Total War (series)
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Total War franchise
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| Developer(s) | The Creative Assembly |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts Activision Sega |
| Platform(s) | Windows-based PCs |
| First release | Shogun: Total War 2000 |
| Official website | www.totalwar.com |
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. On 30 June 2006 a box set of the first three Total War titles and their expansion packs was released called Total War: Eras. This box set also included "exclusive limited-edition content" such as a making-of-documentary and the Rome: Total War expansion Alexander, previously only available via download. [1]
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[edit] Games
[edit] 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.
[edit] Medieval: Total War
Medieval: Total War is set in medieval Europe. The expansion pack is Viking Invasion, and the combined edition is called the Battle Collection. In the multiplayer world, Viking Invasion was considered the most balanced and complete version of Total War throughout the whole series. Shogun was faster and arguably more taxing on the individual playing skill, while MTW/VI added new elements to online battles. It was one of the best-selling games in the Total War series.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.[2] 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.
[edit] Empire: Total War
Empire: Total War was announced on August 22, 2007 by Sega.[3] It had been secretly in development since the release of Barbarian Invasion.[4][5] 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 March 3rd in North America and March 4 in Europe 2009.[6] The expansion pack Empire: Total War Warpath was released in October 2009. Warpath is set in The Americas where you can control five different Native American Nations. The game has been subject to most of the criticism of the Total War series by many critics and fans after its release; 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].
[edit] Napoleon: Total War
Napoleon: Total War is the newest installment in the Total War series. Much like its predecessors it is an RTT/turn based stratergy. The game is based on the Empire: Total War engine.
[edit] References
- ^ "Total War Eras". The Creative Assembly. http://www.totalwar.com/index.html?page=/en/totalwareras.html&nav=/en/8/. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ "'Total War' Expanding". Totalgaming.net. 2007-04-02. http://tgnforums.stardock.com/?forumid=141&aid=148978. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
- ^ "Total War Sets Sail!". 2007-08-22. http://www.totalwar.com/index.html?page=/en/newsandpress/index.html&nav=/en/5/. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
- ^ Kollar, Philip (August 22, 2007). "Empire: Total announcement secretly developed for a year". 1UP. p. 1. http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3162223. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ Sheffield, Brandon (July 29, 2008). "Interview: Creative Assembly's Sutherns Talks Total War Franchise". GamaSutra. http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19328. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
- ^ "Empire: Total War Official Site - Release Date". Sega. 12 December, 2008. http://www.sega.co.uk/empire/gameinfo/news.php?n=2775. Retrieved 5/1/2009.
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