With Shogun, we went in completely the opposite direction. Needless to say, Shogun shifted more than enough copies to warrant further investment in the Total War series, starting off with the excellent Mongol Invasion expansion pack, which pitted the samurai in a theoretical war against the allconquering Mongols.
But it wasn't until the release of Medieval that the Total War series really hit the big time. To date, the sequel has shipped well in excess of a million copies worldwide and won a BAFTA award for Jeff van Dyck's evocative soundtrack. We've got loads of things we can do and loads of history to do it with, enthuses Tim. We find ourselves with an embarrassment of choice. There are a number of ways in which we can push the technology forward and we'll always continue to do that.
It's our intention that if anybody ever beats one of our engines, it's us. After that, it's just a question of working out what content to put in. Set in sixteenth century Japan, Shogun: Total War, from Aussie-based developers Creative Assembly, looks set to bring a new slant to the already overcrowded real-time strategy genre. In a game that draws on a tumultuous period in Japanese history that is as rich in bloodshed as it is in culture, you assume the role of a Daimyo feudal lord who is battling for supremacy with rival factions, with the ultimate aim of becoming Shogun, the military dictator of Japan.
As every clued-up dictator will testify, resource management is the key to successful expansion, and you must collect taxes from your provinces, research new troop types, organise your armies and defend your territory by building forts and vast stone palaces in order to progress. As well as resource management, politics also figure highly on the agenda, and you must send out emissaries to negotiate treaties with neighbours, and spies to infiltrate and assasinate rival factions.
Once the political manoeuvring and double-dealing has come to a stalemate, however, there's little alternative but to kick some Samurai arse, and this is when the game turns into a Myth-style 3D realtime combat-fest. A look at the screenshots on this page confirms that Shogun inevitably scores highly in the visual stakes. But it's what goes on underneath that really sets it apart from other RTS games.
Because the number of units under your control is so vast armies of up to troops are not uncommon , it's vitally important that the AI routines that control each unit's behaviour can be relied upon. As a result, the programmers have developed what they term 'genetic AT, which looks set to banish such problems as units passively ignoring nearby events, taking unnatural routes and 'arguing' with the player.
Furthermore, each and every unit has its own 'persistent' attributes, honour and experience. We've yet to see Shogun in action, but from what we've seen so far it's pretty clear that it's shaping up to be very special indeed. If the developers can keep things moving at a decent frame rate and the AI really is as capable as Creative say, we could be in for a treat come the spring. Browse games Game Portals. Shogun: Total War. Install Game. Click the "Install Game" button to initiate the file download and get compact download launcher.
Locate the executable file in your local folder and begin the launcher to install your desired game. View all 16 Shogun: Total War Screenshots. Game review Downloads Screenshots Small Acorns It's hard to believe that the initial vision for what would eventually become the world's most exciting and groundbreaking RTS was such a modest product. But we liked the concept and knew it could work for Shogun Under The Influence However, as any Total War fan will tell you, Shogun and its offspring are games of two halves, with a 2D strategic map complementing the epic real-time battles.
Smooth Slaying With every boundary-busting vision there are obstacles to be climbed - yet surprisingly, Shogun's development proved anything but problematic.
War Isn't Everything Needless to say, Shogun shifted more than enough copies to warrant further investment in the Total War series, starting off with the excellent Mongol Invasion expansion pack, which pitted the samurai in a theoretical war against the allconquering Mongols. Download Shogun: Total War. Overall rating: 7. Rome: Total War demo 3. Rome: Total War Patch 1. Napoleon: Total War 3. Leave a review. This is embarrassing Try this instead. Go now. This special edition of Shogun: Total War once more returns the player to the lands of feudal Japan.
The turn-based overview maps and real-time strategy melees are back, but with the addition of a new race, new campaigns and some new units. The original release of Shogun was well received, but how well has the product aged? Combining the feel of Sierra's Lord games and its combination of turn-based and real-time strategy elements with the 3D unit battles of a game like Myth, Shogun has cut a niche for itself in a populated some might say overly populated strategy game field.
The style of Shogun is heavily authentic, both in presentation and strategic elements, which will have both its attractors and detractors. If you feel more comfortable playing with magician units and ogre troops, look elsewhere. Shogun's units stick to traditional roles, with samurai, cavalry and the occasional emissary. The main change you will see in the Warlord Edition of Shogun is the ability to play as the Mongols.
New units for this special edition include Mongol versions of the cavalry and spearman, as well as a unique thunder-bomber unit. When you play as the Mongol units in the campaign, it adds very little depth to the game, as the Mongols authentically are not creating castles and buildings, nor are they training new troops. The troops you receive as a Mongol general come from over the sea, so the campaign is all about real-time strategy battles.
Since this is probably the best part of the game for most players, it is not necessarily a complaint to note that the battles are the focus. Still, the Mongol units and campaign add very little change to the base game and thus makes the advantage to purchasing this newer version, if you already have the original, negligible.
If you have never played Shogun before, and want to start, this is obviously the version to get. Aside from the Mongol addition, there are also new campaigns, new historical battles, a map editor and some gameplay tweaks. There are also new weather effects that have a direct impact on how your troops behave. Those looking for an authentic RTS will find a lot to like here, provided they can look past the graphics.
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