Shogun 2: Total War

Total War redefined
Shogun 2 is the ultimate refinement of the original formula with a new, cutting-edge AI, more polish and online functionality than ever before. The result is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming that invites both veterans of Total War and new players to experience the enjoyment and depth of the series.

New character progression
Choose from 9 different clans and compete on and offline for the undisputed supremacy of Medieval Japan. Gain experience to level up your own character-warlord as well as your generals and agents.

A complete single and multiplayer offering
Play through the Main Campaign in single player or invite a friend online to play competitively or cooperatively in Campaign Multiplayer mode. Join 8-player multiplayer battles with your own upgradable avatar and climb the online Leaderboard to show the world who reigns supreme. Also including exciting new modes of team play for clans, a first in the Total War series.

New Generation AI system
Developed according to Sun Tzu’s principles in the Art of War, the Artificial Intelligence constantly analyses its situation and reacts to your every move with greater precision and variety.

Improved land and naval battle gameplay
Land battles never felt so realistic with new multi-staged castle sieges and terrain features changing according to the weather and time of the day - turning each engagement into a tactical challenge. Set buildings on fire to force garrisoned troops out and use your units’ special abilities to turn the tide of the battle. Naval combat also offers more variety with the addition of coastal battles. Islands can work as effective cover for your ships, while sand bars and reefs can be used as traps against an enemy fleet.

Accessible and in-depth empire-building gameplay
A streamlined User Interface makes management of your kingdom much easier. Build and govern cities, recruit and train troops, conduct diplomacy and manage your agents – each feature is now introduced with comprehensive tutorials, gradually revealing the depth of the Shogun 2 campaign map – the heart and soul of the Total War experience.

efter att väntat länge på Empire och blivit rejält besviken på det så förväntar jag mig inte mycket från detta, men dom i alla fall putsat lite på det.

Firstly it is only available in campaign games and it applies to both battle and campaign difficulty (i.e. you can't play with easy battles and legendary campaign difficulty).

Not only does it effect the difficulty of the AI but also removes some of the elements of your UI that would not be available to a 16th century Japanese warlord.

- No radar map for land and sea battles
- While the game is paused no orders can be given
- The camera cannot be moved while the game is paused
- You cannot move your camera more than 200 meters from the centre of any of your units. The camera will be "rubber banded" to the nearest unit
- Enemy units more than 600 meters from your units are treated as hidden
- Enemy Tooltips have minimal information
- Enemy Unit ID's are removed
- The game automatically saves before and then after every battle fought and you can only load the last save made.
- If you complete a campaign on Legendary level you will get the achievement "Legendary Commander"
- You cannot change game difficulty during a Legendary campaign.