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| Release date: 2008 | Developer: Creative Assembly | Publisher: Sega | Period: 18th Century | www.totalwar.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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in August Creative Assembly announced the upcoming release of the latest
instalment of the Total War series, Empire. Set in the turbulent 18th
Century Empire promises to be the biggest and best ever TW game, perhaps
of all strategy games. The biggest new feature is the 3D real time naval
combat, which even at this early stage looks amazing, with crew and
marines running around on deck. |
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In a press
announcement in August CA said: PC Gamers will be able to
intuitively command vast fleets or single ships upon seascapes rich with
extraordinary water and weather effects that play a huge role in your
eventual glorious success or ignominious defeat. After pummelling your
enemy with cannon fire, close in to grapple their ship and prepare to
board taking control your men as they fight hand to hand on the decks. Mike Simpson, Studio Director at The Creative Assembly said, Were genuinely excited about what were achieving with the naval battles and also by the scale of the improvements being made to the core of the game the land battles and the campaign. This will undoubtedly be the biggest and best Total War game weve ever made. The biggest and best it certainly looks, even at this stage, or is that me just being bias since its the 18th century? No way! This game will easily be the biggest game of 2008 and of all strategy titles up until now. So what can we expect in Empire? ● Time period: 1700 - early 1800's ● Historical characters including the Duke of Marlbourgh, Wellington, Peter the Great ● Empire: Total War will boast a full re-write of the AI with a wider range of strategies and tactics, providing a formidable opponent on land, sea and on the campaign map. ● An all-new fully animated campaign map with all buildings and upgrades visible, upgrades are done by clicking on them on the Strategic Map. ● New improved systems for Trade, Diplomacy, Missions and Espionage ● Revolutions and Rebellions: American Revolution, Jacobite Rebellions etc ●You can change the form of government between: absolute monarchy, constitutional monarchy, and Republic. ● 50 factions in total, 10 playable, 40 non playable, emergent factions included. ● Earth walls can be constructed, units entrenched and the battlefield is fully destructible ● Bagpipes, drummers, flautists and trumpeters will fill the air with play out over the crack of musket fire, the boom of artillery and the thunderous charge of cavalry. ● Weapons will jam and misfire and the field of conflict will become strewn with the bodies of wounded and dying men, lacerated and dismembered by pike, bayonet and shot. ● Brand new graphics engine Look out for your preview and review in the near future. Article Published: 26th November 2008 |
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