Those are each very important to the control of the game, but they're too small and too hard to find with a mouse. The sound does tend to be uneven at times. It's true that there aren't any annoying setups or sound card identification rituals, and installation is smooth. But there's just too much going on in the world of gaming to excuse some of the weaknesses of Waterloo. Horses move sideways, crab-like, as they march along.
Soldiers run diagonally on an intersect and then run through each other.
The map editor is more like a random placement matrix, and is quite limited, actually. I liked a lot about Waterloo, and the Strategy First reputation for excellent games will grow another notch with their release of this title. They've done a lot of things right, and even non-wargamers will have fun. Still, there's a lot to improve on, and just being the best Napoleonic battle sim on the market isn't a very high mark to shoot for.