Imperial Glory review:4 stars (Fun easy game.) - 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.1 stars (Good looking package ... nothing inside) - As other people have commented here, this game aspires to be the "Total War" equivalent for the Napoleonic Wars. Unfortunately, all the game has is pretty visuals and no substance:

1. Unlike "Total War" -- morale is not a factor -- units of soldiers fight to the last man, every time -- playing it was like watching a bunch of robots in period costumes fighting each other.

2. Unlike "Total War" -- the strategic game is completely uninvolving.

3. Artillery in the game is dramatically underpowered. As others here have noted, there is no "canister shot" for breaking up cavalry charges. And the AI behind the artillery is so stupid that your batteries will cheerfully fire at targets beyond their range with no effect whatsoever.

Maybe "Imperial Glory II" will fix these problems. But in the meantime, I'm out the 50 or so dollars I paid for this pallid imitation of the "Total War" series.

Oh well, at least I didn't buy the Strategy Guide.4 stars (My review) - This game was a bit hard to understand the game play even after going through the tutorial. But the basic understanding of the game can be grasped pretty quickly. A basic understanding of the units abilities and tactics of the time period are a big plus with this game. It does take alot of time to build up any sort of military that can conquer any other country. I don't like the fact that you are limited on countries you can trade with and declare war against, but this is only at first. The user friendly of this game makes it a good choice for anyone that may have some experience in the real time strategy games such as Civilization, or Rome total war. Overall this is an enjoyable game and even more so with some knowledge of the time period in which it is set.
Imperial Glory Features:
Computer Games
Action
Military (Tactics)
Strategy (Strategic)
Historical (historic) Recreation (Recreations)
Military (Wargames

Imperial Glory is the CD-ROM version. The full version can be purchased by clicking on the "CLICK HERE TO ORDER" button below for around 39.99USD.