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As a fan of strategy games, Medieval 2 Total War and his expansion "Kingdoms" is a brilliant game. They picked up in 2 of the most cherish genres of strategy games and combined them in one: A RTS... more

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  • 62 of 62 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 3 rocksthatkill

    Member since 20/11/2004

    Reviews written: 21

    4 Stars 1080-1530...Not a happy time to live in! Diamond review Review with images 12/12/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Massive Game, Great Game Time, Fantastic Graphics

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Need top notch PC, AI a bit shoddy.

    Total War Games ----------------------------- For those of you that don't know I'll do a little explaining about the Total War games. Total War is a hugely successful series of war games by the Creative Assembly. Their first game was released in 1999/2000 (depending on where in the world you live), it was called: -- Shogun:Total War -- Shogun: Total War and was set in the turmoil that was 16th Century Japan and it pretty much revolutionised war games as we knew them over night with it's fantastic mix of real-time battles, diplomacy, conquest and economy building. The follow up to Shogun was ... more
  • 28 of 28 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 Anti_W

    Member since 10/06/2008

    Reviews written: 84

    4 Stars This time it's Anti vs the rest of the Europe and the Pope! 05/09/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Solid gameplay with interesting features, brilliant graphics and cinematics.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Little original content compared to previous game, AI not great.

    'Medieval 2: Total War' is a PC game that came out in 2006, as part of the successful strategy series, 'Total War', by developers Creative Assembly. This game is essentially a remake of 'Medieval: Total War', the second game in the series, but updated with the game engine used in 'Rome: Total War' (which I have previously reviewed and enjoyed a lot, along with the original 'Medieval'). As with the other titles, 'Medieval 2' combines a hybrid style of gameplay with a 'Risk'-style, turn-based campaign where you conquer the known map with your military prowess and real-time battle scenes that pit ... more
  • 21 of 21 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 pdoyle007

    Member since 04/08/2003

    Reviews written: 152

    5 Stars TOTAL War 24/7 15/02/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Excellent addictive game

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Some new aditions useless

    After becoming totally adicted to this series back with the original 'Medieval Total War' (MTW), and only feeding this love with 'Rome Total War' (RTW) the run up to Christmas and this game was a frustrating time for me, although I can now say it was well worth it. The game follows the style and standards set by the earlier games. You are given control of a faction living within the time period and the long term aim is to expand your borders and become the dominant power in the world. The methods of achieving this vary from faction to faction and player to player and this is what makes the ... more
  • 11 of 11 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Figaro123

    3 Stars Same TW, same mistakes 14/06/2007
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Brilliant concept & graphics, good gameplay

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Many pointless and inexcusable problems

    When looking at other reviews of this game, I was somewhat surprised to see how everyone seems to think it's so fantastic. Don't get me wrong - Medieval 2 is good, but considering how good it could potentially be... But firstly, some basics. If you don't already know about the Total War series, you've really missed out on some great games. What they (at least aim to) do is combine the realism and depth of games like Civilisation with the fast-paced action of RTS games like Command & Conquer - it's a sound principle, giving you control over what happens in your battles and of the greater ... more
  • 10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    scola_p

    3 Stars Juts not original enough 18/07/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Graphiccally stunning (provided you have a powerful pc) and plenty of replay value

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Too similar to the earlier games and not as challenging

    As the latest game in the Total War Series, medieval: Total War II has a tough act to follow. This time the game is set in Medieval Europe, just after the Norman Invasion of England, and at the time of the crusades. The Total War franchise is a known quantity, and you generally understand what you are going to receive. The pedigree of the series is very good, with a good blend of strategic management and tactical conflict. First, the good points. If you have sufficiently powerful pc, the graphics are awesome. The detail and the effects are excellent, when the settings are ramped up to full ... more

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Product Details

Age 16+
Publisher Sega
Genre Strategy
Release Date 10th November 2006, 1st February 2008
EAN 5050740020665, 5060138434660

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