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.
| 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 |
Scenario disks edit
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
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
Reception edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Armchair wars:From American Revolution to tecchno thrills". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 12, 1990. p. 76. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Coleman, Terry Lee (March 1994). "What If Napoleon Was Himself At Ligny?". Computer Gaming World. pp. 168–172.
- ^ "Intelligence From The Front". Computer Gaming World. May 1994. p. 138.
- ^ Coleman, Terry (May 1996). "Le Grande Struggle". Computer Gaming World. No. 142. p. 207, 209, 211.
- ^ Selover, Jay (March 1989), "Battles of Napoleon", Computer Gaming World, no. 57, pp. 24–25
- ^ "Game of the Year Awards", Computer Gaming World, p. 42, October 1989
- ^ Brooks, M. Evan (October 1990). "Computer Strategy and Wargames: Pre-20th Century". Computer Gaming World. p. 11. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ Brooks, M. Evan (June 1993). "An Annotated Listing of Pre-20th Century Wargames". Computer Gaming World. p. 136. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Staff (November 1996). "150 Best (and 50 Worst) Games of All Time". Computer Gaming World. No. 148. pp. 63–65, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 98.
- ^ Coleman, Terry (November 1996). "Command Decisions". Computer Gaming World. No. 148. pp. 277, 280.
- ^ "Jeux & stratégie 56". March 1989.