Total War: Shogun 2: Rise of the Samurai

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Shogun 2: Rise of the Samurai is a downloadable content expansion for Total War: Shogun 2, concentrating on the beginning of the Samurai period in feudal Japan.

Overview

The Rise of the Samurai campaign is set 400 years before the original Shogun 2 campaign. It focuses on the Genpei War. The base game Total War: Shogun 2 is required to play the expansion.

Features

The Rise of the Samurai pack adds;

• 16 new land units including swordsmen, spearmen, archers, and cavalry types.
• 4 new Hero units.
• 10 new naval units.
• 3 new naval special abilities.
• 4 new agent types with their own unique skill trees
• 1 new historical battle - Anegawa (1570).

Clans

There are 6 to choose from in Rise of the Samurai:

Clan logos

• Kamakura Minamoto
• Hiraizumi Fujiwara
• Yashima Taira
• Fukuhara Taira
• Kiso Minamoto
• Kubota Fujiwara

Campaign map with starting positions

Units

Rise of the Samurai introduces a new roster of units that are simpler and more rustic then their Shogun 2 vanilla counterparts. There are XX units divided into 11 types:

Sword Infantry

Sword Attendants (ROTS Unit)

General

General's Bodyguard (ROTS Unit)

Heavy Infantry

Naginata Levy Garrison (ROTS Unit)

Naginata Levy (ROTS Unit)

Naginata Attendants (ROTS Unit)

Naginata Warrior Monks (ROTS Unit)

Naginata Warrior Monk Hero (ROTS Unit)

Tetsubo Warrior Monk Hero (ROTS Unit)

Onna Bushi (ROTS Unit)

Spear Cavalry

Mounted Naginata (ROTS Unit)

Missile Cavalry

Mounted Samurai (ROTS Unit)

Mounted Samurai Hero (ROTS Unit)

Onna Bushi Heroine (ROTS Unit)

Special Infantry

Fire Bomb Throwers (ROTS Unit)

Bow Infantry

Bow Levy Garrison (ROTS Unit)

Foot Samurai Garrison (ROTS Unit)

Bow Levy (ROTS Unit)

Bow Attendants (ROTS Unit)

Bow Warrior Monks (ROTS Unit)

Foot Samurai (ROTS Unit)

Heavy Ship

Attendants Large Ship (ROTS Unit)

Samurai Large Ship (ROTS Unit)

Medium Ship

Pirate Medium Ship (ROTS Unit)

Attendants Medium Ship (ROTS Unit)

Firebomb Medium Ship (ROTS Unit)

Samurai Medium Ship (ROTS Unit)

Trade Ship

Trade Ship (ROTS Unit)

Light Ship

Pirate Light Ship (ROTS Unit)

Attendants Light Ship (ROTS Unit)

Samurai Light Ship (ROTS Unit)