chronicles.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

American Conquest holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 93% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 21 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.4 GHz CPU, 512 MB of RAM and Video Card with 64MB dedicated memory and DirectX 9 Compatible. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 4GB.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $1.25 at GamersGate, 75% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

American Conquest launched on 5 February 2003, within three weeks of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, NASCAR Racing 2003 Season and Unreal 2: The Awakening. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, NASCAR Racing 2003 Season, Unreal 2: The Awakening.

Cheats and codes

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American Conquest — frequently asked questions

When did American Conquest come out?
American Conquest was released on 5 February 2003 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does American Conquest cost?
The cheapest current price for American Conquest is $1.25 at GamersGate, which is 75% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for American Conquest?
At minimum, American Conquest needs 1.4 GHz CPU, 512 MB of RAM, Video Card with 64MB dedicated memory and DirectX 9 Compatible graphics, 3.5GB of storage.
How many GB is American Conquest?
The PC version needs about 3.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("3.5GB"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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