Shogun: Total War: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Shogun: Total War (2000) is a real time strategy (rts), strategy, turn-based strategy (tbs), tactical video game developed by The Creative Assembly, available on PC. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 87/100 on IGDB.

What is Shogun: Total War about?

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 diplomacy, trade, espionage, sabotage and assassinations.

This 2D map however ultimately serves to provide context for the 3D real-time battles that make up the main part of the game and occur whenever your army crosses into enemy territory or two opposing forces meet on the campaign map.

Key details

Shogun: Total War was released in 2000 and supports single player, multiplayer. Platforms: PC. Developer: The Creative Assembly.

Should you play Shogun: Total War?

With a 87/100 aggregate score, Shogun: Total War ranks among the best-reviewed games in its genre and is widely considered a must-play.