I didn't like Napoleon. To me, the strength of the TW series is the sandbox experience. NTW was too controlled and narrow. It really did not interest me at all, and I gave it a fair shot, then tried it again a few years later. ETW was the worst game they ever released at the time of its launch, but it was eventually patched into one of the best the series has ever done. NTW had all the polish one could ask for, but still stunk IMHO.