Ah,war i knew ye well!
I want to be a medieval warrior!
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Imagine,a perfect morning,the sun is rising behind the hill,the birds are singing...
And then...
Imagine 4000 men taunting and shouting at the same time while charging...
Imagine those in the first lines,who are bravely runing towards the enemy...and then,imagine the impact...
Thats also the greatest quality of Medieval II!
When you are mercilessly slaughtering your enemys on the battlefield,you will feel the kind of joy those lucky bastards that lived in the medieval era felt when they guted their enemy!
In other words,ordering your army to kill some poor,dumb ****s who messed with you never felt better...in a game...
The gameplay of a Total War Medieval II is amazing!
You can command many different types of units...
Light infantry,heavy infantry,archers,light cavalry,heavy cavalry,artilery etc.
The beautiful thing about battles is watching as you outwit the AI and watching enemy troops fall,or retreat...
When you are on the world map you can:
You can manage your empire spaning over 3 continents...
(you will have to expand to get there,but yeah)
You can make military alliances,and use them to destroy your enemys,use many other forms of diplomacy,you can spy,trade,
assassinate,sabotage etc...
If you choose to be a state with Catholicism as it main religion, your cardinal can be elected pope...
You will wage a religious war against heretics!
You will make a legendary Crusade,to take over the Holy land!
Besides the campaign Medieval II also offers Historical battles,where you can take the armys of Richard Lion Heart and Cortez or Henry V and many other historical characters!
Another great mode is the custom battle....
You can choose any nation that is in the campaign (however the Mongols and Timids are not a playable faction in the campaign where as they are in custom battle),and pit them against another nation of your choice!
All in all,you love strategy?
Dont own this game...?
Go and buy the strategic sensation,before we all murder you!
Because in all fairness this is one of the (if not) the best strategy game i ever played!
And because the Total War series is the best strategy series up to date!
Graphics 10/10
Sound 10/10
Gameplay 10/10
AI 9.5/10
Overall rating:10/10