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Fun and Realistic!
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 29, 2000
Author: Amazon User
I really enjoy this game a lot. I got it today and I have been playing it non stop. Why give it 4 stars instead of 5 then? Well, the game is pretty confusing and it is very hard to keep your men doing what you ordered them to do. For instance my army of 120 archers somehow got up and walked into the enemies musket shooter men. I was wiped out and lost. Don't let this get you down. It really is a fun, realistic, and challenging game. It's well worth [the money].
RTS genre was needing some new ideas. Shogun is one.
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User
As a fan of most RTS games out there, I was getting tired of the "me-too" RTS games set somewhere in the future. Several are fun to play but I was hoping someone would bring a new idea to the table. Shogun is a great example of adding a historic, and largely ignored, perspective to an RTS game. Shogun is very fun to play, even if it doesn't get everything right. Shinobi and other non-combat pieces should have had a bigger role to play. I'd like to see Shogun's engine tried with other historic wars.
A MILESTONE IN GAMING HISTORY!!!
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User
DISCLAIMER: I am a Japan-buff and games based on the Sengoku period of the Shogunate Wars have to be really bad for me not to enjoy them.
Now imagine how much I enjoyed one of the BEST strategy games ever!!!
SHOGUN: TOTAL WAR is admittedly such a great game in every aspect it has become a RTS game benchmark. Not to mention it has fathered the TOTAL WAR series!
Alternating between a tactical map (in which units get moved and improvements built) and the battlefield map (in which real-time unit movements and battles are fought) SHOGUN:TW has struck the perfect harmony between Turn-Based and Real-Time Strategy gaming.
The graphics are by now only a bit dated - and, on the other hand, they can truly shine even on mid-range systems today. The units are easily distinguished during battle, controlling them is done via a user-friendly interface and the issued orders are followed fast and effectively (something not true for much latter games, such as SUPREME COMMANDER).
The sounds manage to be both majestic and realistic (even after so many years, I am using them as my main WinXP Sound-Theme). Both Japanese and English is available.
Birth of an heir, earthquakes and assassination attempts by ninjas all add to the unpredictability of the gameplay. The particulars of the terrain and the weather, the troops deployment and the placement (and survival) of the general, all make the real-time battles such a unique experience!
Alliances are made and broken; rebels conquered and their shock troops assimilated; Christian traders allowed or shunted. Every decision has consequences.
Do not miss on it!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
Super.
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User
Love strategy? You'll love this game. If you have never played any of the Total War series, this would be a great start to begin. When you first start to play, give it a few. It may seem overwhelming with all the options you can be able to do. Practice. In no time you will rate this at the top of your list.
Highly addictive
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User
Shogun - Total War is a highly addictive game, but i do not praise it for its battle simulations, which i thought would be a lot better. Although some of the formations are cool, what it comes down to in the end is utter chaos with brutal sound effects. A good point about the battle simulations, is the fatigue setting that, although slightly annoying, makes the game realistic. It is also realistic becasue despite the fact that a formation of men was tired, if they were winning, they have the "impetus" to keep going. Really, however, the strong point of this game is the board game part of it, which involves moving armies, spies, ninjas... around the board, very similarly to Risk. This is the most addictive part because it is also where you can build castles and weapons factories of all sorts, which can be upgraded. Although slightly tedious, upgrading can be a lot of fun. Another nice option that this game has is that the cpu can simulate any battle desired, which is useful becasue the battles are very long. Also, it is sometimes more fun just toplay the strategy part of the game, instead of simualating battles. As for this being the jewel case version, you do not miss the handbook at all, since it is very easy to start up.
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