It’s also the most realistic in terms of strategy, with Napoleon’s famous quote about armies and stomachs born out by the logistical depth required to keep your vast forces moving forward, with all the costs, supply lines, and defenses this entails. With more than 300 new unit types featuring a maximum of 64 different models per regiment, this is clearly the most realistic-looking game in the series, particularly with all the smoke and thunder of artillery and cavalry.
Once you get down to the action, Napoleon: TW is as majestic and absorbing as ever. It offers a larger world map to play with by letting you choose from one of four allied powers. However, the final Grand Coalition campaign showcases the improved Diplomatic and Espionage options and. Fans of the series may find this limiting, and it’s disappointing to find that the enemy AI is as forgiving as ever. Single players get several campaigns that have you playing through the main Russian or European phases in a far more linear fashion than previous games. Like its predecessor, Empires, this epic retelling of Napoleonic warfare is vast in scale and deep in realism. Luckily, there’s no sign of that trust being misplaced with Napoleon, the latest installment in the Total War series. With the PC in seemingly terminal decline as a game format, RTSs are just about the last of its native genres, and Creative Assembly is one of its most important developers.
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