Software:Battles of Napoleon
| Battles of Napoleon | |
|---|---|
 Commodore 64 cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Chuck Kroegel David Landrey |
| Publisher(s) | Strategic Simulations[1] |
| Platform(s) | Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS |
| Release | 1988 |
| Genre(s) | Wargame |
Battles of Napoleon is a 1988 computer wargame by Chuck Kroegel and David Landrey published by Strategic Simulations. It was released for the Apple II, Commodore 64, and DOS.
Scenario disks
Designer David Landrey received permission from SSI to release expansion packs for Battles of Napoleon[2] and, in 1994, the game itself from his company, Novastar Games.[3]
Scenario disk #1
- Austerlitz
- Marengo
- Utitsa
- Redoubt
Scenario disk #2
- Albuera
- Medellin
- Bridge Battle
- Santon
- New Orleans
Scenario disk #3
- Camden
- Cowpens
- Kings Mountain
- Hobkirk
- Eutaw Springs
Scenario disk #4
- Wagram
- Smolensk
- Eylau
- Plancenoit
- Bladensburg
- The Hill
- Waterloo (variant)
- Leipzig (variant)
Scenario disk #5
- Leipzig (variant)
- Quatre Bras (variant)
- Vimiero
- Aspern-Essling
- Podubno
- Village
- Retreat
- Ligny
Scenario disk #6
- Pyramids
- Raab
- Craonne
- Corunna
- Borodino (variant)
- North
- Jena
- Wavre
Reception
Battles of Napoleon sold under 10,000 copies.[4] Computer Gaming World gave it a glowing review, calling it "the game that can keep you satisfied, even addicted, for many years to come."[5] The magazine in 1989 named it Wargame of the Year,[6] in 1990 gave the game five out of five stars,[7] in 1993 gave it three-plus stars, stating that "its play value and historical accuracy mandated its acquisition for anyone interested in the period".[8] and in 1994 stated that the game "far outshines any Napoleonic game released since", with "a veritable cult following".[2]
In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Battles of Napoleon the 91st-best computer game ever released.[9] The magazine's wargame columnist Terry Coleman named it his pick for the seventh-best computer wargame released by late 1996.[10]
Reviews
- Jeux & Stratégie #56[11]
References
- ↑ "Armchair wars:From American Revolution to tecchno thrills". July 12, 1990. p. 76. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89519928/the-philadelphia-inquirer/. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Coleman, Terry Lee (March 1994). "What If Napoleon Was Himself At Ligny?". Computer Gaming World: 168–172. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=116.
- ↑ "Intelligence From The Front". Computer Gaming World: 138. May 1994. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=118.
- ↑ Coleman, Terry (May 1996). "Le Grande Struggle". Computer Gaming World (142): 207, 209, 211. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1996&pub=2&id=142.
- ↑ Selover, Jay (March 1989), "Battles of Napoleon", Computer Gaming World (57): 24–25, http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1989&pub=2&id=57
- ↑ "Game of the Year Awards", Computer Gaming World: 42, October 1989, http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1989&pub=2&id=64
- ↑ Brooks, M. Evan (October 1990). "Computer Strategy and Wargames: Pre-20th Century". Computer Gaming World: 11. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1990&pub=2&id=75. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ↑ Brooks, M. Evan (June 1993). "An Annotated Listing of Pre-20th Century Wargames". Computer Gaming World: 136. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=107. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ Staff (November 1996). "150 Best (and 50 Worst) Games of All Time". Computer Gaming World (148): 63–65, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 98.
- ↑ Coleman, Terry (November 1996). "Command Decisions". Computer Gaming World (148): 277, 280.
- ↑ "Jeux & stratégie 56". March 1989. https://archive.org/details/jeux-et-strategie-56/page/72/mode/2up.
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