Det fjerde spillet i Total War-serien kommer litt overraskende å takle en tidsperiode som The Creative Assembly allerede har tatt for seg nemlig middelalderen. En stor nyhet er at spillet ikke er begrenset til Europa, men at fu vil kunne spille den nye verden og treffe aztekerne. Det snakkes om 200 nye enheter og en helt nydesignet multiplayerkampanje.
Det behøver kanskje ikke å si så mye når vi ser skjermsene, men det virker unektelig ganske så lekkert med tanke på at over 10,000 menn kommer til å være med i kampene. Medieval: Total War 2 er på gaten i slutten av året PC.
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Medieval 2 is the latest and greatest game to be released in the best selling and award-winning Total War series. Set in the years 1080-1530 the most turbulent period in European history, the game combines a vast, deep-thinking turn-based strategy campaign with the most cinematic, epic and brutal real-time battles ever seen in the genre.
A vastly enhanced version of the Total War engine vividly portrays the pure bloodlust of Medieval warfare with massive battles of more than 10,000 troops splayed across new graphically rich environments. For the first time in the Total War series each troop is an individual, garbed with the rich heraldic colours and glinting arms and armour of the period.
On the battlefield they’ll survey their surroundings for threats and incoming opponents and react accordingly. When engaged they’ll string together a series of devastating moves as Medieval 2’s new combat animation brings the conflict to life like never before. Total War has never been so ferocious or realistic.
The Medieval 2 grand campaign will hand you the reins of one of an emerging faction as you set about sweeping throughout Europe, conquering all before you. Expand your borders and develop your lands for wealth and prosperity by building cities or swell your army by constructing vast castles to protect your land and keep your rivals quaking with fear.
Use Princesses for diplomatic gain, Priests to spread the influence of your religious beliefs and Merchants to fill your coffers for your war effort. All the time the Pope and the Papal States watch over the Christian world, assessing the strength of your faith and making demands to prove your loyalty. Do you cater to his whims and avoid excommunication or plot his downfall and rig the papal elections to place your own Pope in power?