Honest Abe: Fists of the North

HONEST ABE: FISTS OF THE NORTH is a  journey through the Civil War, not just fighting with the Union army, but as sixteenth President Abraham Lincoln himself.  Inspired by Lincoln’s wrestling background, he attacks the Confederate Army with a giant projectile fist. You will travel through various real-war battles, ultimately fighting Robert E. Lee at each one. Journey across eastern America,  increase your skill, and bring unity back to the United States. Make your way through the battles and reach the final boss, who may be your toughest foe yet…

GUIDE: 

Use the WASD keys to move Lincoln around and click on enemies to shoot a fist at them. Avoid getting hit by Confederate soldiers and their leader, Robert E. Lee. Make it to the Appomattox Courthouse and finally end the war. 

GAME BY: 

‘Penny Productions’

 

Sydney Snyder  

Cate Coartney 

Rachel Crain 

Vincent Manninen

Thiago Pires

 

SOURCES USED: 

Both the primary and secondary sources below gave us an in-depth look at the information to create the most detailed (while still fictional) depiction of the Civil War. 

• Williams, Thomas Harry. Lincoln and the Radicals. Univ. of Wisconsin Press, 2005.
• McPherson, James M. Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution. Oxford University Press, 1990.
• Stampp, Kenneth M. The Causes of the Civil War: Revised Edition. Touchstone Books, 1992.
• Arnold, Isaac. The History of Abraham Lincoln. Clarke & Co., 1867.
• Abraham Lincoln: The US President Who Honed His Political Skills through Wrestling, olympics.com/en/news/abraham-lincoln-usa-president-wrestling-champion. 
• “American Civil War.” Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, inc., www.britannica.com/event/American-Civil-War. 
• “Battle of Antietam.” Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, inc., https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Antietam
• “First Battle of Bull Run.” Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, inc., https://www.britannica.com/event/First-Battle-of-Bull-Run-1861
• “Battle of Gettysburg.” Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, inc., https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Gettysburg
• “Lincoln’s Family.” Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, inc., https://www.britannica.com/biography/Abraham-Lincoln/Lincolns-family
• “Slavery and Racial Attitudes.” Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, inc., https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-E-Lee/Slavery-and-racial-attitudes