Two hundred years ago, Europe was a land wrought with conflict and dissent. In France, a little man by the name of Napoleon Bonaparte spearheaded a revolution that toppled the existing monarchy and gave rise to a grand new Republic. With powerful legions behind him, Napoleon swept across much of the Continent in the span of only a few years. Not since the days of Alexander the Great had Europe witnessed such a bold leader who both inspired terror and acted as a great unifier of nations. It’s no wonder, then, that acclaimed developer GSC Gameworld chose him as the subject of their latest creation Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars, the sequel to 2000’s smash hit Cossacks: European Wars which sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide. Cossacks II builds on the foundation of its predecessor while introducing some novel features that are sure to please fans of the historical RTS genre. And while the graphics engine is far from revolutionary, the exquisite attention to detail elsewhere reveals that the game is a labour of love…
