Fog Of War (Napoleonic Wars) Browser Game Review

Written by:  • Edited by: Michael Hartman
Published Nov 25, 2009
• Related Guides: Strategy Games
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Fog of War (Napoleonic Wars) is a browser based MMO strategy game. Players collect resources, use heroes and fight for control of the game map using units from the Napoleonic era.

Game Basics

Fog Of War
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Fog of War follows the formula of other popular browser based strategy games such as Evony. On the game map you have three areas of play: your city, rural area, and game map. Construction of your buildings takes place in your city while your resources are collected in the rural area. The game map features all the other cities in the game as well as areas that your armies can capture for bonuses, or you can build a new city if your strong enough. Another section of the game called battlefields allows the player to complete special quests. Your armies can be controlled by special hero units so they perform better in battles.

Fog of War Resources
Rating Good

One of your fist goals in the game is to build up your economy so your resources will play a vital role. Outside your city in the rural area you will find empty resource plots. In these areas you can build food, wood, stone, and iron plots. At the beginning of the game food and wood will be the two most important resources you will need the most of. Eventually as you progress, each resource will become equally important. You will also need population to run your plots so cottages in your city need to be built to house your population. Another resource you have to work with is gold which is used to research technologies but this is collected through taxes at your city center, there is no mining involved.

Your Armies
Rating Excellent

Fog of War Troops
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You have several different troops that you can build in the game but first you will need a barracks and a rally point. Your armies will consist of basic infantry, grenadiers, musketeers, billmen, scouts, hussars, dragoons, howitzers, canons, siege engines and convoy buggies. Armies will consume plenty of food so be sure to increase your food production as you build troops. You can also build multiple barracks to speed up the training of your troops. Once you engage in battle and take casualties you can find wounded troops at the hospital located in your rally point. At this location you can spend gold to heal them and bring the units back into your army. At your rally point you can also perform maneuvers and see how your troops will stack up against other troop combinations.

Technology
Rating Excellent

Another large part of Fog of War is your technology which is built in the university building. At the university you can improve your resource production, troops, and other areas of your city. You may need to build other buildings or upgrade your existing buildings to unlock new technologies. Clicking on the upgrade button will tell you what is required for that technology. You will need large volumes of gold which you can acquire at the town center through taxes for technology upgrades as well as resources.

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