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absolutely amazing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 23
Date: July 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

ok wheh i first played shogun toatal war i didnt think there would ever be a game that could out-do it but i was very wrong and apart from deus ex 2 this is was my most eagerly awaited game, i have only had it for a few days but im already finding out the depth of the game, it has great dimplomatic effects, like if u r england sooner or later the French demand to be allowed to pass through your land to defeat the scots who have insulted them, also seiging a castle doesn't involve a small building with a few men, it mean a full castle with many walls and eveything you would expect a castle to have, it also makes the combat alot more realistic, in shogun heavy cavalry sometimes beat pikemen(yari samurai) but in this it shows realistically as you can see when ur regiments of nights are demolished by pikemen, also when u hold your cursor over the units it tells you what they would like, such as '100 archers morale :steady, happy that flanks are protected. a great gamne a must buy for all rts buyers,

Dirty and gritty warfare never looked so good!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 18
Date: July 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Imagine 10,000 troops coming over the nearest hill. Archers, Footman, and many siege engines start flooding to your walls. Just as your army is assembling, your foes catapults deal a fatal blow to a nearby arrow tower, causing it to collapse upon a large gathering of your troops...and that's just the tutorial.

This game is nothing short of incredible. If you are sick of the rock, paper, scissors RTS games, that don't take any strategical thought into account, then this is your game. You have the high ground, well then your archers can fire further and your troops will fatigue less, as they are walking down hill. Badly outnumber by an invading Germanic army? Set up an ambush in so trees and ride your calvary hard to flank your enemy's ranks. Then after the battle, you can view the battlefield full of carnage because all the pathetic soldiers that fell to your army remain where they fell...all 3000 of them.

Seriously, with 200 different units, this is the game that actually takes knowledge of warfare into account, as well as more than a little bit of planning in the deployment of your troops. Though the game is not due until later this year, pick it up when it becomes available.

The best looking RTS game this year...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: August 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Boy, what can I say? From what I have experienced in the demo, I can hardly wait for the actual game's release. The graphics are tremendous, considering the massive amounts of units that flood the game. And unlike most other RTS games, where the people soon just disappear like they sunk into the ground or something, this game has every fallen man stay were he was killed. Every battlefield is 3D, with realistic buildings, trees, shrubs, you name it.

And this game takes castle sieging to a whole new level. With the walls crumbling under the heavy barrage of your mutiple types of siege weaponry, it is truly a wonderful sight. The shots of your siege weapons bounce off the ground, gouging holes in the earth and decimating any troops that get in the way. Blow holes through the lines of enemy troops before you assault with your own. There are so many options in this game, with so many tactical elements, it is mind-boggling.

And keep in mind that I am only referring to what I have experienced in the demo. And if I am this astounded by the demo, then when the game comes out, call 911 because I've had a heart attack. The game goes beyond just battlefield carnage and in the single player campaign you must build your empire not only through might, but through diplomacy, trade, and your economy. There are also multiple objectives for each campaign, and many different kingdoms and cultures that you can play.

I have a 900Mhz AMD Athlon, 256MB RAM, and a GeForce2 Ti, and this game runs like a dream. While some smaller computers might have to turn the graphics down a tad, it is amazing how they kept the framerates stable even with all of that action.

This game is a must buy. Way to go, Creative Assembly!

Samurai Meets Knight

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 52 / 57
Date: August 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The guys of the epic Shogun: Total War games have really gone for ultimate perfection with their European version. Medevil Totalwar is a truly worthy heir to Shogun (a game I recomend you try before MTW). Shogun made the gamer truly think like a Japanese Warlord. Something games like Warcraft, Starcraft, Age of Empires, ect. just don't do. It is the same for MTW in which the gammer must balance subterfuge,with all its sabatoge and murder,and the empire building grunt work of VAST armies battling over EPIC 3D battle fields(think Bravehart)! MTW takes what developers did with STW and adds SEVERAL improvements. Inquisitors from all the cultures search and destroy any heritics and any antisentement to your rule, much like the Shinobi of STW. Assassains kill rival generals and diplomats, like the Ninja of STW. But this is were things pick up were STW left off. Siegies are fought for real. Artillery pound castle walls to dust as up to 10,000 warriors, under your every order, battle it out on a real time 3D battle field were snow, rain, heat, wind, and down right nasty nature, effect the morale of your army. To control your land completely, your shores must be patroled for enemy invasion. To do this you have to build great fleets of warships, something STW completely ingnored in Japanese history. The Pope himself in Italy may call for money from you, or to crusade against other "hethen" cultures. Following his demands will ultimately throw you into the Great Crusades, but not following his holy order may also land you in some serious [trouble] when he calls for one of those crusades against you! Your blood line must be kept going if you want your empire to last forever! Marrying off your children will produce those needed heirs to your throne, but even more intrigueing is marrying them to rival factions. Doing this will open up those, "Huge...tracks off land!", when they die. It will also keep your generals from starting a civil war for your throne. Keeping track of heirs isn't automatic like in STW. If you dont keep youngins in the family a 70 year old king isn't going to have the energy to suddenly "make some heirs". Medevil Totalwar WILL be 200 times better then Shogun so if you liked Shogun you will like Medevil Totalwar. If you haven't experienced Shogun Totalwar you deffinatley should check it out. Medevil Totalwar IS going to be the best TBSG (turn based stratedgy game) and the best overall SG (stradegy game) for years to come. There is a true replay value on this one. Not even Richard the Lionheart could play this one once and master its epic size intregue and Medevil warfare simulation(that almost perfectly recreates the way war was fought all those centuries ago). Oh, and for the gammer with the "lagging software" MTW's 3D engine is absolutly incredible. The revolutionary engine makes it very easy for computers with only 64 Megs of RAM to keep up with the games HUGE battles. Battles that can sometimes take up to 45 minuets when all 10,000 max knights are running around out there! As you can see I give MTW 11 out of 10! Way to go Creative Assembly! You're the developers realy behind all of this awesomeness!

