Empire: Total War
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AG Score: [ 9.1 ] Automated Gamer calculated average score | |
| Genre: | Turn-based Strategy, Real-time Tactics |
| Release date: | 03/03/09 |
| Available on: | Microsoft Windows |
| Created by: | Sega |
| Buy: | $19.99 @ Amazon |
| Rent: | Rent today @ Gamefly |
Key Sites
- Empire: Total War - Wikipedia
- Empire: Total War official website
- Empire: Total War Special Forces Edition official webpage
- The Total War Blog official website
- The Creative Assembly official website
Reviews
[ 8.5 ] Gamespot says "Like diving into a murky lake from the rocky cliffs looming above, plunging into Empire: Total War is an intimidating prospect but an exhilarating experience. As with previous games in this strategy franchise, there's an overwhelming amount of content to unearth, though now the clock has been spun forward hundreds of years."[ 9.5 ] IGN PC says "Creative Assembly's Total War is one of the most compelling historical strategy series in the PC catalog, so it's fair to say that my expectations were high. We've been playing the final version for over a week now and can say that, with the exception of a few rough spots, this game has succeeded in creating an immensely engaging experience that captures the grand national strategies and battlefield tactics of the 18th century. And though it refines several elements of the Total War formula, it also offers up several new surprises. "
[ 9.5 ] IGN PC says "Despite a few minor chinks in its armour, Empire: Total War is an improvement over Medieval II in every conceivable way. Its campaign is larger, more tactical and engaging, while the improved AI ensures that real-time battles and siege warfare are more challenging and thrilling than in any previous Total War installment. Add the excellent 3D real-time naval warfare into the equation and you’re left with a game so accomplished and magnificent in scope that it deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as the greatest names in gaming history."
[ 9 ] GamesRadar - Reviews says "This is the grandest, most spectacular work of strategy gaming on the PC. If you’ve not tackled a Total War game before, or assume that they’re not for you, we challenge you to play Empire and not be impressed, or even fundamentally changed by the experience. This is one of the most playable, and therefore important and accomplished strategy games ever created."
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