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Summary: Great game for us strategy gamers
Review: This game is basically a combination of Myth and Age of Empires series. The graphics are quite impressive, and the characters movements are sharpe and fluent. The strategy is a little different to that of the games i just mentioned, because you have such a large amount of troops to control at one time, which to me is what makes this game so much fun. I did try out the beta version, and i am assuming that the final version will have numerous maps and terrain to wage war on, it should be a terrific game.
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Summary: excellent tactical game but need patient
Review: I've played so many tactical/strategies rts war games since D.U.N.E came out. The latest one is the Age of Empires II. As many other players I believed, we like to build up our army slowly from the start and then crushed the enemy phase by phase. However Shogun Total War does not really emphasize on this. It focused more on tacticals moves/formation to lead your massives troops into battlefield just like in most turn-based war games. One thing I like about this game, it allows you to do some espionage move on your enemy and sneak attack behind trees! WOW! Overall the game is kind of slow that could bored some of our fast paced gamers! Excellent 3D view and storyline but horrible user interface. In addition to this, I would recommend you to read any of asia's ancient tactical wars books if you like to win in this SHOGUN total war. Previous war games experiance is NOT ENOUGH! I give 4 Stars for because it has difficult control buttons and it is not a very intresting single-player game. This is a multiplayer game - a huge one!
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Summary: Gaming at its best
Review: Like most of the reviews you've already seen I too have only explored the world of shogun via the demo. I consider myself a hardcore strategy gamer, playing great titles like Age of Empires II(I also recommend this game). When I first heard EA was coming out with the game, it went right to the top of my wish list and I've already pre-order it. Now I want to convince you how good this game is, and I'm going to sum it up as best I can. Shogun Total War is taking the gaming world up a level much the way Final Fantasy did for Playstation. In most strategy games you will find that you can support up to 200 troops...HEY! not bad...but why not 1000? Well in Shogun total war its more than that, and the armies are easy to raise, but for you new types I recommend you avoid playing this game online or through multiplayer for it is much to advanced for the average gamer. This is where my review takes a spin. The game is great but too hard unless you have TONS of experiance. The gameplay is horrible. I myself want to control 1000 troops with ease. The game is too hard to enjoy yourself and will bore the pants off of you in 3 days unless you play it with friends in multiplayer. Your best bet is to buy AGE OF EMPIRES 2 and then get the expansion pak for that which is just coming out. AOKII will make Shogun total war look like S***. But if you like large bloody masacares, and have lots of experiance, then go buy it. Be warned you will not have fun unless you are beating your closest friend via the multiplayer! So lets review...This game is boring unless you play your friends, or are good at this type of game. The gameplay was rushed and is too hard to controll with ease. So purchase Age of Empires II the age of kings which is the better than this game. You can then buy the expansion for Age of Kings, thats double the fun. The only reason i'm getting the game is because i'll be playing it only with my friends. Don't wast money on something too good to be true. I still will give the game five stars because it is impressive and features new stuff never seen before. Overall you'll throw it away in a week max.
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Summary: Sengoku Jidai
Review: I like the history of Japan a lot and grabs anything that has something to do with it. I played a lot of games, mostly strategy games and mostly RTS (real time strategy) games. I always looked out for an game about the history of Japan, but the closest I got was Age of Empires 2 and that wasn't actually focused on Japan. But when I heard about the new game called Shogun: Total War, I went to every internet site that gives you information about Shogun: Total War and looked at everything. Every place said the same thing, "Shogun: Total War are going to be the game of the year." "Shogun: Total War is the first game that brings you really to strategy game play" Japan was for a long time a country of mystery, they produced a lot of our possetions, but still it wasn't a very popular country, until now. I think you all should go for this game, that you can experience the secret of the Japanese nation.
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Summary: Board Game converted to RTStratagy Warfare at it's Best!
