<s>
Napoleon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
and	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Napoleon	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
23	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
26	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Napoleon	B-Device
Bonaparte	I-Device
,	O
or	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
major	O
rivals	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
turn-based	O
campaign	O
map	O
and	O
engage	O
in	O
the	O
subsequent	O
battles	O
in	O
real-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
special	O
United	O
States	O
storyline	O
,	O
Napoleon	B-Device
features	O
three	O
special	O
campaigns	O
that	O
follow	O
the	O
general	O
's	O
career	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Napoleon	B-Device
received	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
were	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
weak	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
high	O
system	O
requirements	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
limited	O
scope	O
–	O
while	O
others	O
considered	O
Napoleon	B-Device
overly	O
similar	O
to	O
Empire	O
,	O
its	O
immediate	O
predecessor	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
retail	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Empire	O
and	O
Napoleon	B-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
–	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Edition	O
compilation	O
pack	O
on	O
2	O
October	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
containing	O
the	O
Peninsular	O
Campaign	O
and	O
additional	O
unit	O
packs	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
on	O
28	O
January	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
French	O
actor	O
Stéphane	O
Cornicard	O
provided	O
voice-acting	O
for	O
Napoleon	B-Device
Bonaparte	I-Device
in	O
the	O
original	O
English	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
and	O
Spanish	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
all	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Total	O
War	O
series	O
,	O
Napoleon	B-Device
consists	O
of	O
two	O
gameplay	O
types	O
:	O
a	O
turn-based	O
geopolitical	O
campaign	O
–	O
which	O
requires	O
players	O
to	O
build	O
structures	O
in	O
a	O
faction	O
's	O
territories	O
to	O
produce	O
units	O
and	O
create	O
a	O
source	O
of	O
income	O
,	O
research	O
new	O
technologies	O
,	O
deal	O
with	O
other	O
in-game	O
factions	O
through	O
diplomacy	O
,	O
trade	O
and	O
war	O
,	O
send	O
agents	O
on	O
missions	O
,	O
create	O
and	O
command	O
armies	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
become	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
dominant	O
faction	O
–	O
and	O
real-time	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
battles	O
where	O
players	O
command	O
huge	O
armies	O
to	O
direct	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
any	O
battles	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Napoleon	B-Device
contains	O
four	O
campaigns	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
which	O
follow	O
Napoleon	B-Device
's	O
early	O
military	O
career	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
major	O
campaign	O
requires	O
players	O
to	O
obtain	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
territories	O
,	O
although	O
unlike	O
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
one	O
does	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
wait	O
till	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
to	O
be	O
declared	O
winner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
Napoleon	B-Device
's	O
most	O
famous	O
battles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
the	O
Pyramids	O
,	O
Austerlitz	O
,	O
Borodino	O
,	O
and	O
Waterloo	O
are	O
available	O
as	O
historical	O
scenarios	O
,	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
Assembly	O
also	O
implemented	O
a	O
feature	O
wherein	O
while	O
playing	O
a	O
campaign	O
,	O
several	O
notable	O
commanders	O
,	O
including	O
Napoleon	B-Device
himself	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
killed	O
on	O
the	O
battlefield	O
,	O
are	O
wounded	O
and	O
sent	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
faction	O
's	O
main	O
capital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turns	O
in	O
Napoleon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
represent	O
two	O
weeks	O
,	O
while	O
previous	O
titles	O
sported	O
turns	O
that	O
were	O
the	O
equivalent	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
six	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
system	O
had	O
been	O
modified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Napoleon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
contains	O
several	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
and	O
a	O
voice	O
command	O
utility	O
to	O
speak	O
to	O
other	O
players	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steam	B-Application
achievements	O
,	O
game	O
play	O
bonuses	O
and	O
voice	O
communications	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Napoleon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
on	O
19	O
August	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
featuring	O
a	O
playable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Ligny	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Napoleon	B-Device
was	O
initially	O
released	O
in	O
four	O
different	O
retail	O
versions	O
:	O
Standard	O
edition	O
,	O
Limited	O
edition	O
,	O
Imperial	O
edition	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Emperor	O
