7.0
Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition crafts a deep experience.
Total War: Shogun 2
Creative Assembly · Mar 15, 2011
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The player plays the role of both the clan leader and general, alternating between the campaign, where the player manages his land and armies turn by turn, and the battles, where the player takes control of the army on the battlefield in real-time. In the campaign, the player needs to oversee the development of settlements, military production, economic growth, and technological advancement. The armies and units are organised and moved around the stylised campaign map by the player to carry out battles with other factions. In addition to fighting, the player is able to engage in diplomacy, political maneuvering and the use of special agents to gain the upper hand. Ninja and geisha are also present in the game as assassins and spies.
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- 8.0In my review for Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition, I'll take a look at the updated version of the classic title from Creative Assembly.
- 9.0Creative Assembly trimmed some of the fat while boosting the flavor to make Total War: Shogun 2 one of the tastiest entries in the franchise yet. It’s much more accessible than the last few Total War games without sacrificing any depth or strategy. If you’ve been holding off on the series due to its complexity, Shogun 2 is a great place to jump right in. Simply put: it’s an awesome game.
- 9.0Total War: Shogun 2 is Creative Assembly's most polished game to date, and serves as a reaffirmation of the values that made the series the revelation it was more than a decade ago. It seems only fitting that those values were reaffirmed in a game based on the same setting as way back then.
- With Shogun 2, Creative Assembly proves it can move forward by taking a step back. There may not be any truly revolutionary additions here, but the tightly-focused map, extensive streamlining, and rich opportunities for strategic gameplay inject a welcome freshness into the series. Considering that its only glaring downside is the unstable multiplayer implementation, Shogun 2 may very well rank as the best of the Total War games.
- If you’re a fan of military history and tactics, you will adore commanding thousands of troops in realistic battle simulations. If you like samurai, there are literally thousands here for you to play with. If you’ve never played a Total War game before, but have ever had even the slightest interest in strategy games, you owe it to yourself to pick up this game and see just how many times you can say “One more turn” into the wee hours of the night.
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