Review: When I was in grade school, I used to play the board game that this game is based off of. We would play for days, like those good ol' days on Axis and Allies. Now that I am an adult, it's exciting to see this transform into an thrilling electronic version.EA has a great R&D team who put a lot of research into their game. Shogun not only has historical truthfulness,(accurate samaurai warfare down to the man to man scenario)but it's 3-D engine rivals to that of Homeworld. For being a land view, it has awsome views of castles, lakes, forests even the army from afar. Then there's the AI, the enemy learns your tactics and style of play so that it is prepared for you (even down to the individual soldier AI learns as well) You can even play multiplayer online or via email! Asside from all the claims the British developer has made, what is it Really like? Well the game play is easy, armies at the click of a button, formation at the click of a button etc. No more micro management of each soldier, how can you when a thousand men are slashing each other across your screen, of course you can zoom in and watch each one fight. Instead, you get to use what really counts, formations, strategic placement of armies, and ambushes. The background music is great, media always ups a game by A LOT. So if it's media ya want, it's media you'll get with the animation scenes done in the stye of the director Akira K. Anyway, this game is massive, see for youself and download the demo ... or read all the reviews. I'm Hooked! I'll be seeing ya in the battlefield online! Good Luck
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Summary: Great simulation of feudal Japan
Review: The game many historical strategy players have been waiting for! Finnaly we can control mounted samurai, geishas, and ninjas all in beautifully rendered landscapes and decent graphics. Great for first timers and veteran gamers. Setting up thousands of troops(yes, THOUSANDS! literally!)can be difficult but it only adds to the realism. Appropriate music adds a nice atmosphere. Weather conditions and unit personalities are just a couple of all the realism factors you'll experience in this fine game.
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Summary: Great Games
Review: The game looks very realistic. Although we can not have or choose a one strong general to lead the samurai, It is a good games. It has the real time strategy and the map strategy. Be sure you try the demos !
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Summary: Shame of a game
Review: Shogun looks stunning. But it has a user interface from hell. As you are struggling with camera viewpoints and group commands and battle formations the AI is charging you. Obviously the AI has not to struggle as much as you do. The battle tactics of the AI are very good, so you are slashed and diced into sushi before you know it. The soldiers are blurry and all have the same color. The devolpers should have looked at the classic Total Annihilation before they made Total War. One star for the AI and battle ground graphics.
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Summary: best i've ever seen from EA or anyone else!
Review: I've been a student of japanese martial- and cultural-history for over 20 years, and have seen many attempts to make a game like this, and bought most of them. the only other real 'success' i've seen was 'Shingen' for the old 8-bit nintendo system. 'Shingen' was a VERY nice piece of work for a turn-based game, but THIS? This is truly an amazing piece of work! Like everyone else, i've only played the demo, but the demo prompted me to do something i've never done before:pre-order the game! the 'playfields' are devastatingly beautiful, the troops are beautifully detailed and animated, and the donjon (castles) are downright gorgeous! Also, all the pre-set troop formations look like the programmers read the same ancient battle-texts that i have. each and every formation i've viewed on the game is exactly like what i had read about and seen diagrammed in the martial history texts. even the organization of soldier-movement during formation-changes is top-rate: every soldier knows exatly where he belongs at all times, and he moves accordingly. this looks like the kind of game that makes you want to dig out a bottle of properly warmed sake, proudly display your katana and wakizashi over your monitor, lace on your o-yoroi or do-maru, and start screaming war-cries like the generals in any of Akira Kurosawa's great samurai epics! I DO have some recommended reading before playing, however. Obviously, they're not REQUIRED, but if you want to win, they'll help immeasurably. the programmers seem to have used these books(at least 2 of them, maybe more) to program the AI: 'The Complete Art Of War' translated by Ralph D. Sawyer/published by Westview(ISBN 0-8133-3085-8) 'The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China', same trans./pub. (ISBN 0-8133-1228-0) 'The Six Secret Teachings On The Way Of Strategy', same trans./published by Shambhala (ISBN 1-57062-247-7) and of course any translation of Miyamoto Musashi's Book Of Five Rings. Remember: 'Being unconquerable lies with yourself. Being conquerable lies with the enemy.' -Sun Tzu
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Summary: your best investment in a game for the year 2000
Review: first of all shogun total war is an awesome game. It is amazeingly addictive and sucks away hours of your life. From the beginning of the game and to the multiplayer mayhem it is a great game. The interface is both good for beginnners and enhanced for veterans of strategy. I only have gotten a limited version with 4 levels but i will be the first in line at the stores when it comes out
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