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Medieval: Total War
By Creative Assembly, released 1 Jan 2002
- Microsoft Windows
- turn-based strategy video game
- real-time strategy
What it is
Medieval: Total War is a strategy game from Creative Assembly, set across four centuries of medieval conflict. The Collection Edition combines the original game with its official Viking Invasion expansion. Players build a dynastic empire, recruit armies, besiege settlements and fight naval battles while seeking to expand their influence. Diplomacy and covert action are also part of the campaign: emissaries, spies and assassins can pursue alliances, bribes or clandestine aims. The game features 14 playable factions from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with battles that can show up to 10,000 soldiers. Its siege systems center on the castles that shaped the period, while characters’ valour, vice and virtues affect how others treat them and the troops they lead. Viking Invasion adds an extended map covering the British Isles and western Scandinavia, with its setting spanning 793 to 1066. The game is available for Windows and supports single-player and multiplayer.
What players like, and what they don't
- Collection includes the Viking Invasion expansion.
- Fourteen factions span three regions.
- Battles can show up to 10,000 soldiers.
- Campaign combines diplomacy, sieges and naval battles.
- Listed for Windows only.
- Multiplayer is listed, but no specific modes are described.
Who it suits
It suits players who want to manage a medieval realm through campaigns, diplomacy and large battles. The collection also gives players the Viking Invasion expansion and its broader northern map.
Medieval: Total War combines empire-building, diplomacy and large-scale medieval battles, with Viking Invasion extending the map and period. Its listed platform is Windows.
