March of the Eagles
A grand strategy game set during the Napoleonic Wars.
March of the Eagles is a grand strategy video game developed by Paradox Interactive and released on 19 February 2013. The game centers on the time period of 1805–1820, focusing on the Napoleonic Wars. It started life as a sequel to AGEOD's Napoleon's Campaigns and was originally titled Napoleon's Campaigns II before being retitled after Paradox acquired AGEOD.
Quick Facts
- Title
- March of the Eagles
- Developer
- Paradox Development Studio
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
- Engine
- Clausewitz Engine
- Released
- Microsoft Windows / 19 February 2013 / OS X / 9 May 2013
- Modes
- Single player, multiplayer
- Genre
- Grand strategy
- Platforms
- Microsoft Windows, OS X
Facts from the source article.
Lore & Background
March of the Eagles allows the player to control any major European power during the Napoleonic Wars era. The game emphasizes armed forces, production, and diplomacy, with different victory conditions for different nations. France starts as the dominant land power and Great Britain as the dominant naval power, and coalitions can only be formed by either dominant power. An in-game ledger tracks dominance and rivalries.
Reader's Guide
The game uses 'ideas' instead of a technology tree, with idea points gained through battles; losing a battle can earn more points than winning. Major powers have unique ideas, and players can customize army formations. Major powers include the First French Empire, Austrian Empire, Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of Sweden, United Kingdom, Russian Empire, and Kingdom of Prussia. Minor powers include Portugal, Naples, Denmark, and the Batavian Republic. The game received a Metacritic score of 73, with IGN praising its accessibility and multiplayer mode, though some reviews noted less depth than other Paradox titles.
Did You Know?
- Idea points are gained through battles, and losing a battle can earn more points than winning.
- Virtual Programming released a Mac OS X version on 9 May 2013.
- The beta was released in August 2012.
More in Video games with historical settings 1-24
Spotted an error? Know more?
Reader corrections go straight into our review queue. Suggest an edit · How this site is sourced