<s>
Battleground	B-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
Prelude	I-Application
to	I-Application
Waterloo	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	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
eighth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Battleground	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battleground	B-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
Prelude	I-Application
to	I-Application
Waterloo	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
that	O
simulates	O
military	O
conflict	O
during	O
the	O
Napoleonic	O
Wars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battleground	B-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
Prelude	I-Application
to	I-Application
Waterloo	I-Application
is	O
the	O
eighth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Battleground	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
TalonSoft	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
as	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Battleground	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Waterloo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
1996	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
two	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Battleground	B-Application
series	O
,	O
alongside	O
Battleground	B-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bull	I-Application
Run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prelude	B-Application
to	I-Application
Waterloo	I-Application
shipped	O
to	O
retailers	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
TalonSoft	O
announced	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Battleground	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
McIntosh	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
gave	O
Prelude	B-Application
to	I-Application
Waterloo	I-Application
a	O
rave	O
review	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
without	O
a	O
doubt	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
TalonSoft	O
has	O
produced	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Battleground	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Prelude	B-Application
to	I-Application
Waterloo	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Battleground	B-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Battleground	B-Application
9	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chickamauga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
