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SEGA confirms that the next instalment in the Total War series is due to leave port on February 6th 2009...
Creative Assembly's next RTS opus has been nailed down to a February 6th 2009 release, according to SEGA's official site for the game. Empire: Total War will be the first game to visit the Napoleonic theatre of war in the Total War series and is coming to the PC.
As the fifth game in the series (following Shogun, Medieval, Rome, and Medieval II), Empire: Total War will be the first to introduce 3D naval combat. Much to the annoyance of ardent Total War fans, previous sea-faring combat has only been resolvable in the game's turn-based map.
It will now be possible to command individual vessels during battle from within vast fleets, while you can even board enemy ships and control your attacking troops both above and below the enemy's decks. Variable water and weather effects should also serve to shake things up aplenty.
With a single-player campaign that starts in 1700, players will be able to sculpt their own history through periods that bring about the American struggle for independence, the Industrial Revolution, and the fight to secure Eastern trade routes.
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Added:Thu 03rd Dec 2009 11:53, Post No: 33
Yep. It's a public beta, so it's free. The Elite American Units DLC costs £1.99 though.
Added:Wed 02nd Dec 2009 19:13, Post No: 32
can't it be downloaded for free?
Added:Fri 31st Jul 2009 23:49, Post No: 31
'Where "should" reenforcements come then?'
Wherever they were placed on the campaign map should be indicative of where they appear within the battle. A secondary army placed directly behind my main should not spawn onto the battle map directly behind my enemy's army, though this is widely the case.
"And I've had plenty of occasions when the AI has retreated."
This is either a lie or a misunderstanding of terms. The AI will "rout" on the battle map when defeated/overwhelmed. The AI does not retreat in campaign map situations; like 20 full assorted units meeting one half strength unit.
"Empire: Total War has been universally acclaimed, but individual complains will always happen"
As far as reviews from those paid by a larger company (gamespy, gamenet,tvg, etc) you're right, they're overly positive. Player-written reviews, as far as I have read, have been littered with the comments echoed here - bugs, broken- and missing content, permanently-corrupted saves - take your pick.
The only game i've ever seen that compared to this one's level of buggedlybrokenness is Daikatana - woe betide purchasers thereof.
Added:Thu 02nd Jul 2009 17:08, Post No: 30
Oh yeah? And where did you get that juicy morsel from? Can't see it myself, seeing as no Total War game has been released for a console.
Added:Thu 02nd Jul 2009 16:51, Post No: 29
Empire: Total War is for xbox 360
Added:Tue 23rd Jun 2009 07:58, Post No: 28
bad update since then i cant play online when i give orders it takes ten seconds between them to be followed so now my cav wait until everyone fire at them or mly troops dont move they wait to die. This is the worst update I ever seen i am totally desappointed and feel that i cant play it anymore... before everything worked just fine... so now it is just a waste
Added:Thu 16th Apr 2009 10:45, Post No: 27
I found the naval combat in general pretty hit-and-miss...
Added:Wed 15th Apr 2009 00:35, Post No: 26
a large fleet is too hard to manage.
Added:Tue 07th Apr 2009 11:15, Post No: 25
Where "should" reenforcements come then?
And I've had plenty of occasions when the AI has retreated.
Rarely had an issue with CTD, perhaps once. It's unfair to label this as a fault, as this is most often caused by problems with individual setups.
Empire: Total War has been universally acclaimed, but individual complains will always happen.
Sounds like you should just take your copy back and get a refund, as you're obviously not happy with it.
Added:Mon 06th Apr 2009 23:17, Post No: 24
What the hell kind of awful review is THIS? Did you even play the game, Mr. Reviewer? Did they pay you with freebies. Did the shine blind you?
1. AI can`t do sea invasions. You are invincible as England.
2. Reinforcements don`t come where they should on battlemaps.
3. Diplomacy is useless.
3 Loads of other AI uselesness, like the enemy never retreats even if outnumbered10\1.
4. Loads of cTDs, sounds issues etc.
Plus a helluva a lot more, too many to write here. The only good stuff are the land and ship battles, but alone it is not enough if Campaign Ai is crap!
And if you rated the game on what it might be like in the future, WE want to know what it`s like NOW! It`s our money we spend, not yours.
The game deserves 6\10 and you deserve 2/10 for the review.