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Dont spend $45 on this game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: July 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Ill start of by saying that this game is enjoyable and is not as bad as some of the reviews make it out to be. However, if you spend $45-$50 on this game you will be disapointed as I am. Ill address the negative first:

First, I had to install a new video card just to play the game. My old video card is not that old, however it didnt have the shading and 3d capability needed for this game. When I tried to return the game Best Buy wouldnt take it back due to Copy right laws (total crap). Now thats not Eidos's fault, but it did build up my anticipation for this game since now I had to play it.

Second, I actually enjoy the strategy but it does take a while to build your resources. I think some of the other reviewers are very impatient and build the wrong thigs first, however, it is timely.

Third, the most undeniable are the battle sequences. I have had 4-5 real battles and won all but 1. As long as you outnumber the opponet you almost always win. The graphics are great, but its almost like I should have let the computer fight the battle for me.

Like I said, I actually enjoy the strategy even though it takes a while. However, I think I would have done better with a different game like Total War or even going back to my older games like American Conquest. The graphics may not have been as good however I would have felt like I was actually playing the game.

Fun easy game.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: July 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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.

Tries to be everything, fails to be much at all

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: May 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Imperial Glory suffers from one major flaw: It tries to be 3 games at once. First, let's look at the most hyped aspect of the game; the real-time battle engine. It is much like those found in the Total War series, but is not as effective. In Rome: Total War, the game really gave you a feeling that there were thousands of individual men fighting the battle, but the engine in Imperial Glory makes it feel like you're pushing around a very sluggish single unit. Also, there is no real reason to build any infantry units during the game. In my experience, if you rushed a couple of units of militia (the "weakest" units in the game), you could trample any army. I was frequently defeated, even when I outnumbered the enemy by two or three, and most of their units were milita.

The second game Imperial Glory tries to be is a world simulator like Civilization 3. It also fails on this base greatly. No matter how mighty and far-reaching your empire is, you are still scraping by with the tiny numbers of resources at your disposal. The diplomatic model functions, but there is very little personality to it. Resource trading is awful, as countries will more than likely never accept your generous offers of raw materials for gold, but on their turn offer you the same. If you reject this country's offer, your overall standing with the country goes down, sometimes even forcing you into war. The game also features a fairly robust tech tree, and it is probably the best aspect of the game. The game also features "quests". These quests are more or less like the Wonders you construct in games like Civ 3 or Rise of Nations, and they give you similar results. The only problem with them is that by completing them, you burn off a great majority of the few resources you have.

The third game Imperial Glory attempts at is a naval warfare simulator. It plays out much, much slower than the combat found in the wonderful Sid Meier's Pirates!, and it is simply not fun. It has some good features, but the combat is far too slow to enjoy them. Also, the enemy seems to have an advantage on the seas. For some reason, I had two ships in pursuit of an enemy ship, and in one salvo, both ships were blown apart by enemy fire. This is neither fair or realistic.

Finally, we come to the worst part of Imperial Glory. This game is touted as a simulation of the national and political turmoil of the early 19th century, with epic wars being fought on all fronts, but it has one major flaw.....

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO FIGHT A SINGLE BATTLE TO WIN THE GAME.

The game has a concept called "peaceful annexation". This means that if you throw enough money to a country, they will quickly and quietly become part of your empire. I played the game for a little over 10 game years (each turn is a month, so 120 turns), and I never, ever had a battle. Ever. I never even had the slightest threat of battle until I kept making countries mad by proposing resource deals. That's right, the game can go on without a single battle on your side and you can still win the game. This makes the game very dull and it forces the game to neglect it's much-touted 3d battle engine.
In conclusion, if you played the demo of the game, please understand that actual fighting is about 10% of the game, and most of the game is spent looking at a board, waiting to get enough resources to build a small army that will soon be destroyed by men who do not even use guns

Hard to get bored

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 13
Date: August 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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

