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RELEASE DATE :3rd March 2009

Official Website : http://www.sega.co.uk/empire/index.php?t=EnglishUK

EMPIRE TOTAL WAR
Empire: Total War is about exploration and conquest, founding colonies and fighting wars away from home, and is a strategy game spanning the 18th and 19th centuries, in which you direct your nation to dominate Europe, North Africa, America, India and South East Asia.[1] The player will use both complex strategies on the campaign map and fierce commands on the battlefield�both on land and sea. The game will feature gameplay correlating with that of the previous games in the Total War series, but with major additions to the campaign map and battlefield.More than fifty factions will be included in the game, ten of which are expected to be playable.

It is also confirmed that changes in government may occur during the campaign as the rise of democracy becomes and issue in this time period. One instance is the United States of America may only come into existence if the rulers of that area are unable to maintain social order. The French Revolution is another example that may occur if the people of France are no longer satisfied with their sovereign.

Features

Empire: Total War will feature 3D naval battles, a feature new to the series, as well as large land battles with muskets, cavalry and artillery. Buildings and structures can be garrisoned, as well as the being destructible, and there is a plethora of new formations and strategies to be mastered. The naval battles feature destructible sails, realistic cannon fire, grapeshots and boarding action.

The battles on land have been given a makeover too:

* The firing of cannons, and arrows and muskets is made more realistic.
* Music makes its way into the battlefield in the form of bagpipes, drums, fifes and trumpets.
* Weapons may jam and misfire, and cannons can explode.
* Generals shout orders at their troops as the regiment goes into combat or fires at enemies.
* The battlefield becomes strewn with dead, dying and dismembered bodies. The game makes use of ragdoll physics to add to the chaos.

A full list of confirmed features can be found in the frequently updated TotalWar.org forum summary thread.

Campaign map

The previous title's diplomacy and military AI have been given major changes and have been completely refined. There are also new systems in place to draw armies out of cities, by the inclusion of barracks and mills outside the city walls to defend. The new animated campaign map features a huge cast of characters, and shows every single building and upgrade, rather than just the cities and castles of previous games. The auto-management system is improved along with the advice system, and the game itself will feature better tutorials that makes the game easier to learn. There will also be an added focus on managing unrest in the player's empire, and the degree to which the player expands or denies political freedom to the population.


EMPIRE TOTAL WAR PREVIEWS
PC Gamer Preview - March 8th

IGN: Empire: Total War Pre-E3 Preview: July 11th 2008
http://pc.ign.com/articles/888/888181p1.html

IGN : Empire: Total War E3 preview July 16th 2008
http://pc.ign.com/articles/890/890553p1.html

Gamespy: Empire: Total War Leipzig Preview 21st August 2008
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/empire-total-war/901296p1.html

EMPIRE TOTAL WAR FAQ
EMPIRE TOTAL WAR FAQ 1 :
http://blogs.sega.com/totalwar/2007/10/24/...etotal-war-faq/

EMPIRE TOTAL WAR FAQ 2
http://blogs.sega.com/totalwar/2007/11/27/...otal-war-faq-2/

EMPIRE TOTAL WAR FAQ 3:
http://blogs.sega.com/totalwar/2007/12/21/...otal-war-faq-3/

EMPIRE TOTAL WAR FAQ 4:
http://blogs.sega.com/totalwar/2008/01/25/...otal-war-faq-4/

EMPIRE TOTAL WAR FAQ 5:
http://blogs.sega.com/totalwar/2008/07/14/...otal-war-faq-5/


Empire Total War Developer Diary
Empire Total War Developer Diary 1:
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=179303

Empire Total War Developer Diary2:
http://www.videogamer.com/pc/empire_total_...review-728.html

Empire Total War Developer Diary3:
http://www.videogamer.com/pc/empire_total_...review-729.html

Empire Total War Developer Diary 4:
http://www.videogamer.com/pc/empire_total_...review-800.html

Empire: Total War AI Diary

Interviews:
IGN Interview



Screenshots:
http://gamestar.de/news/pc/strategie/echtz..._total_war.html
http://www.totalwar-zone.de/index2.php?g=etw&id=5
Screenshot 1
Screenshot2
Screenshot 3
Screenshot 4






Video Diary on Mo Cap:
http://www.sega.co.uk/games/?g=238&v=696

It is on!(In game trailer)
[url]http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/958390/empire-total-war/videos/ETW_081208.html[/ur]

Land Battle Trailer
http://www.eurogamer.net/tv_video.php?play...4941&size=large

This post has been edited by frags: Dec 8 2009, 01:40 AM

dude...chill....is just a game...chill man chill

Yea, what's with all the fuss.
I used to play total war, a lot but then kind of sick of it right now.
Their factions are always focus on european-based factions.

Would glad to see some east-asian factions.

something to be excited about is the 3d naval battle...but after awhile it gets bored..

nothing on the screen when i click on the link.
just saw polo horse player animation and 100%

try this link
http://www.totalwar.com/index.html?page=/u...html&nav=/us/5/



This post has been edited by MakNok: Aug 22 2007, 04:53 PM

Seem promisng , with naval combat ~

But why not they remake shogun and rome , sure nice ~ or else make china 3 kingdom .lolz

Naw...they haven't made something like this yet. The rules are going to be very different from traditional Total War. The emphasis is now on gunpowder age technology with less emphasis on close combat. Cavalry attacks are also more specialized.

This game is going to be VERY VERY interesting.

any chance they'll think about allowing players to control individual units and fight on the battlefield? should be pretty cool..

Nope... maybe forship battles but not for land units. TW has always been about massive scale battles and having to micro-manage individual units would be totally against the rules that make up Total War.

In short, it's an ABOMINATION!

Looks promising.

If you want the Asia map then there is a mod on twcenter.net . Its a total conversion for M:TW2 but still WIP.

Naval combat is already introduced in Imperial Glory last year and it does not really appealing. I like land battle the most.


Just hope they will be using a new engine as it look dated now...

urgh i can barely run Medieval II. This one for sure cannot..

This period i'm not too keen. i'd like to see Dynasty: Total War. Then take my warriors to conquer up until the Malay Archipelago where the natives have bloodrage ability whilst brandishing their kris. Fuiyo!

WAR! I Love the sea!!!

Added FAQ's answered by the developer to the first post...(Faq 2 was just released 26Nov)

This post has been edited by frags: Nov 30 2007, 02:37 AM

I always have a thing for games based on medieval wars..
The vast number of soldiers.. clashing together.... hehehe!

lol same same ^^^

should have east india company
they should include malaysia on this version or its add-on.

hehehe fun bombarding malacca to rubbles. or seeing keris ppl fight to no avail.

sampan vs Grand Carrack

lmao anticipating this!

How come no Chinese Empire, no Indian Empire nor the great Mongol Empire. I demand these empire always white empires.

Later we might have China's Premier complaint about Chinese forces being getting their asses handed to them like that stupid African woman who sued because RE5, was it? that had black zombies in it when all the while all the zombies were whites and no white people made complaints.

Anyway, it's EMPIRE: Total War. I don't see any significant developments outside of Europe during this period.

Its out of his league as its before his time.