Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia

{{Short description|1997 video game}}

{{Infobox video game

|title = Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia

|image = Battleground 6 - Napoleon in Russia Coverart.png

|caption =

|developer = TalonSoft

|publisher = TalonSoft

|designer =

|series = Battleground

|engine =

|released = May 15, 1997{{cite web |url=http://ogr.com/news/news0597.html |title=Online Gaming Review |website=ogr.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980207215333/http://ogr.com/news/news0597.html |archive-date=7 February 1998 |url-status=dead}}

|genre = Computer wargame

|modes = Single-player, multiplayer

|platforms = Windows

}}

Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia is a 1997 computer wargame developed and published by TalonSoft. It the sixth entry in the Battleground series.

Development

During development, TalonSoft reported trouble securing Russian music for Napoleon in Russia.{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19971007211300/http://www.cdmag.com/war_vault/battleground_napoleon_in_russia_preview/article.html | url=http://www.cdmag.com/war_vault/battleground_napoleon_in_russia_preview/article.html | title=Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia Preview | date=March 20, 1997 | work=Computer Games Strategy Plus | author=Udell, Scott | archivedate=October 7, 1997 | url-status=dead }} The game was distributed by Broderbund, as part of a new deal by TalonSoft.{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19971007211222/http://www.cdmag.com/war_vault/talonsoft_feature/article.html | url=http://www.cdmag.com/war_vault/talonsoft_feature/article.html | title=TalonSoft opens new fronts | author=Udell, Scott | date=April 24, 1997 | work=Computer Games Strategy Plus | archivedate=October 7, 1997 | url-status=dead }}

Reception

{{Video game reviews

| CGSP = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19971007211131/http://www.cdmag.com/war_vault/battleground_napoleon_in_russia_review/article.html| url=http://www.cdmag.com/war_vault/battleground_napoleon_in_russia_review/article.html | title=Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia Review | author=McIntosh, Mark | work=Computer Games Strategy Plus | archivedate=October 7, 1997 | url-status=dead }}

| rev1 = CNET Gamecenter

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970717163812/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,938,00.html | url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,938,00.html | title=Review; Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia | author=Hill, Ken | work=CNET Gamecenter | archivedate=July 17, 1997 | url-status=dead }}

| rev2 = The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

| rev2Score = 3.5/5{{cite web|first=Vox|last=Day|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101366622/the-atlanta-constitution/|title=Napoleon in Russia has strong appeal to war game enthusiasts|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|page=216|date=December 13, 1998|accessdate=May 8, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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Napoleon in Russia was a runner-up for Computer Gaming World{{'}}s 1997 "Wargame Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to Sid Meier's Gettysburg! The editors wrote that Napoleon in Russia "sent the Battleground engine out in style".{{cite magazine | author=Staff | magazine=Computer Gaming World | title=CGW Presents The Best & Worst of 1997 |date=March 1998 | issue=164 | pages=74–77, 80, 84, 88, 89 }}

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