Great Game!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: July 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is a lot of fun! I played hours of it when I first got it! Some of the other reviewers said that it takes hours building up your resources to get a battle. It doesn't! I got a good battle in half-hours time. When your in the campaign and you put the duffulculty level to easy, resources won't be different from duffulcult but the AI agression won't be as bad. Also, some reviewers said that you never know if your artillery is out of range but it does show you! If you pointer is blue and shows a cannonball, then your artillery is in range! If your pointer is red and there's an X over the cannonball then your out of range. Also, if you tell your artillery to fire where your infantry or cavalry is, you might end up firing at your own men! One time as I was looking at one side of the battle, my artillery was firing at one of my infantry battalions and the enemy wasn't even near that area! But I think it makes it more realistic even though I lost about half of that battalion that one time! Another thing is that when making deals with the other countries at the bottom of the screen, it tells you if your offer might be accepted or not. This review was to show you some of the things that the other reviewers made mistakes about.

Overrated and drawn out

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: May 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Imperial Glory suffers from several things. First off, the strategy map is very simplistic and lacks the complexity of Rome: Total War's--even the diplomacy is plain with relatively few options. When it comes to the battles, they take place on pre-set landscapes that never change once one moves into a province and the lack of a pause option gives one the feeling that the battles quickly fall out of one's grasp. Add to that the fact that you only have a few troop types that are pretty much the same across countries, and you've got a game that quickly becomes a bore....

Napoleon: Total War

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: June 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

First the bad news: I too had problems at the beginning - slow loading times, buggy interface, curious animation, bad scrolling, freezes, crashes, etc. The very good news: I lowered the option settings, and particularly, changed the Animation Interpolation. I also updated my NVIDIA drivers, and as a result, it is as if I have a brand new game! The difference is phenomenal - the scrolling is better and easier, the animations are alive, the loading times are practically diminished. Both the campaign game and the battle modes are fun and engaging. The troops now move normally and fluidly, instead of 'gliding' strangely across the terrain. I can play this game for hours now. Those of you who bought this game and had problems, please give it another try, it is a very nice game, although not as perfect as Rome:Total War, it is a similar experience, and an enjoyable one. I am glad I was stubborn and patient with this, considering Cossacks II was a great dissapointment for me. For Napoleonic, this game is much better. Change the 'Interpolation', and try changing the settings (it won't affect the great look of the game), and upgrade any cards and drivers you have to - it is worth it. Vive l'empereur!

Great game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: June 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I think people came in thinking of this game in the wrong way. They wanted it to be like Rome Total War, but its more like a Medieval Toal War. The straedgy masters RTW but the comabat is on smaller scale in Imperial Glory. If you enjoy stradegy games and enjoy the studying the Napleonic Time Period you will love this game. If you like pure action and massive blood baths; you wont like this game. Its a fantastic stradegy game and i like the battles. I think the musket vollys are dont very well and look realistic. I love this game and ive been playing it for a week pretty much non stop, its very addictive. So again if your a fan of a lot of action you probabaly wont like this game. If you like stragedy games that take a lot of thinking and a lot of time to beat, you'll like this game!

What a surprise

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: June 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Cooming from Shogun, Medieval and Rome I never expected a better game. Though the battles in Rome are somehow better, this litte game kicks serious butts.

What a beatifully crafted Game.........

I think this game is by far the BESt strategy game Ever produced, surpasing Rome which shocked me when it came out.

if you like strategy and War then this is a MUUUSSST!

I tried France and failed, the Prussia and Failed then I took on England because it was isolated and conquered the world.
England is by far the easiest, once you control the seas you are there 50% the rest if building armies and landing anywhere you want, blockading countries and getting rich from their payments.... Beautifull

These guys ARE GOOD!!.

Hope they dont stop here

bad things about the game
- The Options Menu Suck
- Cant map keyboard to commands, either you use what it has or you are dead.
- Naval battles suck though they are better than Rome which has none.
- Customer support SUCKS bad.

Wonderful Tactical Strategy.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: June 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Move over Rome Total War! Imperial Glory is a very good title. It really shines during the turn-based strategy game mode with a GORGEOUS map to play on, animated pieces, and deep strategy. It even has economic and diplomatic models that are very lifelike.

The tactical side of the game is good but flawed somewhat. Even so, I found it MUCH more enjoyable than Rome Total War. The battles are fast moving, exciting, and a real treat to watch.

The graphics and sound are superb.

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