Total war description of all series. Become a participant in total war

Game series Total War was founded in 2000. The permanent creator of the games in the series is the British company The Creative Assembly, which in 2005 was acquired by Sega, which has since become the publisher of all new projects in the Total War line.

Features of the series

The Total War series is a fusion of global turn-based strategy with real-time tactical combat. As a rule, the player leads a clan, clan or state, which owns certain territories and resources. By rebuilding cities and developing their infrastructure, the player gets the opportunity to produce more powerful combat units used in capturing enemy territories or defending their own lands. In addition to aggressive methods of expanding possessions, there are a large number of diplomatic and espionage opportunities: the enemy can be bribed, his loyal general can be killed, a rich city can be set on fire. The Total War line is rightfully considered one of the few truly PC-exclusive games remaining to this day: rich tactical and strategic capabilities, advanced graphics, multi-level gameplay and, in a certain sense, the historicity of what is happening on the screen regularly fuel the interest of the gaming community in this series.

Games of the series

Shogun: Total War

The first game in the series was released in 2000, at a time when real-time tactical strategies were still very popular (for example, Myth 2). But in addition to the excellent tactical component, the game offered an excellent global mode, within which the player could manage the provinces under his control, conduct diplomatic negotiations, etc. In Shogun: Total War, the player will be transported to Japan in the 16th century - the era of the warring provinces - and become the leader of one from the seven warlike houses. The ultimate goal of the game is to proclaim yourself shogun. A special feature of this, as well as several subsequent games in the series, is that soldiers in tactical mode are represented by sprites.

Mongol Invasion

Addition to Shogun: Total War, dedicated to the Mongol invasion of Japan.

Medieval: Total War

Two years after Shogun, Medieval came out - a game dedicated to medieval Europe. The number of available factions, possible beliefs and tactical ploys has increased significantly. Externally, the game is very similar to its predecessor, but many game moments have been seriously reworked taking into account the characteristics of the selected time period. In the future, this feature of each new game in the series - the presence in it of some elements associated exclusively with the specified era - will become one of the main features of the series. For example, in Medieval, the Pope has a great influence on the Catholic powers. This was the first game in the series that was released in Russia in Russian by

Viking Invasion

An addition to Medieval, very similar in essence to Mongol Invasion: Vikings invade Britain. Unlike the original, it was not released in Russian.

Rome: Total War

A revolutionary game that probably helped further popularize the Total War line, released in 2004. This is the first game in the series to be made in full 3D. The global map is now also three-dimensional, and armies move directly along paved roads. Now there may be an enemy combat unit on the territory of the province (and you may not even know about its presence), and the enemy army can literally be surrounded by allied troops. Objects built in cities are displayed during the assault on the corresponding cities. For the Roman factions, the role of the Pope from the previous game in the series is played by the Senate of Rome. Generals and agents now have a retinue: for performing any actions (for example, if a general is extremely successful in waging an offensive war), your subordinate receives a character as a member of his retinue, changing his characteristics.

Barbarian Invasion

An addition to Rome, essentially similar to previous additions in the series, but much more global in nature. The action takes place during the decline of the Roman Empire. The player can lead one of the Roman Empires (Western or Eastern) and try to restore the former power of Rome. Or try on the role of the leader of one of the nomadic tribes and help Rome sink into oblivion forever. All aspects of the game have been significantly redesigned. For example, some factions, after losing their last province, turn into a horde: several huge armies that destroy everything in their path. If you destroy the leaders of the horde, the faction will be destroyed. Night battles and religion appeared.

Alexander

Second addition to Rome. The player is invited to try on the role of Alexander the Great and capture a large number of cities in a limited period of time. There are virtually no innovations, many game aspects have been noticeably curtailed, the world map is represented mostly by Asia. This is the only game in the series since Rome that was not translated into Russian and was not published at all in Russia.

Medieval II: Total War

A continuation of Medieval (and more of a development of its concept than a full-fledged sequel, if only because the game covers approximately the same time period as the first game), released in 2006. As usual, the developers have made a huge number of changes: the graphics have become noticeably better, there are two types of settlements (cities bring more income, castles - better troops), in one turn (depending on the level of development of the settlement) you can produce more than one combat unit in one settlement . Icons of unique resources have appeared on the global map. If a merchant is brought to such a resource, he will begin commercial activities, which will lead to additional financial income to the player’s treasury. Merchants can ruin each other. Catholic factions can be called upon to join the crusade. Those who accept the cross have the opportunity to acquire special (and very powerful) troops quite cheaply. Those who do not listen to the pleas or orders of the Pope risk losing his favor with all the ensuing consequences from this fact.

