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Shogun: Total War
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Shogun: Total War is a strategy video game developed by The Creative Assembly. It was released on June 13, 2000, for PC (Microsoft Windows). The title is part of the Total War franchise and utilizes the TW Engine 1.
The game features single-player and multiplayer game modes. Its genres include Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), and Tactical. Critical reception includes a Metacritic score of 84 and an IGDB rating of 84 based on 64 ratings. Additionally, a critic rating of 90 was recorded from one critic.
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Game details · IGDB
Set against the backdrop of the Sengoku Jidai (Warring States) period from the 15th to the beginning of the 17th century, Shogun: Total War is a real-time tactics and turn-based strategy game with a strong focus on historical authenticity. Players assume control of a daimyo (leader) of a contemporary Japanese clan and attempt to conquer the nation and claim the title of supreme Shogun, the undisputed military ruler of Japan. The gameplay consist of two parts – a turn-based Risk-style mode on a 2D campaign map of Japan where the player must recruit, manage and move their armies, conduct dip…
- Released
- 2000
- Genres
- Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Engine
- TW Engine 1
- Franchise
- Total War
- Developer
- The Creative Assembly
- Publisher
- Sega, Electronic Arts
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Genre
- real-time tactics
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Series
- Total War
- Followed by
- Total War: Shogun 2
- Composer
- Jeff van Dyck
- Narrative location
- Japan
- Developer
- Creative Assembly
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Game mode
- multiplayer video game
- Distribution format
- digital distribution
- Official website
- www.totalwar.com
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- publication date
- 2000-06-13
- language of work or name
- English language
- input device
- computer keyboard
- distributed by
- Steam
- compatible with
- Steam Deck
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