One of the best RTS game ever.
User Rating: 9 | Medieval: Total War PC
Gameplay: Well Medieval: total war is the second installment of the total war series. So as expected, it's a mix of turn based, city managment and Real Time army battles which to control thousands of troops at one time of the battlefield. Like feudal Japan, Europe in the Middle Ages was rife with political intrigue and open warfare. However, because of the more diverse range of peoples and histories, Europe and the surrounding areas of the Middle East and Mediterranean were prone to even more vehement hostility. Well unlike Shogun, you get castles and such and of course there is the church to worry about. Also I liked the whole displomacy part of the game which you can forge alliences with other nations. So during the battles elements like terrain, weather, morale, formations and troop types being vital factors as always. Again you are able to command thousands of troops on the battlefield at one time, Morale, and the characteristics of your generals can really influence the tide of battle. Indeed keeping a reserve of fresh troops can be vital to maintaining morale for the rest of your forces.
I particualry enjoyed this because I like mass battles and piles of bodys that build up. So in this you get to pick many diffrent nations like England, France and Spain. Each having there own unique units, strengths and abilities. You get to try to dominate all of Europe, part of the middle east and north africa.
Graphics: The graphics have been imrpoved from the shogun series. The map looks better and so does the battlefield. The uniits accuallly look better aswell and smoother.
Sound: The sound is really quite good in this game, voice acting is well done and the soundtrack is full of rousing context-sensitive orchestra moments which get you in the mood for bloody slaughter, which is a good thing as this game delivers body counts like no other.
Value: All in all this is a very good game with high replay value. You can play many diffrent nations which makes it quite entertaining. I would highly recomend this game to any RTS fan. I give this game 9.0 out of 10.