's	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
boxed	O
versions	O
include	O
the	O
"	O
Elite	O
Regiment	O
"	O
pack	O
,	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
five	O
extra	O
units	O
;	O
any	O
edition	O
bought	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
does	O
not	O
include	O
this	O
unit	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imperial	O
–	O
includes	O
all	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
the	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
special	O
premium	O
packaging	O
and	O
an	O
illustrated	O
wallchart	O
timeline	O
of	O
the	O
important	O
events	O
in	O
Napoleon	B-Device
's	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emperor	O
's	O
–	O
includes	O
all	O
contents	O
of	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Edition	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
edition	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
200mm	O
statuette	O
of	O
Napoleon	B-Device
and	O
a	O
field	O
journal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	O
and	O
Napoleon	B-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
–	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Edition	O
–	O
this	O
version	O
contains	O
the	O
full	O
versions	O
of	O
both	O
Empire	O
and	O
Napoleon	B-Device
,	O
including	O
most	O
of	O
their	O
available	O
downloadable	O
content	O
(	O
excluding	O
"	O
Heroes	O
of	O
the	O
Napoleonic	O
Wars	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Imperial	O
Eagle	O
Pack	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
made	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
content	I-Application
delivery	I-Application
system	O
included	O
another	O
special	O
unit	O
:	O
the	O
Royal	O
Scots	O
Greys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
downloadable	O
content	O
for	O
Napoleon	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Guard	O
Pack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
26	O
March	O
2010	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
several	O
new	O
units	O
such	O
as	O
Napoleon	B-Device
's	O
Polish	O
Guard	O
Lancers	O
and	O
an	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Waterloo	O
scenario	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
British	O
as	O
the	O
playable	O
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
on	O
25	O
June	O
2010	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
advertised	O
for	O
Napoleon	B-Device
was	O
a	O
uniform	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
uniform	O
editor	O
would	O
be	O
delayed	O
;	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
advertised	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
box	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
advertised	O
as	O
a	O
feature	O
by	O
all	O
online	O
retailers	O
(	O
including	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
and	O
the	O
official	O
game	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
months	O
after	O
Napoleon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
release	O
,	O
mention	O
of	O
the	O
uniform	O
editor	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
features	O
on	O
its	O
official	O
website	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
still	O
being	O
advertised	O
on	O
most	O
online	O
retailers	O
selling	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Napoleon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
developers	O
alike	O
were	O
praised	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
graphical	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
improvements	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
campaign	O
features	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
despite	O
occasionally	O
poor	O
decision-making	O
"	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
will	O
still	O
hold	O
its	O
own	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
provides	O
players	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
challenge	O
that	O
suits	O
the	O
difficulty.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
criticisms	O
focused	O
upon	O
the	O
somewhat	O
linear	O
story-mode	O
campaigns	O
,	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
naval	O
engagements	O
and	O
the	O
stability	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Netcode	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Actiontrip	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
still	O
a	O
good	O
strategy	O
game	O
,	O
Napoleon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
seems	O
to	O
offer	O
less	O
freedom	O
to	O
players	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
how	O
they	O
can	O
resolve	O
various	O
battle	O
situations.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Chick	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
GameSpy	O
review	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
2.0	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
citing	O
"	O
Bad	O
AI	B-Application
"	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
"feel[ing]	O
like	O
a	O
re-skinned	O
Empire	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
felt	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
problem	O
Napoleon	B-Device
has	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
just	O
like	O
Empire	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
and	O
only	O
is	O
Empire	O
...	O
It	O
feels	O
like	O
an	O
expansion	O
at	O
best	O
,	O
yet	O
it	O
's	O
being	O
sold	O
like	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
