| Imperial Glory | 
 enlarge | From: Eidos Interactive
Category: Video Games
List Price: $14.99
Buy New: $7.99
You Save: $7.00 (47%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 3463
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Xp
ESRB: Teen
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: IMPERIALGLORYCD
Model: SIMPEPUS00
UPC: 788687100397
EAN: 0788687100397
ASIN: B0007LWMRG
Release Date: April 26, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good January 22, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you are a History junky like I am youll probably like this game.
 shows promise March 22, 2006
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
The interface of this game is rather confusing and the tutorial
is as always in these cases incomplete. For younger players this
design is probably not a great deal of fun.
 If you like strategy games, this one is for you. February 16, 2006
3 out of 10 found this review helpful
The graphics are terrific, the concept is intelligent. Think Rome Total War at the time of Napolean. If you are a war enthusiast, this game is for you.
 Finally found a bad enough game to write a review. February 12, 2006
14 out of 18 found this review helpful
Hello, let me start out by stating that I am in my mid 30s and have been playing games for over 30 years.
First off the bat, I purchased this game back in October of last year. I got it home and tried to install it. After trying for over an hour I finally gave up and called the Edios support line.
I had a batch of defective discs according to the error codes I received. This is the first and only time that I couldn't even get a game to install.
Fast forward to 2 days ago. Having mailed in my defective discs, receipt, box and manual to Edios about 4 months ago I finally called their support line again. I waited for over an hour the first time before I finally gave up. Then I called them back in the evening and finally got through. No big surprise when I finally talked to someone that they had never heard of me or my bad discs. Then I gave them my RMA number and they shipped out new discs.
Well now, having waited for over 4 months to play this game I opened it up, installed it and beat it in one night. Halfway through I realized that all you needed to do was wait evey few turns and you could use the diplomacy option to buy a new country. So after spending all night clicking OK and next turn. I beat the game. I couldn't tell you anything about the battle scenes because I never fought a single battle. The final few countries I just waited until I outnumbered the AI by 3 to 1 and clicked automatic results. Game over. So I was so disappointed I decided to write a review. Please, please, please do not buy this game. Do like I did and pull out an older copy of Imperialism or Axis and Allies if you want to play a turn based war game.
Imperial Glory January 6, 2006
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
Beautiful game. Period. As for playability not worth it. I have seen two types of reviews either 1-2 bad or 4-5 good. The 1-2 is more accurate as this game is lame, especially if you like wargames, strategy games, Total War, Civilzation, Steel Panthers, etc or any other similar game. The reviewers that wrote a 4-5 and I think one wrote this is for hardcore gamers, what a bunch of bull. This game is for a 5 year old kid. The troops look great, but no hint of actual realism in the game. They will hack at each other until only one side or the other is standing. Why the game company left out morale is beyond me. In the Napoleanic time period, casualties were light, mainly you fought til one side or the other ran. In this game you will have 500 troops go against 500 troops, and at least on one side, you will end up with 500 dead troops, no prisoners, deserters, retreats, etc. Actually for that matter, even in modern combat you never are able to inflict 100% casualties on your opponents. Also artillery range quite short.
This game has huge potential, if only the game company would spent some time on perfecting a bit more realism. As it is, this is like a beautiful modern game, with 1970's Atari AI. Also some realism in the strategic/political model might have been nice too.
I am looking forward to their next release, perhaps it will be a bit better. To be honest, I don't regret buying as I read the reviews before hand. It was like I said, very pretty to watch for a few minutes. If only they could collaborate with Matrix Crown of Glory, you would have the best of both worlds, hardcore game with much substance no graphics and graphics with no substance.
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