Kingdoms

An addition to the game, which is a set of four unique campaigns: the playing conditions for each are completely different, although the global maps are much smaller than in the original. Campaigns are dedicated to the conquest of America, the activities of the Teutons in Eastern Europe (with the possibility of playing for Rus'), the Crusades, and internecine wars in Britain.

Empire: Total War

The first game in the series, entirely dedicated to battles using predominantly firearms, which had a corresponding impact on combat tactics. Empire was published in 2009 and covers the events of the 18th century. There are a huge number of changes in the gameplay. For example, buildings in provinces are located not only in cities (that is, the center of the province), but also in small settlements around. The game takes place in Europe, Asia and America. For the first time in the history of Total War, it became possible to control a fleet during a battle. A technology tree has appeared: new technologies appear not in connection with some historical event, but because the player pays attention to the development of science. It was since Empire that the norm for the series was the appearance of a large number of cheap DLCs, representing, for example, a new type of soldier.

Warpath Campaign

In fact, it is an ordinary DLC, however, it has earned the title of “add-on” due to its size. The player is offered a more detailed map of America, on which battles unfold between the local population and colonialists from Europe.

Napoleon: Total War

In fact, it is an independent addition to Empire, nevertheless, for some reason it deserves the title (and price tag) of an independent game. For the first time, a full-fledged plot appeared - a sequence of scenarios dedicated to the fate of Napoleon. While many aspects of Empire have been significantly reworked, overall Napoleon is no longer as impressive as its predecessor.

The Peninsular Campaign

DLC for Napoleon, which is essentially an addition.

Total War: Shogun 2

In fact, it is a remake of the very first game in the series. The player is again invited to lead a warlike clan (by default, a choice of nine houses is offered) and become a shogun. The emphasis is again on hand-to-hand combat, but the importance of fortresses, which played a huge role in the defense of provinces in Rome and Medieval 2, is negated by the fact that during the assault the troops actually do not need siege weapons and devices. In addition to the standard (after Empire) scientific tree, the player is invited to independently choose the direction of further development of his general, that is, the role-playing game element has become even more noticeable than before. Overall, the game is in many ways similar to Shogun from 2000, except, of course, for the incredibly high-quality graphics.

Other games

Spartan: Total Warrior

European cover of the PS2 version of the game. In the lower left corner you can see the logo of the Total War line, corrected to take into account the Spartan genre

A failed spin-off created exclusively for consoles in the 3D Action genre. It's something like God of War, minus the weak execution.

• You cannot rename or create cities in Total War. Therefore, in Empire, St. Petersburg already exists in 1700 and belongs to the Swedes.
• For some reason, the developers of the Total War series periodically try to get rid of the label of producers of the best global strategies: apart from a poor attempt to develop the line of global strategies in an unexpectedly frivolous direction, the main failure of The Creative Assembly is the multiplatform game Stormrise (requiring an OS of at least

Total War is a popular series of global strategies that combines turn-based and tactical modes. The Total War series can be downloaded from our website via torrent for free and without registration. The series currently consists of more than ten major games and a huge variety of add-ons, which together provide hundreds of hours of exciting gameplay. Among the studio's key projects are the following:

1. Rome: Total War.
2. Medieval II: Total War.
3. Empire: Total War.
4. Shogun 2: Total War.
5. Total War: Attila.
6. Total War: WARHAMMER and others.

Become a participant in total war

Each part of the line takes us to a specific historical period, including:

• the Middle Ages (Medieval II: Total War and several major additions);
• antiquity (Rome: Total War, Rome II: Total War and many DLCs);
• early modern times (Empire: Total War);
• the era of great geographical discoveries (the large DLC “The Conquest of America”) and so on.

Having plunged into one of the eras, you will always have a large selection of factions - real-life states that need to be brought to prosperity and power. For example, when playing Rome: Total War, you can choose one of the powerful houses of the republic and seize power throughout Europe and the Middle East, fighting barbarians, Byzantium and other states. In Medieval: Total War you can become, for example, the king of England, take part in the crusades, repel the attack of the Mongols, and much more.

