Battles of Napoleon

Short description: 1988 computer wargame

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

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.

## Contents

* 1 Scenario disks
* 2 Reception
* 3 Reviews
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Scenario disks

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

* Camden
* Cowpens
* Kings Mountain
* Hobkirk
* Eutaw Springs

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

* Pyramids
* Raab
* Craonne
* Corunna
* Borodino (variant)
* North
* Jena
* Wavre

## Reception

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

* Jeux & Stratégie #56[11]

## References

1. ↑ "Armchair wars:From American Revolution to tecchno thrills". July 12, 1990. p. 76. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89519928/the-philadelphia-inquirer/. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Coleman, Terry Lee (March 1994). "What If Napoleon Was Himself At Ligny?". Computer Gaming World: 168–172. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=116.
3. ↑ "Intelligence From The Front". Computer Gaming World: 138. May 1994. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=118.
4. ↑ Coleman, Terry (May 1996). "Le Grande Struggle". Computer Gaming World (142): 207, 209, 211. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1996&pub=2&id=142.
5. ↑ Selover, Jay (March 1989), "Battles of Napoleon", Computer Gaming World (57): 24–25, http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1989&pub=2&id=57
6. ↑ "Game of the Year Awards", Computer Gaming World: 42, October 1989, http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1989&pub=2&id=64
7. ↑ Brooks, M. Evan (October 1990). "Computer Strategy and Wargames: Pre-20th Century". Computer Gaming World: 11. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1990&pub=2&id=75. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
8. ↑ Brooks, M. Evan (June 1993). "An Annotated Listing of Pre-20th Century Wargames". Computer Gaming World: 136. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=107. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
9. ↑ Staff (November 1996). "150 Best (and 50 Worst) Games of All Time". Computer Gaming World (148): 63–65, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 98.
10. ↑ Coleman, Terry (November 1996). "Command Decisions". Computer Gaming World (148): 277, 280.
11. ↑ "Jeux & stratégie 56". March 1989. https://archive.org/details/jeux-et-strategie-56/page/72/mode/2up.

## External links

* Battles of Napoleon at MobyGames

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