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3 unusual facts about Total War: Shogun 2


Total War: Shogun 2

Players who pre-ordered at GameStop (online or in-store) will unlock and take part in the historic Battle of Kawagoe.

The Shimazu clan inhabit Satsuma and can recruit superior katana-armed samurai, their generals are also more loyal to their clan.

Total War: Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai

It is set during the events leading up to and including the Meiji Restoration, when the threat of Western powers forced Japan's government to modernize and eventually abolish its traditional samurai-based feudal system.


Absolute war

The recognition of total war since World War I has created a degree of confusion for many, who fail to understand the differences between it and the concept of absolute war, often using the terms interchangeably and blaming Germany's conduct of "total war" on the writings of Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz.

Total War: 2006

The Islamic Alliance is united behind a Saladin-like figure and forms an alliance of convenience with Russia launching its attack on the West, the principle acts of terrorism being a midget submarine attack on San Francisco harbour and an attack on RAF Brize Norton by home-grown Islamic terrorists.

In a desperate bid to prevent Israel from laying waste to much of the world in its death throes, the US President authorises a nuclear strike on Israel itself.

Total War: Rome II

Author David Gibbins has been tasked to write the aforementioned novel series.

The Creative Assembly hired Extra Credits to create a series of YouTube videos explaining the causes, battles, and military commanders during the Punic Wars.

The campaign map for Rome II spans from Bactria (Afghanistan) to Lusitania (Portugal) and from Caledonia (Scotland) to Garamantia (in the Sahara).


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