Product Review

Platform:  WINDOWS 98/XP/VISTA Publisher:  SOLD-OUT SOFTWARE Packaging:  DVD STYLE BOX Rating:  TEEN This special Gold Edition package includes:  Shogun: Total War along with the official expansion pack: Mongol Invasion all on a single DVD-ROM disc.Shogun: Total WarPrepare yourself and your Samurai for the first truly epic-scale strategy game. Combining turn based decision-making with intense real-time tactical battles this is strategy gaming at its most demanding. This is Shogun: Total War. It is Japan - 1542 - The land is in turmoil. The last Shogunate has collapsed leaving the nation divided into seven warring factions. Out of this chaos will emerge one warlord who will master the Art of War. This determined warrior will lead his troops of loyal samurai in a brutal quest to unite the country He will rise to become Japan's supreme ruler. He will rise to become SHOGUN!Command Thousands of Samurai. Unite a Nation. Become Shogun. Command Thousand of Troops: Engage in epic-scale real-time battles with thousands of samurai across majestic 3D landscapes. Master the Art of War: Master the skills of diplomacy economics subterfuge battlefield tactics and strategic warfare. Engage in Online Warfare: Clash with other warlords over the Internet in the ultimate test of your abilities. Epic Scale: Engage enemy warlords in massive real-time conflicts with over 5000 samurai colliding on the battlefields of feudal Japan. Whether undertaking a campaign to unite the country fighting historic conflicts or creating your own custom clashes the game's cinematic camera delivers the epic nature of the battle from any perspective. Total Control: Manage your empire in a unique turn based gameplay style. Position your troops collect resources construct new buildings train new recruits and research new units while defending your territory. Deploy spies assassinate rivals or use the beautiful but deadly geisha to cunningly o