[I]Total War is a strategy game series developed by the Creative Assembly. Its games combine turn-based strategy and resource management, with real-time tactical control of battles.[/I]
[U]Upcoming and released Total War games so far:[/U]
[B]Shogun: Total War
Main article: Shogun: Total War
Shogun: Total War is set in feudal Japan. The expansion pack, called Mongol Invasion, was released with the original in the Warlord Edition. It is different from the more familiar Western settings of later Total War games. In the single player game, the role-playing done by the clans and players of Shogun was unrivaled by any other games in the series[citation needed], and included interactive videos that represented possible decisions by the player, such as converting to Christianity. The original Shogun was not quite a mainstream product, but attracted a dedicated fan base.
Medieval: Total War
Main article: Medieval: Total War
Medieval: Total War is set in medieval Europe. The expansion pack is called Viking Invasion, and the combined edition is called the Battle Collection. In the multiplayer community, Viking Invasion was considered the most balanced and complete version of Total War throughout the whole series.[citation needed] Shogun was faster and arguably more taxing on the individual playing skill, while Medieval added new elements to online battles. It was one of the best-selling games in the Total War series.
Rome: Total War
Main article: Rome: Total War
Rome: Total War is set in the Roman Republic. The first expansion pack, Barbarian Invasion, was released on 27 September 2005. Rome: Total War Gold Edition, which combined the fully patched versions of the original game and its first expansion into one DVD (instead of the original game's three CD-ROMs) was released on 14 February 2006, though a CD-ROM version (a total of four CDs) was also produced for those without DVD drives. A second expansion pack, Rome: Total War: Alexander, was announced on 10 May 2006. It was released on 19 June 2006 as a download and afterward as retail. A compilation of the original game and the two expansions, Rome: Total War Anthology was released on 16 March 2007. A Mac version of Rome: Total War Gold Edition was released 12 February 2010. It is a Mac-native port of the Windows version, developed by Feral Interactive.
Medieval II: Total War
Medieval II: Total War, a sequel to Medieval: Total War, was released on 10 November 2006 in Europe and on 14 November in North America. This game includes much more detailed characters and features the Age of Discovery (and colonization of the Americas) and the Mongol and Timurid invasions. An expansion pack, Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms was announced on 30 March 2007.[1] It was released on 28 August 2007. The Gold Edition of the game, containing the original game and the expansion pack, was released on 1 February 2008.The 'Kingdoms' Expansion pack contained 4 campaigns: the Britannia Campaign, set in the British Isles in 1258, during the reign of Henry III of England; the Crusades Campaign, set in Palestine in 1174; the Teutonic Campaign, set in the Baltic region of Eastern Europe in 1250; and the Americas Campaign, set in the New World in 1521, during the decline of the Aztec and Mayan civilizations.
Empire: Total War
Empire: Total War was announced on 22 August 2007 by Sega[2] and had been secretly in development since the release of Barbarian Invasion.[3][4] It is set in the 18th century to early 19th century, and includes features such as the Industrial Revolution and America's struggle for independence. For the first time in a Total War game, players have the ability to play real-time 3D naval battles. Empire: Total War was released on 3 March in North America and 4 March in Europe 2009.[5] The expansion pack, Empire: Total War: Warpath, was released in October 2009. Warpath is set in the Americas where you can control one of five different Native American nations. While the game was critically acclaimed due to its innovative game play, the game has been subject to most of the criticism of the Total War series by many critics and fans after its release due to bugs; Sega claims nearly all issues have been presently resolved. The issues have been publicly explained by Creative Assembly several months after the game's release.[citation needed]. It was the first in the series to use Steam.[6]
Napoleon: Total War
Napoleon: Total War was released in North America on 23 February 2010, and in Europe on 26 February. The game focuses on the politics and major military campaigns at the beginning of the 19th century. Napoleon was released with several editions: the Standard Edition (as well as a limited edition version of the Standard Edition), Imperial Edition, and the Emperor's Edition (available in Australia and New Zealand only). Players assume the role of Napoleon Bonaparte, or one of his major rivals, on a turn-based campaign map and engage in the subsequent battles in real-time. As with its predecessor, Empire: Total War, which included a special United States storyline, Napoleon features a separate campaign that follows the general's early career.
