This will be off the shelves in a matter of months...
First of all, Imperial Glory brings a tremendous lack of the understanding on Napoleon. There are only FIVE historic battles that the player can take in his whole career and yet even the major ones are left out such as Borodino, Battle of the Nations, Trafalgar, etc.
Second, in the campaign map, the player can only have Three military leaders in one territory making the maximum units on a battlefield to 18 where as the "custom" battle scenrios are 20 and even so, the last military leader (Marshal) who can lead 6 units, can only be acquired at the last stages of the game. The diplomatic and military moves of the AI are competely ridiculous. I have experienced Britain declaring war on Egypt!
Third, there are only 5 nations to play, respectively. But that is not enough. I find it quite embarrasing for Pyro Studios to not include the Ottoman Empire, Spain, Rhine and Sweden as not playable factions.
Fourth, there is no complexity on the battlefield management. It takes about 5 seconds for the Muskets to reload (not historically accurate) and the cannons of the enemy, cannot be taken and used. The naval battles are much to hard to control and the AI is stupid, making repeated manoveurs on the field. There is simply no strategy in Imperial Glory.
The only thing I admire this game is because of the use of Foreign languages. The Russians speak in Russian, the Austrians in German, the French in French, etc. I think future games should use this method of making the game more realistic. BUT...I dont think anyone will buy Imperial Glory anymore. IN some months, Empire Total War is coming out by the successful company which made Medieval and Rome Total War...Total War. Empire Total War will be set in the Napoleonic era and will be without question the best strategy game ever!