''Battleground 3: Waterloo'' is a 1996

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developed and published by TalonSoft. It is the third entry in the ''

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'' series.

Gameplay

The game features the Battle of Waterloo which was the final defeat for

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and his

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Reception

Terry Coleman of ''

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'' reported in August 1996 that "''BG: Waterloo'' had, according to Empire (the distributor for Talonsoft in the US), the highest ' buy-in' at retail chains of any historical wargame they've released this year." A ''

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'' critic said ''Battleground 3: Waterloo'' "is as good as PC war games get, featuring everything players could want in a turn-based bloodbath: historical accuracy, pleasing graphics, an easy-to-use interface, and strategic subtleties." He remarked that while the game only covers one battle, it has considerable breadth due to its many options, including the ability to play either a historically accurate campaign or a number of "what if" scenarios. He scored it four out of five stars. The four ''Battleground'' games of 1996—''Bulge-Ardennes'', '' Shiloh'', ''Antietam'' and ''Waterloo''—collectively won ''

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''s wargame of the year award for that year. ''Waterloo'' was a finalist for ''

''s 1996 "Wargame of the Year" award, which ultimately went to ''Battleground 4: Shiloh''. ''Waterloo'' was a runner-up for ''Computer Game Entertainment''s 1996 "Best War Game" prize, which ultimately went to ''

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''. The magazine's editors called both games "top-notch". In 1996, ''Computer Gaming World'' named ''Waterloo'' the 115th best game ever. The editors wrote, "The grand age of warfare comes to life with colorful uniforms, delightful landscapes, and above-average opponent AI in this recent release." The magazine's wargame columnist Terry Coleman named it his pick for the 10th-best computer wargame released by late 1996.

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