Shogun 2: Total War
On June 2, 2010, Creative Assembly released a full preview of Shogun 2: Total War, the newest addition of the Total War Series, set in the middle of the 16th century in Medieval Japan. The new battle engine will support up to 56,000 soldiers in a single battle, making them significantly larger than in Napoleon, the previous game in the series.
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Thanks, Wiki.
This is a truly GREAT game. I recommend them, ALL of them ! (Especially Rome :D)
Screenshots:
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Enjoy!
My favorite game in the series probably is Empire: Total War
Yeah, my favorite is Empire: Total war, but I also can't wait for Shogun 2, it looks awesome.
My favourite is either Rome or Medieval 2, I can't decide.
[QUOTE=Killuah;24041280]My favourite is either Rome or Medieval 2, I can't decide.[/QUOTE]
I love Rome, but i have not tried Medieval 2.
The only thing I hated in Rome was the goddamned elephants.
I could never get into Rome for some reason. Maybe it was the silly historical mistakes they made (look at the Egyptians) or that it didn't have an option to use a minimal battle UI.
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Medieval II was awesome with its doing-away of clone soldiers on the battlefield, but Empire is a game that I regret hunting for the collector's edition of.
I never played a Total war game, but I always wanted, and I will defineatly play shogun 2.
Which one should I start with?
[QUOTE=ZuXer;24041651]I never played a Total war game, but I always wanted, and I will defineatly play shogun 2.
Which one should I start with?[/QUOTE]
I'd go with Medieval II. It's the most mature game of the "Rome Total War" engine branch and has some awesome mods like Stainless Steel.
I want them to get on with it and design one based around fantasy themes already... Or atleast get the authority from GW to make a warhammer themed game.
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos.
It's not that great though.
[QUOTE=bud389;24044500]I want them to get on with it and design one based around fantasy themes already... Or atleast get the authority from GW to make a warhammer themed game.[/QUOTE]
I believe there's a Warhammer Fantasy mod for Medieval II in development.
I could never beat the Egyptian campaign as France in N:TW.
Fucking bands of stacks everywhere.
[QUOTE=Tac Error;24046476]I believe there's a Warhammer Fantasy mod for Medieval II in development.[/QUOTE]
It's actually released but im not sure how many races are in it. I think i counted around 4.
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[QUOTE=The_Marine;24045147]Warhammer: Mark of Chaos.
It's not that great though.[/QUOTE]
Meh, not even close to being as indepth as the Total War series, and on consoles it was a LAG FEST.
...It was on consoles? Ew.
Medieval II is the best in the series from a design and gameplay perspective IMO, but Empire: Total War covers the most interesting period (again, IMO.)
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[QUOTE=Tac Error;24041683]I'd go with Medieval II. It's the most mature game of the "Rome Total War" engine branch and has some awesome mods like Stainless Steel.[/QUOTE]
Stainless Steel 6.3, hells yeah.
medieval II is best for me so far, but I plan on buying the rome:total war gold edition soon :D (SWORDS AND BOW OVER MUSKETS ANY DAY! unless I feel like making a gunline)
Favorite is definitely Rome.
After playing Empire and seeing how shit it was, I was expecting to Napoleon to be crap as well. Well I was wrong and it's a great game, totally worth the money I spent for the Emperor Edition.
The Lord of the Rings mod for Medieval II is pretty awesome as well.
My friend has Total war 2, he said I can try it out :buddy:
My favorite would be Empire, Napoloen was abit of a disappointment.
[QUOTE=ventnor;24058555]My favorite would be Empire, Napoloen was abit of a disappointment.[/QUOTE]
Is Empire very good?
Anyone seen the new Shogun 2 gameplay video?
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClfAWjNZBnY&fmt=22[/media]
Looks AMAZING so far.
[QUOTE=LieutenantLeo;24065447]Is Empire very good?[/QUOTE]
I liked it, plus there are some quality mods out there that sort out the god awful campaign AI so the ai actually do stuff now.
Shogun 2 will be amazing.
My favorite's Rome, though.
Medievil II was awesome.
Teutonic knight expansion ftw!
Napoleon: Total War is definitely my favourite
Empire: Total War in a nutshell
[img]http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7127/65076233.jpg[/img]
I like M:TW best. I dunno, maybe it was just the fact I played it first but it captured the whole dark gritty feel of the Middle Ages really well.
1. Rome
2. Medieval 2
3. Empire
The earlier TWs are too different to compare (mostly the campaign was [B]a lot[/B] simpler).
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