Medieval: Total War
Release Date: August 21, 2002
Strategy, RTS, turn-based, the middle ages, war strategy, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet, LAN
A continuation of the popular strategy game, released by Creative Assembly in 2000. Medieval: Total War brings us from the Far East to a more familiar setting of medieval Europe, where we need to take control of one of the twelve most powerful countries of that time. Similarly to its predecessor, the game connects military elements with trade, diplomacy and resource management.
Medieval: Total War for PC is a continuation of the popular, award winning series of strategy games created by Creative Assembly. After Far East themes in Shogun: Total War, we are taken to more familiar world of medieval Europe.
Mechanics
We can control one of twelve most powerful countries in the medieval Europe. The game connects military elements with trade, diplomacy, and resource managing. Around 100 different types of troops have been prepared, equipped with authentic weaponry from the era (among others, bows, muskets, cannons, or catapults). Similarly to Shogun: Total War, the gameplay has been separated into two parts i.e. battle part and kingdom management part where we govern the whole kingdom. The battles take place in real-time, in a full-3D environment (deserts, forests, plains, mountains, etc.). The game uses an improved Shogun: Total War engine, resulting in battlefields that are four times bigger than those in Shogun, with up to 10 thousand units participating in the encounters. The kingdom management part plays out in turn-based mode. Here, the players can build their own empire, creating strategic alliances, setting trade routes, discover new technologies, build castles, or creating a land or naval powerhouse.
Gameplay
The campaigns are based on historical events, such as the Crusades, the Mongol invasion, or the Hundred Years War. They have been separated into three parts: events of early, high, and late Middle Ages. During our campaigns and journeys, we will encounter famous personas from history, including Joanna d’Arc, Richard the Lionheart, Ed Cid, and William Wallace. The developers applied serious improvements to A.I. – now, the mental state (breakdowns, heroism, etc.) of the units is governed by a three-stage system simulating the behavior of military formations on army, unit, and individual level. Of course, the commanding skills of computer opponents have been improved, they are quicker to react to the situation on the battlefield, and can employ very refined tactics. Medieval: Total War for PC offers singleplayer and multiplayer modes. The multiplayer modes use special maps that can be a background to many interesting modes (among others, King of the Hill, Siege and Assassin). The game contains a map editor.
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The highly popular series of strategy games by British studio Creative Assembly. The series Total War successfully combines elements of turn-based strategy, based on resource management, as well as tactical battles fought in real time. Since 2005, the series has been under the publishing supervision of Sega. In 2010 it was decided to make a change in the naming of the series, making its main element a member of the Total War, previously being only a subtitle.
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Medieval: Total War Summary
Platforms:
PC Windows
Developer: Creative Assembly
Publisher: Activision Blizzard
Medieval: Total War System Requirements
PC / Windows
Recommended: Pentium III 500MHz, 128MB RAM, graphic card
Game Expansions for Medieval: Total War
Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion
Expansion
Strategy
May 6, 2003
An official expansion for the 2002 strategy game Medieval: Total war by British studio Creative Assembly. Viking Invasion takes place over 1200 years ago, in 793, when the eponymous Scandinavian warriors terrorized the whole Europe. The expansion introduces new maps, including the area of what is now Great Britain and Scandinavia, and a new campaign, in which your main objective is conquering the British Isles. You can lead eight new factions, including, of course, Vikings, as well as Saxons, Scots, Welshmen and Irishmen. There are also three new playable nations for the core game campaign: Sicilians, Hungarians and the Aragonese. The expansion also features new units, previously unavailable weapons and the option to spot the enemy troops before and during certain moments of the battle.