Battleground: Collection 1

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• ASIN: B00002SFL7
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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Amazon.com Review

This first collection of Battleground games has a decidedly Napoleonic theme, and is a terrific way for fans of Talonsoft's acclaimed Civil War games to get better acquainted with this exciting time in military history.

You can begin at the end (for Napoleon, anyway) with Battleground 3: Waterloo, then progress to later games in the series: Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia--The Battle of Borodino, and Battleground 8: Prelude to Waterloo--The Battles of Ligny and Quatre Bras. Rounding out the package is Age of Sail, a real-time naval warfare simulation that lets players captain vessels in many conflicts, but mainly those that took place during the Napoleonic wars. This was the weakest game of the bunch, but it still delivered a great deal of fun.

We were more drawn in by the land combat games, which model Napoleonic battles with a great deal of realism despite their turn-based structure. The battles listed in the titles are included (some are broken into pieces for easier play), along with numerous hypothetical engagements that provide some interesting possible answers to the questions that students of these battles ask most often.

These titles have some of the best terrain and unit graphics ever to grace the war-game genre--it's almost like playing with miniatures. Cavalry charges and historical unit formations are modeled very well, making this a must-have compilation for fans of the period and war-game fanatics of all stripes. --T. Byrl Baker

Pros:

• Fun games model a fascinating time in military history
• Nice graphics for a war game

Cons:

• Age of Sail seems like an afterthought for the bundle
• Lack of printed manuals makes the games more difficult to learn than they should be

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Napoleon in Decline, June 13, 2000

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Darren Ingersoll (Grand Manan, New Brunswick Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Battleground: Collection 1 (CD-ROM)

This Battlepack by Talonsoft allows the the diehard wargamer a last chance to succeed where the mighty French Emperor failed on land and at sea. The Battleground series has never looked or worked better than in this chessmatch type turnplay. Napoleon in Russia offers you a chance to destroy the Russian Army of the Czar at Borodino. Having chased the Russians from the Elbe to this small town outside Smolensk, the Russian Army finally decides to stand and fight. In what was the largest battle of the Naploenic period to that point, whether the Russians or the French and allies you have tremendous forces at hand. As Napoleon will you commit the guard And finish the Russian Army ?. Napoleon chose not to do so, as they were his last reserve on the March to Moscow. You face no such dilemma. This is the only shortcoming, a lack of context as to how your success or failure affects an entire campaign. If you care about context try the next two, Prelude to Waterloo and Waterloo. Where your success or failure in Prelude to Waterloo can be used to setup Waterloo. No excuses here, you control the campaign from start to finish. Command and control allows you to better co-ordinate the destruction of the Prussians at Ligny, thereby removing them from the battle at Waterloo. Prelude offers a chance to win the campaign on the first day where the Emperor`s Army failed. We do not want to hear about your piles or the failure of your subordinates. The fate of the Emperor`s 100 Days is in your hands. All three offer vast battlefieds, a variety of units and will truly test your tactical abilities in the warfare of the period. Morale and organization are key. Cavalry charges can be deadly, but must be timed perfectly. Infantry, the queen of battle, can be used in a variety of formations. They are the key to victory. Combined arms tactics must be used or your forces will be destroyed piecemeal. The chance to plan the last great campaign of Napoleon is a must for the Napoleonic enthusiast or the Wellington who wants to show it was more than just a bad day for the Emperor. From Dry land we turn to the sea. Was it all " rum sodomy and the lash"? Play any one of a number of Nations. Are you a Nelson? or a Villeneuve? Refight the Battles of the Nile or Trafalgar or smaller fleet actions. Can you lead the French to that ever elusive naval victory? Ships of all classes are represented. Realism includes prevailing winds, crew experience, ship quality battle formations, you can almost smell the salt air. Is this too glowing of a review? These games really highlight the turn-style gameplay of the Battleground series better than any others. The system and the games work well together. The land battles are Leviathans, but can be played in smaller actions, although there is a unique feeling trying to recreate an entire battle or campaign and change history.