GREAT GAME!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: August 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome. I read sumone saying this is the best RTS this year. I agree,but it much more than just an RTS. From the world map it looks and feel like you are playing the old comp. game,"Risk". But iits nothing like risk when you get into it. You can follow pre-set campaigns such as the 100 year war or just make your own. What I like about this game is you can jump into the battles almost instantly and as their happening. The major great idea about this game is that the battles can consist of tens upon thousands of units. The other cool thing is when a unit dies,the body stays on the battle feild until the battle is completly over. That add alot of reality to it. I love this game,and ANYONE even slightly interested in kings,castles,knights will love this real time strategy twist!

Like Risk on crack!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 22
Date: August 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Make no mistake. This game is not Command & Conquer. I'd compare it more to Risk. In the Campaign mode, you have a map of Europe, you have to juggle such matters as infrastructure in your provinces, taxation, religion, trade, maintaining armies, marrying off princesses to assure alliances, keeping generals happy and loyal by giving them posh or glorious commands, all while fighting off assassins and heretics. Oh my!

Of course, when two armies occupy the same province bad things happen. The warfare takes place on full 3D battlefields where every possible condition, from high ground to wind, to concealment in trees, plays a factor. Battles are fought with up to one hundred different unit types including special units for each culture (the Brits get longbows, for example), and up to 10,000 individual units onscreen. The battles are spectacular, and using strategy to flank and ambush pays off in spades.

This game has completely sucked me in since it released. I can't really think of a more complete, fulfilling game. The only one on the horizon that I could see being as involving as Medieval: Total War would be the next iteration in the Total War series.

Buy it. With most games $50, $40 is a steal for the game of the year. If you are a doubter, download the demo first. This game is not a let down!

Medieval Review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: August 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

EVERYONE STOP BUYING THE SIMS AND GET A REAL GAME! Everyone who likes simulation games should get this game. Everyone who likes Strategy games should get this game. Everyone who breathes and has a beating heart should get this game. Enough said.

Very fun strategy game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 20
Date: August 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The stategic element of the game is very well done! The 3-D battles are merely a bonus. The turn based map can best be described as Defender of the Crown meets Civilization. There are pre-defined territories that are based on real medieval lands. The strategic gameplay is deep enough to be to be fun, but not so complex that it's tedious. There is really too much to talk about to go into detail, but it's really fun.

The 3-D battles are much more realistic than real time games like war craft and age of empires. Medieval takes things such as Morale, dicipline, leadership, weather and fatigue into account. The graphics are fine, but they are not great. Naturally, the each soldier is going to be kinda small in order to fit so many guys onto the field at once. But this doesn't detract anything from the game IMO, but it may disappoint those who just want eye candy. As one whose been disappointed with recent medieval strategy games, Medieval: Total War was a very pleasant suprise!

Finally, a game reminiscent of Lords of the Realm II

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 15
Date: August 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

For those of you waiting for Lords of the Realm III, your wait is over! Medieval: Total War has the same turn-based strategy game intermixed with a real-time warfare simulator that made the LotR series so popular, only with improvements.

The strategy portion of the game involves managing your regions to produce income, train troops, improve trade, etc. There is also ample room for negotiations and alliances with other rulers throughout the game. Each turn you are allowed to build troops and buildings on each region you control. If you happen to move troops into a conflict situation, the conflict can be resolved by the computer, or you can take the field and personally see to the attack or defense. If this is the case the game moves into the real-time combat simulator mode.

The best feature of the battle simulator is troop command. No longer are you required to drag the cursor over the field to select each individual man. My experience with this method is either not selecting all of the troops you want, thus leaving some behind the rest of the group, or inadvertently selecting troops you don't want, thus having some archers charging in with your cavalry. In Medieval: Total War your troops are grouped into units with anywhere from 50 to 200 soldiers per unit. You can select and command each unit, thus making orchestrating battle maneuvers much simpler than ever before. The formation, spacing, and even the attitude of each unit can be set simply and quickly. Units can also be grouped to allow for easier movement of exceptionally large number of troops. Terrain position, high ground, visibility, weather, cover, lighting, and more all play a part in aiding or hindering your movements and combat effectiveness. This seems to have a "Sid Meier's: Gettysburg" feel to it.

After the battle surviving units are awarded valor points for their involvement in the fight; therefore, seasoned veterans are better soldiers than the green troops with little or no combat experience.

The graphics of Medieval: Total War are very good. When watching rocks hurled through the air by your catapults at the enemy stronghold you can see chips and dust fly into the air. You can actually see individual arrows fired from archers sailing through the air, and birds circling the sky over the fallen. And with the graphics is superb 3D sound to immerse you in the heat of battle. It almost feels like you're surrounded by the fighting soldiers!

All in all, this is a must for any fan of medieval strategy games or medieval war games. If you happen to like both genres, you cannot hope to improve upon this game. I highly recommend it.

i'm sure it would be great, too bad it won't install

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: September 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

P4 1.8 ghz, 256 ram, geforce2, win xp, basically a nice current pc and of course the only game i've been dying to get since shogun:tw doesn't crash or freeze up while playing: it locks up and terminates during the install. activision's space cadets aren't helping either (sorry guys, but i've done the scandisk, defrag, closed background apps and programs, updated drivers, et al.) so my rating for medieval:tw has to be -5 stars unless techsupport can do a 180 before i return this lemon.

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