An exellent expantion.
User Rating: 8.5 | Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion PC
Gameplay: Their latest, Viking Invasion, the expansion to Medieval: Total War continues with the total war style and a lot of new gameplay that should satisfy fans' hunger for strategy, but the basic gameplay implamets are pretty much the same. Viking Invasion takes a step back in the timeline from Medieval and falls out of the Middle Ages right into the grimy and war torn Dark Ages right after the fall of the Roman Empire. The game also takes a step out of Europe as a whole and focuses on a much smaller part of the whole. The new campaign hasa new set-up with the battle maps to accompany each territory. Viking Invasion not only allows you to play as the Vikings on their tear across the sea, but also as any one of the eight surviving kingdoms on the British Isles like the Scots, Vikings, saxons etc. Of course some fractions are richer then others and will have an easier time building and defeding your kingdom. But for some other fractions like the scots who are not as powerful, have a exposed costline for vikings to raid. Some of the new units you get to use are Arab Infantry, Byzantine Lancers, Swabian Swordsman, and Steppe Heavy Cavalry.
Graphics: The graphics are really quite good in this game when it came out. Large battlefields and thousands of troops to control which are colorful and detailed, eyecandy. Also are quite smooth to watch.
Sound: The sound is really good. The soundtrack really suits the games timeperiod. Sound effects are well done aswell and so is the voice acting.
Value: All in all this is a really good expantion pack which of course gives you hours of replayability. I highly recommend this RTS game to anyone, this game will not dissapoint. I give this game 8.5 out of 10.
