This game is worth the wait.
One problem with Total War Kingdoms is that even before you play the game there is a lot of tedious installation and if you screw it up you will need a friend who is a real wiz at computers to help you.
Okay now that I covered the installation I will tell you about the game itself. This game by itself will definitely create more than enough game-play to last me a lifetime which includes the four new campaigns and all the other things that are included in the game which is moated castles, new enemies, and tougher gameplay. As far as this game goes the Crusader Campaign is my favourite campaign because I love the Crusades and the fact that you can use Hospitaller units. The greatest genius of this campaign would have to be the Greek Fire. In my years of playing Total War game I have never seen a weapon work as well as the Greek Fire has and I have proof of this. When I was playing Kingdoms I used Greek Fire and brought a group of 120 soldiers down to 56 with one blast. As far as the campaign itself it is very challenging and very fast paced and inludes the Mongol invasion which is actually just as irritating as last time but a little bit easier to defeat this time around. The Teutonic Campaign is also a good campaign which includes a lot of factors such as religion, military might, and cash which has never been so incorpperated into any Total War Campaign. I haven't tried the Brittannia Campaign or the Americas Campaign but I have tried a custom battle in the Brittannia and the units are also very well thought out and made.
I'm very happy to say that this Total War game will defitnitly appeal to any Total War fan no matter if you play Medieval, Shogun, Rome, or Medieval II.