<s>
North	B-Application
&	I-Application
South	I-Application
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
in	O
1989	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
North	B-Application
&	I-Application
South	I-Application
is	O
an	O
offshoot	O
of	O
the	O
Belgian	O
comic	O
series	O
Les	O
Tuniques	O
Bleues	O
(	O
by	O
Raoul	O
Cauvin	O
and	O
Louis	O
Salverius/Willy	O
Lambillotte	O
,	O
from	O
Dupuis	O
)	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
American	O
Civil	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
North	B-Application
&	I-Application
South	I-Application
contains	O
humorous	O
elements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
parodies	O
of	O
national	O
anthems	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
accessible	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
selects	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
different	O
languages	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
(	O
English	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
Spanish	O
,	O
German	O
or	O
Italian	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Normally	O
,	O
battle	O
is	O
resolved	O
in	O
a	O
real	O
time	O
action	B-Application
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
screen	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
action	B-Application
elements	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
strategic	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
player	O
starts	O
on	O
opposite	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
controls	O
an	O
army	O
consisting	O
of	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
cavalry	O
and	O
artillery	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standard	O
army	O
consists	O
of	O
six	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
three	O
cavalry	O
and	O
one	O
cannon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
team	O
can	O
only	O
have	O
six	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
three	O
cavalry	O
and	O
three	O
cannons	O
on	O
the	O
battlefield	O
at	O
one	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
human	O
player	O
can	O
only	O
control	O
one	O
class	O
of	O
units	O
at	O
any	O
one	O
time	O
(	O
although	O
once	O
the	O
cavalry	O
starts	O
a	O
charge	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
left	O
moving	O
automatically	O
forward	O
in	O
a	O
straight	O
line	O
while	O
the	O
player	O
focuses	O
on	O
either	O
the	O
cannon	O
or	O
infantry	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
computer-controlled	O
opponent	O
can	O
move	O
all	O
three	O
classes	O
of	O
units	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
but	O
their	O
infantry	B-Protocol
and	O
cavalry	O
are	O
not	O
very	O
aggressive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
infantry	B-Protocol
can	O
move	O
in	O
any	O
direction	O
including	O
backwards	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
short-range	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cavalry	O
are	O
melee	O
units	O
that	O
are	O
much	O
faster	O
than	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
but	O
can	O
not	O
move	O
backwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Here	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
single	O
soldier	O
who	O
runs	O
towards	O
the	O
goal	O
(	O
before	O
the	O
clock	O
reaches	O
the	O
end	O
)	O
while	O
meeting	O
obstacles	O
such	O
as	O
enemy	O
soldiers	O
,	O
dynamite	O
crates	O
or	O
dogs	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
knives	O
or	O
punches	O
that	O
send	O
enemies	O
towards	O
the	O
sky	O
,	O
Asterix	B-Application
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
a	O
sombrero-clad	O
Mexican	O
living	O
to	O
the	O
southwest	O
might	O
suddenly	O
wake	O
up	O
from	O
his	O
siesta	B-Application
and	O
toss	O
a	O
bomb	O
into	O
Texas	O
,	O
result	O
being	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
gave	O
North	B-Application
&	I-Application
South	I-Application
one-plus	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
for	O
wargamers	O
and	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
for	O
arcade	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Wirtualna	O
Polska	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
tenth	O
best	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
27	O
October	O
2020	O
The	O
Bluecoats	O
:	O
North	B-Application
&	I-Application
South	I-Application
released	O
firstly	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
by	O
Microïds	O
.	O
</s>
