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You’ll also need to concentrate on trade and diplomacy in order to gather wealth and build alliances.

Success in Napoleon: Total War isn’t just about having the biggest army. You can play online, although you’ll need to download the separate GameRanger software in order to find other players online.įrench infantry march into town across an exposed bridge. These packs add a number of additional battles to the game, as well as a full-scale campaign set on the Iberian Peninsula, involving the forces of Britain, France and Spain. This ‘Gold Edition’ also includes the expansion packs that followed the release of the original PC version of Napoleon back in 2010. These battles were taking in Germany, Austria and Russia and, of course, the little town of Waterloo (which turns out to be in Belgium, rather than south London).Īs well as playing through these long campaigns, you can also dip straight into a number of individual battle scenarios, including Waterloo, Borodino in Russia, and the Battle Of The Nile in Eqypt. From there his ambitions grow and the game follows up with his campaign to conquer Egypt and then – as the newly crowned Emperor of France – on the Napoleonic Wars that raged across Europe.

The action begins with his Italian Campaign – a defensive campaign that was intended to protect France from Austrian forces based in northern Italy.

The main single-player game focuses on the three great campaigns of Napoleon’s career, spanning the late 18th and early 19th centuries. But its focus on the empire-building exploits of Napoleon Bonaparte provides a good hook for a strategy game. Napoleon: Total War isn’t radically different from predecessors such as Empire: Total War. A French and a British infantryman use their rifles as melee weapons.