By Design, Inc. has released a new Napoleonic wargame for the Mac, Austerlitz 1805. The new game, which is based on the Waterloo Campaign engine, covers the battle between Napolean and the Austrian/Russian alliance. Austerlitz 1805 features...

• Battalion level conflict, command hundreds of units!
  
  
• Great new graphics, see hedge rows, streams, chateaux, and smoke clouds hang over the battlefield.
  
  
• Skirmishers!
  
  
• All the commanders down to the Division level are present.
  
  
• Command your units as groups. You can move hundreds of units with a click of the mouse.
  
  
• Capture enemies flags. Increase the pride of your troops when they carry back enemy flags from a mélee.
  
  
• Move units in formation by simply clicking where you want them to move to.
  
  
• Multiple units per square.
  
  
• Play either side and even switch sides in the middle of a battle.
  
  
• The units are fully editable. Add or remove any unit from any battle. Change the characteristics of any unit.
  
  
• Elegant, effortless interface. Lots of new interface features to help you understand your army and how to win.
  
  
• Rich historical content.
  
  
• Outstanding sound, hear the charge, cannons roar, and cavalry pound past your position.
  
  

The game is available now for $25 or bundled with Waterloo Campaign, Wagram and Marengo for $45.

by MacNN Staff