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 11 types of units:

• Sword Infantry
  • Sword Attendants (ROTS Unit)
• General
• Heavy Infantry
• Spear Cavalry
• Missile Cavalry
• Special Infantry
• Bow Infantry
• Heavy Ship
• Medium Ship
• Trade Ship
• Light Ship