Empire: Total War

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  • Release Date: Mar. 3, 2009
  • Price: $50.00
  • Publisher: Sega
  • Developer: Creative Assembly
  • Platform(s): PC
  • Genre: Strategy

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Empire: Total War by Sega for PC is a turn-based RTS that introduces 3D naval combat into the series. Set in the 18th century, a turbulent era that is the most requested by Total War's loyal fan base and a period alive with global conflict, revolutionary fervor and technological advances. Themes include the Industrial Revolution, America's struggle for independence, the race to control Eastern trade routes, and the globalization of war on land and sea. PC gamers can intuitively command vast fleets or single ships upon seascapes rich with water and weather effects that play a huge role in your eventual glorious success or ignominious defeat.

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Empire: Total War - PC

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Amazing visuals Doesn't live up to expectations
Innovative concepts Unresponsive controls
Just plain fun Braindead computer AI
An extremely ambitious game that has it's problems

Empire Total War is one of the best ever RTS to date. I've played many and I'm a "hardcore" RTS fan and I have to say this is one of the best ever. However the ambitiousness of the game has caused problems. Various bugs and problems are stopping this game from it's full potential.

Single Player modes: As usual the Grand Campaign is included, try to conquer the world in the 18th century. For the first time this game sees the introduction of real-time naval battles. And great it is, superb graphics and gameplay in the single player however the AI needs improving as well as other aspects of the game.

The Road to Independance campaign I've found is a bit "stuck". Only 4 episodes which inside have 3 chapters which doing them I feel a bit forced. But nevertheless the idea is great and stilll the gameplay is outstanding.

I can't say anything about Multiplayer because not ALL of it is released. However the battles are still good and the new features haven't done a thing wrong. It gets the AI problem out of the way which is good.

I'm still wondering why STEAM but it's not done too bad however it's caused me a few annoyances and minor problems but not too big a worry.

Overall the Gameplay level is 10, there's nothing bad about the gameplay, it truly is one of the best games of the RTS genre.

Innovation: 8/10 quite unique is this game in commanding massive armies in sieges and in battles. The Road to Independance campaign is one innovative campaign which has made me adjust that to 8/10 from 7/10.

Polish: 5/10 m rating my change after the release of patches but so far it really lags, the AI is corrupt and bugs are everywhere. It's just as hard trying to load this game due to loading times and occasional crashes.

Still you should buy this game. It's fun and will leave you glued to the monitor for very long time.

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    The 18th century was one of monumental change. It ushered in an age of sustained European colonialism, revolutions in America and France and ultimately a vast and almost constant amount of warfare. With this knowledge, it's no surprise then that Creative Assembly has selected this time period for their newest Total War game, and in many ways its one of the best decisions they've ever made as a production studio. However not everything with Empire will please fans.