<s>
Battleground	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Waterloo	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
TalonSoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Battleground	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terry	O
Coleman	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
reported	O
in	O
August	O
1996	O
that	O
"	O
BG	O
:	O
Waterloo	O
had	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Empire	O
(	O
the	O
distributor	O
for	O
Talonsoft	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
highest	O
'	O
buy-in	O
'	O
at	O
retail	O
chains	O
of	O
any	O
historical	O
wargame	B-Application
they	O
've	O
released	O
this	O
year.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
said	O
Battleground	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Waterloo	I-Application
"	O
is	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
PC	O
war	O
games	O
get	O
,	O
featuring	O
everything	O
players	O
could	O
want	O
in	O
a	O
turn-based	O
bloodbath	O
:	O
historical	O
accuracy	O
,	O
pleasing	O
graphics	O
,	O
an	O
easy-to-use	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
strategic	O
subtleties.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
Battleground	B-Application
games	O
of	O
1996	O
—	O
Bulge-Ardennes	O
,	O
Shiloh	B-Application
,	O
Antietam	O
and	O
Waterloo	O
—	O
collectively	O
won	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Pluss	O
wargame	B-Application
of	O
the	O
year	O
award	O
for	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waterloo	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1996	O
"	O
Wargame	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Battleground	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shiloh	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waterloo	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Entertainments	O
1996	O
"	O
Best	O
War	O
Game	O
"	O
prize	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Tigers	B-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
Prowl	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
wargame	B-Application
columnist	O
Terry	O
Coleman	O
named	O
it	O
his	O
pick	O
for	O
the	O
10th-best	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
released	O
by	O
late	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
