<s>
Waterloo	B-Application
is	O
a	O
battle	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
PSS	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
U.K.	O
by	O
Mirrorsoft	O
in	O
1989	B-Application
and	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
by	O
SSI	O
in	O
1990	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
either	O
Wellington	O
or	O
Napoleon	B-Device
at	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Waterloo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
innovative	O
in	O
being	O
played	O
from	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
commander	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
battlefield	O
rendered	O
in	O
simple	O
three-dimensional	O
perspective	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
overhead	O
view	O
traditionally	O
typical	O
of	O
battlefield	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
September	O
–	O
October	O
1989	B-Application
edition	O
of	O
Games	O
International	O
(	O
Issue	O
#9	O
)	O
,	O
Mike	O
Woodhouse	O
called	O
this	O
"	O
a	O
marvellous	O
simulation	O
of	O
a	O
battle	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
pivotal	O
point	O
in	O
history	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
am	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
programming.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
especially	O
to	O
students	O
of	O
military	O
history	O
,	O
but	O
warned	O
board	O
wargamers	O
more	O
used	O
to	O
conventional	O
wargames	B-Application
"	O
that	O
you	O
try	O
Waterloo	B-Application
before	O
splashing	O
out	O
on	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
July	O
–	O
August	O
1990	B-Application
edition	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
(	O
Issue	O
73	O
)	O
,	O
M	O
.	O
Evan	O
Brooks	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
studied	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Waterloo	B-Application
at	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Army	O
Command	O
and	O
General	O
Staff	O
College	O
,	O
admired	O
the	O
documentation	O
,	O
the	O
background	O
and	O
history	O
provided	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
method	O
of	O
issuing	O
orders	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
pointed	O
out	O
certain	O
ambiguities	O
in	O
attack	O
and	O
defense	O
orders	O
and	O
their	O
subsequent	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
by	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
average	O
rating	O
of	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Waterloo	B-Application
is	O
a	O
radical	O
departure	O
from	O
most	O
wargaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
issues	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
October	O
1990	B-Application
edition	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
((Issue 75 )	O
,	O
Brooks	O
summarized	O
his	O
previous	O
review	O
as	O
:	O
"	O
Much	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
wargame	B-Application
than	O
the	O
historic	O
staff	O
simulations	O
more	O
commonly	O
produced	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
fascinating	O
,	O
albeit	O
frustrating	O
,	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
