Empire total war review

Description

The award winning total war series released its latest game Empire total war on the 4Th of march 2009.Empire total war is a turn based strategy and real time tactics PC game developed by the creative Assembly and published by Sega.The game focuses on the early modern period of the 18Th century.

Empire follows a similar style of interface and game play to the early total war titles[Shogun,Rome and medieval] players choose an 18Th century faction and set out to dominate the known world trough military force,politics,diplomacy,espionage and economics.

The campaign element in the total war games are turned based but players can direct battles in real time.Empire is also the 1st in the series to include naval Battles with breath taking graphics.

Game play

Empire total war is focused on exploration,economics,the rise of colonies and ultimately conquest. The game is set in the early modern period from the 1700s to the early 19Th century. In Empire there are 50 factions but only 11 are available because of their influences and strenghts.

The player will use complex strategies on the campaign map as well on the battlefield.Just like previous total war games Empire consist of 2 areas of game play with a turn based campaign map where the player would move armies around the globe ,conduct diplomacy,trade and empire building and a real time Battle mode where the player would direct land or sea battles.

Campaign

The campaign map has a same approach as Rome and medieval total war.Players can build up armies and navies to conquer or defend provinces or adopt diplomacy to make advances in the game. The player can also use economics and religion as an advantage.

Battle

When two armies are engage on the campaign map the player would be put in the real time map.In land battles the player would have variety of units such as Calvary, artillery and rifleman. Each unit has its advantages,disadvantages,cost, and skill.

As you can see in the image of rifleman each soldier has a different face and characteristics. In Empire riflemen can take cover behind walls or inside buildings.


A unit of soldiers such as rifleman have morale.The morale of the troops will change depending if the player is winnig the battle.If the morale is low the unit with low morale will reatreat.

Tip
If the player uses the same unit in constant battles , the unit will gain skill and experience which makes them efective in battle.


My opinion

In my opinion I think that if your an average person who just wants to have fun you would enjoy the game but if your a history and stratergy geek like I am you would definately fall in love with Empire total war.

9/10 Buy this game!