Ahhh! The wondrous whizzing of cannonballs as they hurtle towards the enemy, leaving a path of death, destruction and disfigurement in their wake. The thunderous approach of a hundred horsemen, each willing and very able to lop the heads off your exposed infantry with just a single swing of their sabres. The wispy white smoke that fills the battlefield from the coordinated firing of an army of muskets while officers struggle to bark their orders above the roar of the ensuing mayhem. This is the incredibly immersive world we have come to know and love from Creative Assembly’s Total War series and Napoleon: Total War definitely delivers on this stellar reputation.

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