Napoleon: Total War

It works smoothly, plays logically, has realistic and well-researched historical content. Battle landscapes are varied and the combat effects are very good. Interest, and the ongoing challenges tend to keep me up late at night !

Oh wow indeed. The Napoleonic Wars are an anachronism to most computer gamers, but to true war and old-school wargame buffs, they're deeply inriguing. And here in this game you get to play out your generalship of troops of the era not just the fields of Europe and the chilly forests of Russia, but in the jungle and desert of Africa as well. The guys who put this together did their research. This is deeply accurate. My troops still run away more than I'd like, but I'm getting the hang of it. Truly beautiful for the part time gamer and the deeply intense old-school strategist.

When I first played empire total war I was dazzled. Now Napoleon;s out and I happily purchased it.
The gameplay is very similar to empire but greatly improved, eg. the terrain is more tactical, the troops are more realisticly behaved (some troops desert, get sick, etc) and basically much more strategy is involved (flanking, hills, rivers, etc).
The graphics are much more beautiful and a very decent computer is required to play this without some lag.
The campaign is splendid and makes you feel more involved. Although I havent tried multiplayer I'm sure it will be awsome. The naval battles are also much better, it is easier to control and wind, sails, tide, timing will affect it much greater.
Overall it is a great game (very addictive), very similar to empire but greatly improved and polished. The downsides are the learning curve is high, the AI is quite passive and it requires steam. I would suggest this to rts fans, history lovers and anyone who has spare time to learn and play this game.
9.4/10

When I first played Empire Total War I thought how good it would be to have a Napoleonic version of this game.
All I have to do is wait until Febuary 2010 =(

CANT WAIT!!!