

With this you will get acquainted to some of intriguing new features of Total War: Shogun 2, which we will mention later on in this our Review of the game. Later on you can revisit this game section to study the Advanced Naval Compan lesson, and it is worth doing, really. The Tutorial is divided into several chapters: three scenarios are devoted to ground battles, two – to naval combat, and a special mini-campaign for the Chosokabe clan, where you can try to seize the complete control over the island of Shikoku. Learning the secrets seems very important for everyone willing to become a Shogun here. While battling weaker opponents, you can take your time to learn, find out interesting tips and come one step closer to mastering the administrative or martial arts. They not only make you more familiar with the setting, but also do a good job explaining the important features. Some time ago there appeared short introductory campaigns. Training mode from one part of the series to another has been evolving. When you spend some time with Total War: Shogun 2, you will surely note, how carefully the developers were treating not only the ideas of the original title, but also everything that was introduced to the series later on. With the appearacne of the first title the fundamentals of the whole series had been created, and they formed the core gameplay features for all the future of the Total War franchise that has achieved the international recognition by the media and gamers. The former ones allowed to govern, manage towns and armies on the global map, while the latter ones made it possible to defeat enemies on the battlefield with clever planning and outstanding maneuvers.

It showed the possibility of a successful combination of Grand Strategy game elements with major tactical real-time battles. In 2000 we saw the release of Shogun: Total War.

This time the glorious series returns to its roots. With each new title the developers introduce intriguing innovations, while always listening to the community wishes and trying to stay as historically accurate as possible dealing with the history of various centuries. Though it doesn’t mean that we won’t get back to replay previous parts of the franchise since their ideas won’t get old unless a new game covering the same era made by The Creative Assembly appears.

It isn’t only pleasing the audience, but also inspires other developers, proving that any new episode in the line-up can actually become even more original and entertaining than its predecessor. The famous strategy games series entitled Total War has been making its fans happy for over than a decade.
