Shogun: Total War

Shogun: Total War

Total War returns to the PC with Shogun 2. This strategy game set in ancient Japan improves upon the series' gameplay by introducing a few new features and improved mechanics. How is the title shaping up so far?

"With less than five months separating Creative Assembly and their deadline, it came as a total surprise to us that the developers of Shogun 2: Total War were so willing to engage us in a somewhat harried interview.

Now, if you're reading this, you've probably heard of the upcoming release from Creative Assembly already..."

"Putting together a list of the Top 50 Strategy games is like grabbing a handful of pins and seeing which one hurts the most. Like every pin that pricks, every game involves some form of strategy. Sure, we're a discerning bunch--not to mention absolute suckers for punishment--so we decided to stick our hands in anyway to see what we'd come out with.

Obviously, with literal decades of titles to choose from, we knew we'd need some ground rules to make this all work. We started out with nearly..."