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| Imperial Glory | 
 enlarge | From: Eidos Interactive
Category: Video Games
List Price: $14.99
Buy New: $7.99
You Save: $7.00 (47%)
New (12) Used (7) from $7.97
Avg. Customer Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 4895
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Xp
ESRB: Teen
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: IMPERIALGLORYCD
Model: SIMPEPUS00
UPC: 788687100397
EAN: 0788687100397
ASIN: B0007LWMRG
Release Date: April 26, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: DVD / DVD CASE EDITION - $3.99 USA 3-7 business day shipping. 24/7 customer service. Shipping/tracking emails. Shipped direct - not drop shipped
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| Customer Reviews:
 Hard to get bored August 25, 2005
7 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is a great strategy game. If you ever wondered what empire-building during the Napoleonic era was like, this is the game for you. The game is thoroughly researched down to the level of the uniforms and weaponry, and the military units manouver in the precise manner described in military history books. For naval warfare buffs, it brings new realism to naval strategy games, allowing for the wind factor and the accuracy of the guns.
Be warned, however, this is a game for hard-core strategists, not for the shoot-em up crowd. If you consider yourself a cognoscenti of military strategy games with more than a passing taste for history, give this one a try, you won't regret it
 Napoleon , Blucher, Wellington....! sword, musket and cannon August 9, 2005
3 out of 10 found this review helpful
Imperial Glory covers the mid point in European imperialism, The game mainly plays out the Napoleonic Wars combined with the industrial revolution. All this lumped together in a campaign that well, is longgggg. Quick battles (land and naval)are great and stimulating. They include a pause, real time point and click order, with very slow to very fast speed of play and the naval side has a wind gauge. The campaign AI is designed to play out as if it were the 1791-1820's, (3 levels of difficulty)with each nations armies evenly matched to some degree. This is the best game covering the the age of Napoleon!....
I am still playing this game after 6 months of play. I place alot of priority on 3D graphics and they are good. You can move the camera all around units and buildings during battles.
Game Pros. Unit graphics, naval battles, easy command and control of units during battles,game pause and save adilities, beautiful terrian, straight forward technology tree and game play.
Game Cons. Limited number of unit types, and regions to control, weak AI compared to the MTW and RTW series, cannot mod game with microsoft.
If you are looking for a game to relive history then you may not like this game, but if you want to change history then the game will deliver.
Fun easy game. July 27, 2005
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This was a fun game to play. It was almost as fun as Medieval Total War. I removed 1 star for the combat interface. Combat on land is fine, it was similar to the total war series. The naval combat is where I removed the 1 star. The naval combat can be confusing if you have more than 3 ships, you send off a ship in a particular direction, andyou forget why you sent the ship in that direction ion the first place. It would be nice to issue orders while paused.
Not only that, the empires are not truly balanced. Playing campaign mode hardest level of difficulty, England is the easiest to play. If you can defend your coast with fleets, you will never be invaded. All the other countries, you need a sizable army to defend yourself or risk invasion in the beginning. Getting resources to build an army takes time.
 Good looking package ... nothing inside July 26, 2005
25 out of 29 found this review helpful
As other people have commented here, this game aspires to be the "Total War" equivalent for the Napoleonic Wars. Unfortunately, all the game has is pretty visuals and no substance:
1. Unlike "Total War" -- morale is not a factor -- units of soldiers fight to the last man, every time -- playing it was like watching a bunch of robots in period costumes fighting each other.
2. Unlike "Total War" -- the strategic game is completely uninvolving.
3. Artillery in the game is dramatically underpowered. As others here have noted, there is no "canister shot" for breaking up cavalry charges. And the AI behind the artillery is so stupid that your batteries will cheerfully fire at targets beyond their range with no effect whatsoever.
Maybe "Imperial Glory II" will fix these problems. But in the meantime, I'm out the 50 or so dollars I paid for this pallid imitation of the "Total War" series.
Oh well, at least I didn't buy the Strategy Guide.
My review July 10, 2005
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This game was a bit hard to understand the game play even after going through the tutorial. But the basic understanding of the game can be grasped pretty quickly. A basic understanding of the units abilities and tactics of the time period are a big plus with this game. It does take alot of time to build up any sort of military that can conquer any other country. I don't like the fact that you are limited on countries you can trade with and declare war against, but this is only at first. The user friendly of this game makes it a good choice for anyone that may have some experience in the real time strategy games such as Civilization, or Rome total war. Overall this is an enjoyable game and even more so with some knowledge of the time period in which it is set.
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