The turn-based portion of the game takes place on the strategic map where you make various strategic decisions, build infrastructure, develop research technologies, and move your armies. Like the previous Total War games, Napoleon combines a turn-based strategy mode with tactical, real-time battles. Scores of Frenchmen die of thirst and the bubonic plague while their beloved leader visits the pyramids.
However, its immersive, well-executed setting, as well as its historical battles, enemies, and allies let you step into Napoleon's shoes to re-create his conquests, making it one of the most engrossing Total War games yet. Meanwhile, the poor artificial intelligence remains a problem area for NTW, and its scale takes a step backward from the global reach of Empire: Total War. There are also additional multiplayer options, better graphics, and an improved interface. Notable additions include powerful, historical generals, as well as weather and attrition effects. Napoleon: Total War, on the other hand, meddles very little with the tried-and-true formula of its predecessors, preferring instead to apply it to this new setting while executing a few tweaks and updates. Thanks to his radical, republican ideals and his astounding military accomplishments, Napoleon Bonaparte is remembered as a revolutionary figure.