Total War Series

Total War Series

Total War: Pharaoh Total War Saga: Troy Total War: Three Kingdoms - Portal Total War: Three Kingdoms Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia Total War: Warhammer - Portal Total War: Warhammer III Total War: Warhammer II Total War: Warhammer Total War: Attila Total War: Rome II - Portal Total War: Rome II Total War: Shogun 2 - Portal Total War: Shogun 2 Shogun 2: Rise of the Samurai Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai Napoleon: Total War Empire: Total War Medieval II: Total War - Portal Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms Rome: Total War & Remastered Portal Total War: Rome Remastered Rome: Total War Barbarian Invasion Alexander Medieval: Total War Viking Invasion Shogun: Total War Mongol Invasion

Total War is a video game series developed exclusively by The Creative Assembly. The series boasts four major instalments, each with a number of additional expansion packs, and a thriving modding community. The Creative Assembly has partnered with various publishers over the life of the series, the latest title, Napoleon: Total War being released by Sega.

The games are comprised of two interdependent maps; the Campaign Map, which combines a Risk-style playing field with real-time strategy elements, and the Battle Map which allows players to conduct military engagements, as an asset their Campaign Map abilities. The series is widely recognized as being the first to introduce large-scale military battlefields in a game. For this reason, the Rome: Total War engine was selected to power the simulations on Time Commanders and Decisive Battles.

Gameplay

This section discusses elements of gameplay that are common to each game in the series. There are significant evolutions and additions that can be found on each game's page.

Campaigns

Throughout the series, the campaign has tasked the player with the management of his empire, as well achieving military dominance over the map. Players must choose from a selection of historically-rooted factions and play against a number of computer-controlled rivals. Players gain the ability to play as different factions after unlocking them by successfully conquering and eliminating that particular faction in a campaign. The Campaign is turn-based, with battles being fought in real-time. Players must carefully manage finances and settlements, and conduct diplomacy with NPC-controlled factions to successfully complete the game.

Games

Shogun: Total War

For more details on this topic, see Shogun: Total War.

Shogun: Total War was published in 2000 by Electronic Arts. Its expansion pack, Mongol Invasion, was released in 2001, placing the player in the midst of a fictionalized invasion of Japan by the Mongol Horde.

Medieval: Total War

For more details on this topic, see Medieval: Total War.

Medieval: Total War was published in 2002 by Activision. Its expansion pack, entitled Viking Invasion, was released in 2004, adding a new campaign that encompassed the Viking expansion into Europe.

Rome: Total War

For more details on this topic, see Rome: Total War.

Rome: Total War was published in 2004 by Activision. It was followed by Rome: Total War Barbarian Invasion in 2005, which added a number of features to the game, including religion, which became a far more significant factor, as did the loyalty of a player's generals, and, as in Shogun: Total War Mongol Invasion, hordes were introduced to the game. In the same year, Rome: Total War Alexander was released, although it did not include any new features.

Medieval II: Total War

For more details on this topic, see Medieval II: Total War.

Medieval II: Total War was published in 2006 by Sega. The Kingdoms expansion was released in 2007, adding four new campaigns, a number of factions, and extending the map to include the New World.

Empire: Total War

For more details on this topic, see Empire: Total War.

Empire: Total War was released in March 2009 and is published by Sega. In late 2009 the expansion Warpath Campaign was released, which brought a new focus onto the Americas and it's role in the current timeframe. Overall the release of Empire: Total War was considered 'buggy and fustrating' by many users, who wanted more attention to bugs than a new campaign.

Napoleon: Total War

For more details on this topic, see Napoleon: Total War.

Napoleon: Total War is the latest game brought out by the Creative Assembly, and is published by Sega. The release date for Napoleon: Total War was February 2010 and they delivered on time. The game brings revolutionary new systems to the game, such as attrition, supply lines, plus better Campaign and Battle AI.

Total War: Shogun 2

For more details on this topic, see Shogun 2: Total War.

The Creative Assembly announced Shogun 2: Total War on the official Total War forums on June 3, 2010. In November it was officially renamed to Total War: Shogun 2. Total War: Shogun 2 was released on 15th March 2011.