This game is hard, but great.
User Rating: 9.2 | Battleground 3: Waterloo PC
It states on the backside of the game box, Easy to play, difficult to master. And that is the one and only backside of any game box i have ever read to be true. So, very, very true. The game is about Waterloo, the last battle of France's great general and emperor Napoleon. You can play the battle from both sides. The french side and from the, well, em lets say allied side. The french are superior in cannons, and in men against the Army of Wellington, but when the Prussian army under the command of Blucher arrives, you can only hope to hold them at bay. You have several small scale scenarios, amongst the main battle itself. Many of them are What if?, but there are some historical too. Lets say you start the battle, actually the scenario that is the battle and is named la Grande Battaile de Waterloo. You basically see 2 different armies (the prussian army comes as reinforcements later on ) . Units on map are battalion size, and because several battalions are needed for one brigade, and several brigades are needed for one division, it may look like a mess to some people. You move units by clicking, and you fire on enemies, if they are in range too. But this is a very strategical game, and great planning is required to win the game. The french have to manage more than 150,000 enemies, during the course of the battle, while having only 100,000 soldiers. But their soldiers are somewhat superior to most of the prussian ones, and superior to the dutch and nassau troops. The graphics of the game are low-standard these days but, they still look good to me, but they certainly are the weak part of the game. The sound is, well, everytime you fire with your unit, or the enemy fires with theirs a movie appears and you can see actual soldiers firing. Thats as much effects you get in the game. On the other hand. This game has the best music, the music that fits in the best and simply perfect music. I have never, ever enjoyed music in a game so much. The value of the game is also great, since you can choose multiple paths to complete the battle, and have additional scenarios too. I dont know anything about the multiplayer though, since 4 years ago, when i got this game, i couldnt find a person to play it with (nor did i have internet for that matter so, my attempts were rather futile in all directions) and it certainly isnt any different today (when i have internet, and can search for players online) . Its a hard game, and certainly isnt a walkthrough. Expect to see the deaths of thousands. Its very rewarding in the end though, because you can say, i did what Napoleon couldnt do, or i beated him in record time. If you see this game, it should be so cheap that i strongly reccomend you buy it.
