Shogun: Total War

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Shogun Total War

• Nameless Gaming Review

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Opening Statement

• As the community turns one year old the day after
  Christmas, I figured why not spice things up with
  a brand new review, and a brand new style, a
  month early.
• Shogun Total War Warlord Edition is the much
  raved about Ultimate shogun collection for the PC
  right? Right. It Includes the full version of
  the game the expansion Mongol Invasion and the
  expansion Campaign of the Three Unifiers.
• In this PowerPoint, Im gonna cover mainly the
  Mongol Invasion campaign, all while these nifty
  Sam n Max midi files play. Sound cool? You bet!

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New Stuff

• Since this is an expansion, there are many new
  items/units/etc. Some of my favorites include the
  Mongol Korean Spearmen, and Kensai (sword
  saints).
• The new Mongol campaign is not as fun as it looks
  I would seriously suggest investing in the
  expansion alone rather then buying this
  collection if you already own the game.
• There are new cutscenes, events, etc., and all
  are very impressive.
• Click Here to look at the (impressive) landscape.

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More New Stuff

• In the Mongol campaign, your goal is to take over
  all of Japan, however your resources are limited
  as the great Khan only chooses to send
  re-enforcement's if you pillage enough.
• The money system is realistically based, so that
  you only take money from armies you conquer. This
  can be alarming at first but you have to remember
  that since you cant build anything other then
  watch towers its all for the sake of impressing
  Khan so hell send you aid.

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Sound

• Now, in an attempt to keep the size of this
  review small, Im going to leave out the .wav
  files I had last time, but not to worry, theyll
  be posted somewhere in the files section of the
  community.
• The sound in this game is essentially the same as
  the original, the only changes (obviously) come
  in the Mongol expansion. The advisers voice is
  noticeabley different, and this time around you
  dont have to listen to that annoying report on
  the farms every year, because this time, your
  pillaging the farms!

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Overall Gameplay

• As far as the gameplay goes in the new expansion,
  I was rather disappointed. It took me and Orc one
  half hourmaybe an hour tops to beat the Mongol
  Invasion (as the invaders) and I mean, thats
  with my typical skipping the combat. The thing is
  as long as you pillage enough and get more
  resources, you can automatically resolve conflict
  all the time and you usually win. Its just a
  disappointment that after this expansion was put
  up so highly on gaming sites everywhere it wasnt
  as great as they said.
• Click Here For Another Screen

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Final Thought and Score

• Overall Id have to say that as the follow-up to
  Shogun Total War, the Mongolian Invasion isnt
  close to reaching the bar its predecessor set.
  The new units are cool, and their new animations
  make the combat worth playing. Furthermore the
  new scenery (including new bridges, and beaches)
  are very pleasing, they just dont make up for
  the lack of time required playing the game.
  Overall the game has its high points and its low
  points, just dont expect to set in for a long
  haul. On the other hand, if you enjoy the
  skirmishes more then the actual board game
  interface this ones for you.

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Final Thought and Score (cont.)

• Dont let my experience hinder you Id
  especially recommend this game if you dont
  already own Total War, because it does include
  the original Shogun, and for the same price its
  worth the new units, and campaign. If not for
  that Im afraid youd see the Warlord Editions
  score slipping.
• Airs Score 7 out of 10
• -AirChameleon

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