The manual battles are very long and it's difficult to maintain a perspective of what is happening. Once you embark into a foreign province, you have the option to declare war and, if you do so, can either play the battle manually or let the computer determine results automatically. The map, music and sound effects all make for a rather pleasant but brooding atmosphere. You move your individual armies in groups of 60 men, while adding on to your empire with castles, dojos, docks and farmland.Īt the beginning, you begin with a set number of provinces that increase or decrease depending on your success. Shogun: Total War can be described as chess combined with strategy games like Conquest of the New World.
However, these battles are highly disappointing and not the highlight of the game. The game is both factual and fictional with a portion of the game dedicated to the historical battles of the era. The images of warriors wielding ancient swords coupled with traditional Japanese music in the soundtrack create an ambience of great importance. Mystery and intrigue surround the period of feudal Japan featured in Shogun: Total War.
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