Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Battle

by Strategy First

Product Features

• Windows 95/98/ME/2000

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005A9VX
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.8 x 1.5 inches
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: April 5, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,011 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Waterloo captures the excitement of the early 19th-century battle with all the color, pomp, and pageantry of the Napoleonic era. Take command ofNapoleon's troops or Wellington's army and change history in this epic gamebased on Sid Meier's Gettysburg engine. There are over 30 historical andspeculative scenarios depicting all phases of the battle. The game alsoallows you to design your own battles: pick your own forces and battleobjectives for unlimited play.

The multiplayer mode allows up to eight players over LAN, the Internet, or on GameSpy Arcade. There are over 60 historical uniforms, including French Light Infantry, the Old Guard, the King's German Legion, Polish Lancers, and the Scots Greys. The dozens of historical landmarks include the all-important Chateau Hougoumont, La Haye Sainte, and Plancenoit Church. The game also features an exhaustively researched historical account ofNapoleon's return to the throne in 1815, and his ultimate defeat at thebattle of Waterloo.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great game, April 11, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Battle (CD-ROM)

Waterloo, Napoleons Last Battle is a great game. It gives an accurate recreation of one of the most important events in the history of Europe. The Game is a work of art. Each armies individual units are displayed in the actual uniform they wore on the day of battle covering the field with a riot of color spiced by flags fluttering in the wind.

There is a lot involved in learning to play the game its play is so rich. The learning curve is aided by six scenarios and a jewel of a game manual. Once up to speed the game's true deep becomes apparent.

The AI is extremely good and will give you a real challenge. The addition of cavalry tactics so important in the napoleonic era to the SMG engine is a one of the really neat aspects of the game adding whole new dimensions to battlefield tactics.

A very enjoyable game and a chance to experience a fascinating era in history. Lets hope Breakaway develops more games from this era.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Give Waterloo A Chance, A Patch Has Changed It Around, June 24, 2001

By 

"mm14thvt" (Vermont, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Battle (CD-ROM)

First off, don't buy Waterloo if you are expecting Sid Meier's Gettysburg. The game has changed, from different time periods and warfare. Many have given up because Waterloo forces you to use advanced Warfare, never seen before in Gettysburg. It is a must for anyone who is up for a challenge, has an interest in the Napoleonic warfare or who is a RTS War gamer.

The reviews written previously have highlighted the negative problems from Waterloo when it was originally shipped. A patch has changed everything. The Cavalry has been re-tuned; the artwork has been revisited to give it the Gettysburg! look and feel, new features, such as Artillery hide in Infantry Square make this game so much better.

Other Gettysburg! Features have been added since the original release in the second patch, including the right click to move feature, absent from the original release.

New game play changes have made it possible to fight the AI and handle the larger scenarios. A very stable game, with relatively few bugs, Waterloo provides pure entertainment. Waterloo also provides a large amount of history. Thorough research has gone into the scenarios; unit artwork and game play, making it one of the most historically correct Napoleonic PC war games to date.

Also, the game allows for you to create your own battles, either in the new easy to use Battle generator, or through text editing, making scenarios for the game. The din of battle has been captured excellently, as you can hear your flank being assaulted while caring after troops at a different area. All commands for the French troops are in French, and the same goes for the Prussian units. Over 60 different types of unit artwork has been included, and they have all been researched beforehand. Along with the game, more materials come along, and even explain the exact amounts of the rate of fire, from different types of units, how stress can defeat your army (and the many different ways it is calculated)

Your units can make a wide variety of formations, including 4 deep lines, assault columns, squares; all of which have different firing limitations and bonuses, per situation. Cavalry, if used correctly can be a dangerous force, but if used incorrectly, can give your enemy an advantage.

The multiplayer features included in Waterloo give the game a long life, that allows for unlimited replay ability (from the battle creator, which allows you to randomize the locations & units) never limiting how long this game can be played.

I hope this has helped, and don’t be discouraged at first, it does have a learning curve. A few notes, as the current DEMO is at original reatail release, and is not a fair representation of what it now is under the second patch. Look around, and have an open mind. The new patch has given Waterloo a new life, and is well worth the purchase price.

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Challenging, July 19, 2001

By 

W. B. Smith (Auckland New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Battle (CD-ROM)

I have found this game far more exiting and challenging than the alternative turn based war games. I must admitt I did leap into the deep end without fully completing the tutorials and smaller scenarios but instead elected to take on the full blown battle.I soon found I had to constantly use the pause button to survey the battle field and then dish out orders. To not use the pause button frequently, is inviting a rout if enemy cavarly are lurking nearby and cavarly can be absolutely devasting in this game. Victory points are gained through obtaining field objectives,inflicting casualties, demoralising your enemy. Performance on the field is affected by factors such as cohesion, stress and battle formation of your units and enemy units. The graphics are good but not brilliant and sound effects are very good from the thundering cannon fire, clash of sabres, to the cries of charge and retreat. In this game you will learn to constantly survey the battlefield and change your battle formations and keep reviewing your strategy. The AI is certainly a handful and I have only attempted battle at the easy level so far. I have not yet downloaded the patches which apparently will increase the graphics quality and tone down the devasting cavarly attacks. This is a game that may take a bit of practice but it is worth it.