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Cossacks II, the sequel to the real-time strategy classic Cossacks, takes players into the thick of the Napoleonic wars. Finally, you can strike without compromise in spectacular battles with an incredible number of troops. Napoleon Bonaparte--probably the most ingenious strategist in Europe--serves up a feast of tactical treats for all tastes. Charge onto the battlefield for one of 10 great European nations; savour the entire palette of enhanced formation commands; rewrite European history in six overwhelming campaigns; experience your very own Waterloo or leave the battlefield in a procession of triumph.

Manufacturer's Description
Satisfy the hunger of hard-core real-time strategists with a delicious dish whose name alone promises a grandiose buffet of battles Cossacks II Napoleonic Wars

Finally you can strike without compromise in spectacular battles with an incredible number of troops. Napoleon Bonaparte probably the most ingenious strategist in Europe serves up a glut of tactical treats for all tastes.

Charge onto the battlefield for one of ten great European nations. Savor the entire palette of enhanced formation commands. Rewrite European history in six overwhelming campaigns. Experience your very own Waterloo or leave the battlefield in a procession of triumph

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   24 of 25 people found the following review helpful: Good, but could have been so much better, 22 April 2005 By  R O Hardy (Liverpool) - See all my reviews First, the good points good graphics and excellent, realistic battles inculding fatigue, morale etc. Unlike most games of its kind emphasis is placed on breaking enemy units rather than killing every last man. Tactical and strategic thinking win over who can produce the most troops in the shortest amount of time, and the battle for Europe mode is very good adding an element of diplomacy to your war-mongering. However the game feels somewhat unfinished and is crying out for an expansion.The selection of units is fairly limited and You can only play as a limited number of nations Britain, France, Austria, Prussia, Russia and Egypt, no Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Sweeden, Naples or any of the Indian kingdoms who took part inthe conflicts of the time. The game could also have included America for the 1814 war with Britain which would have at least given some reason to the shocking american accents that the troops speak with whether they be Egyptian or French. The campaign mode, (there is only the one single player campaign) while it is entertaining enough to play and teaches you the basics of the game, is some made up rebellion in Britain with an annoying plot filled with annoying characters talking about 'The Royal Army' an unforgivable inaccuracy for anyone who has any connection with the British army. The worst point of the game though is the Skirmish mode. again a very limited selection of maps and no random ones and no options for seeting up starting conditions (the original Cossacks let you set the number of computer players, let you set alliances, starting resources etc and a very handy peace mode allowing you to build up your forces before the fighting starts allowing for large battles rather than piecemeal skirmishes) This game has no features for altering start conditions, you get few resources and 10 peasants, thats it and only one computer opponent. This gives rise to unenjoyable games primarily won by 'rush' tactics These games are easily won if you play as Russsia or Egypt which can produce many cheap hand to hand units with little infrastructure but are near impossible if you play as say Prussia as the enemy usually has sent some units into your town before you've finished creating one. In all an enjoyable game to play that could have been truly excellent if the developers had added some exra features, however this would mean they would make less money when they decide to launch an expansion.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   13 of 15 people found the following review helpful: Napolean would not be impressed, 24 April 2005 By A Customer There are strategy "games", just a very few, that are so well-conceived, so realistic, so responsive that these days they are used in military academies to train mature students in military tactics and strategy...as well as giving old soldiers like me a great deal of mental satisfaction. Cossacks II, sadly, is not one such product. If you like to spend hours obsessed with pedantic detail for very little creative, emotive visual achievement then this may just be for you. If you don't mind your on-screen participants' audio featuring French (and other european)troops with brash American voices and tabloid script dialogue - then maybe you won't choose to click to mute settings. I feel sorry for the folk who had to spend so much time on this work. And I'm disappointed that I had to wait a year or so to discover, as far as I am concerned, that they were wasting their time on what could have been a potentially great strategy treatment. That's a pity. Oh, by the way, the location buildings and intermediate stills graphics are nicely done!  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   12 of 14 people found the following review helpful: Cossacks - bitter let down, 30 April 2005 By A Customer I have waited 21months for this product - I have been eagerly waiting its release. I assumed it would be an enhancement to Cossacks 1 and the "American Conquest" series, both of which I felt were more than excellent. It turns out to be a poor imitation with a "beat 'em up arcade style", similar to "Alexander". What happened to grand strategy, the unique attributes of units within nation states? They may be presented in different guises, but they're all the same. My expectations have been crushed and I will be passing my copy on to the first buyer that I can find.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 15 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews good effort Nothing is ever as good as the original, so keeping an open mind always helps. If you like the napoleonic period then its good and fairly accurate, but more research should of... Read more Published 7 months ago by Steve m "Poacher" so inacurate facts but u can kick french ass still This game is good in the way that u can kill the french which all i like bout it (good old wellington) most of the regiments in the battles dnt exicst (wheres the south essex)... Read more Published 8 months ago by peteman A slight let-down. At first I found this game cofusing because of the fact that you have to make organise your soldiers into companies and the use of guns against bayonets but srttling down I find... Read more Published 22 months ago by Kapernicus Useless and no support I have Rome:Total War (and the Barbarian update), Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth; Rise of Nations; Imperial Glory and Shogun, all loaded on to the computer. Read more Published on 27 Jan 2006 by keithsomerville huge letdown I liked the original cossacks because it was a lot like age of empires 2 in that you started of with a few villagers and built up resources and then an army that could defeat... Read more Published on 2 Aug 2005 by A. Rodgers Non-biased, and fair The other reviews on this list seem to be biased, so i decided to write my own review. As you can see, I have given this game 4 stars. Read more Published on 4 Jun 2005 by ---lsr--- Oh dear what have they done? The original Cossacks was one of the best, no, it was the best, RTS game I've ever played - and still do - so I when I learnt Cossacks 2 was on the way I was pleased as... Read more Published on 9 May 2005 by High Disappointed BEST GAME OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ITS A BLOODY BEAST!!!!! When i first saw this game i was amazed that a sequal to the first Cossacks 2 was coming out in 2005. I waited months for this game since 2004!! Read more Published on 5 May 2005 Biggest backward step in gaming history The graphics are a big improvement on the original but everything else is a massive step backwards. All the gameplay of the original has been surgically removed. Read more Published on 1 May 2005 A BEAST of a game!! This game is maybe not as good as a lot of people may be expecting, but is brilliant I believe. It takes a while before you get the game on, but it's worth the anticipation. Read more Published on 23 April 2005 by Richard Sutherland Search Customer Reviews