Single-player tactical Napoleonic Wars game using a turn-based hexgrid system with a scale of about 150 yards per hex and about 15-20 minutes per turn, though we aren't told the actual scale. Units are battalion/regiment sized, with about 100 men per unit of strength for infantry/cavalry and one cannon per unit strength for artillery. You command leaders, skirmishers, line infantry, cavalry (dragoons can dismount), and artillery, engaging in ranged combat and/or melee, with different morale ratings to represent the difference between, e.g., the French Imperial Guard and the Spanish Militia, etc. Terrain includes slopes, rocks, woodland, streams, roads, bridges, buildings, control points, etc. The game system is pretty much the same as with HexWar's Civil War series of games, allowing you to control infantry formations (line, column, square, unformed). Since it's the Iberian Peninsular War (Portugal and Spain), the battles are small, with some battles broken up into multiple scenarios. You can play either France or the Allies, with a series of campaigns providing dozens of scenarios and dozens of hours of play with multiple save game options. Three AI difficulty levels, which vary how good the computer opponent is, not the unit strengths, plus an "historical" mode which is supposed to represent weapons efficacy more realistically. Still there are some play balance issues, for example the "Somosierra" scenario, which I find impossible to win playing as French no matter which settings I use. Since you are supposed to win each scenario in sequence, this means I can't complete the French campaign unless I use the "cheat" of unlocking all the scenarios, which I'd rather not do. But I play on an Apple PowerBook running macOS, so my historical military game options are strictly limited, and I'm thankful just to have this game available, even if it's not as good as other games for Windows computers.

Great Game! Difficult enough to be challenging , simple enough to be enjoyable. If you are interested in the Napoleonic Wars , are familiar with strategy and tactics , you will probably wish for Hexwar Games to cover this period as well as their excellent Civil War and Tank Battle series. The soundtracks are riveting , promoting just one more battle, but could be improved by more varied period pieces. Thank You for producing these games!

Simplistic and solid and enjoyable representation of Napoleonic warfare. A bit concerned about the ease with which infantry in unformed or skirmish formation form square when charged by cavalry but otherwise I have not found any problem with the game engine. Artillery merge would be good as in Gettysburg but not essential to playability. I love this game at the price....Look forward to Wellington's victory when it is released.

Overall, this is a fun Napoleonic wargaming experience. A must play for wargamers and history buffs. So fun I could hear Richard Sharpe and Patrick Harper telling me that I needed to do my best to beat Boney.

Covers the Peninsular War campaign of Wellington. Timewise, this happened around the same time as the Russian campaign of Napoleon. Gameplay is as most HexWars games. Decent array of scenarios. If you are comfortable with HexWars style, recommended.

I like the game. simple but have to use tactics to win. but it needs a patch. infantry form squares when attacked by other infantry. no, they should only form squares to repel cavalry. also, it crashes quite often and hesitates even on my powerful rig. needs fixing. but very cool Napoleonics.

Game crashed during turn 1 of enemy replay of first french campaign (invasion)

Easy to learn. At historical level you get much of the flavor of Napoleonic combat.

Excellent graphics and audio, progressively more difficult battle scenarios requiring you to change tactics and respond to changing situations. A definite must for any one who, like me, grew up on table top war games with hundreds of carefully painted minature Napleonic figures and dice!

Easy to learn to play and familiar to wargamers. Not particularly sophisticated but good entertainment