Then the developers completely plunge us into the fantasy universe of Warhammer, where people, gnomes, greenskins and other fairy-tale races have been fighting for centuries. In this part, feudal wars and battles for money fade into the background, and the centuries-old confrontation between the forces of Evil and Good comes to the fore.

Main features of the series

The games in the Total War series amaze with their scope and incredible number of opportunities for developing your faction. It is not for nothing that the line is considered the most prominent representative of the strategy genre - it has the following distinctive features:

• a huge virtual world that needs to be explored for weeks on end - entire continents with dozens of hostile states;
• a wide selection of factions, where each has its own advantages and disadvantages - they all have their own units, buildings, historical goals and religion;
• the ability to upgrade technologies - they can significantly strengthen the army, economy and other spheres of state life;
• building cities and establishing infrastructure - you choose which way to develop the settlement;
• a developed system of diplomacy and trade - they are a powerful tool and will help you conquer the world even without bloodshed;
• tactical battles in real time, where you can control an army of thousands;
• interesting scripted events that add realism to the project;
• advanced physics of unit movements;
• the ability to train and modernize the army and navy;
• colorful naval battles, striking in their scope and realism.

Total War is also an excellent level of graphics, which is considered revolutionary for each of the parts of the series. Just to think that more than ten thousand warriors can fight in one battle - gamers have never seen such large-scale battles. No less striking was the detail of the strategic map, which was also drawn in as much detail as possible and resembles a globe.

Total War is an exclusive series of strategies for PC, which can be downloaded from our website completely free of charge. To do this, you just need to use the torrent program.

Year of manufacture: 2004-2006
Genre: RTS
Developer: Creative Assembly
Publisher: Sega
Edition type: Repack
Interface language: English | Russian
Voice language: English | Russian
Tablet: Not required

System requirements:

> Operating system: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP;
> Processor: 1 GHz;
> RAM: 256 MB;
> Video card: DirectX 9.0b compatible, 64 MB RAM;
> Sound card: DirectX® 8.0 compatible sound device
> Free hard disk space: 3 GB

Description:

Rome: Total War is an epic story of the formation and rise of the greatest state of antiquity - the Roman Empire. History, the main chronicler of which will be you. Lead one of the three most revered families in Rome and begin your path to the imperial throne. Give the citizens of your state peace and prosperity. Destroy enemies and conquer entire nations, creating a new empire stretching from the far reaches of Europe to the shores of Africa. Stop at nothing in the struggle for power. Prove that you are the most worthy of rulers, the most intelligent of politicians and the most talented of commanders, and Rome - and with it the whole world - will be yours.

Medieval 2: Total War

Year of manufacture: 2006-2007

Publisher: Sega
Edition type: RePack

Tablet: Not required

System requirements:

> Operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000/XP
> Processor: Celeron 1.8 GHz, Pentium 4® (1800 MHz) or equivalent AMD® Athlon 64
> RAM: 512 MB
> Video card: 128 MB, Nvidia® GeForce 4 Ti 4400 or ATI Radeon® 9600 SE.
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> Free hard disk space: 13 GB

Description:

Medieval II edition. Gold Edition combines two episodes of the legendary series - Medieval 2: Total War and Medieval 2: Total War Kingdoms.

Medieval 2: Total War- the quintessence of all the best that the Total War series is famous for. Armies have become larger, troops have become more diverse, battles have become fiercer, and enemy commanders have become smarter and more cunning. Frequent uprisings and riots, incited by foreign agents, will not allow the ruler to relax. However, your military talent and skillful diplomatic work will ultimately elevate you to a unified European throne!

Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms will take you back to the past of America and Northern Europe. Four long eras, siege and defense of huge castles, thirteen available civilizations and more than one hundred and fifty new types of soldiers! Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors, the armies of Christians and pagans are ready to rush into battle.

Empire: Total War

Year of release: March 4, 2009
Genre: Strategy (Real-time, Turn-based), 3D
Developer: The Creative Assembly
Publisher: Sega
Edition type: RePack
Interface language: Russian | English
Voice language: Russian | English
Tablet: Not required

System requirements:

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> Sound card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible sound device
> Free hard disk space: 16 GB

Description:

The famous Total War series needs no introduction; over the years it has become the standard of quality in the strategy genre. Her new episode sets new standards and fulfills the long-time dreams of all fans. Another historical era, even larger-scale battles, insidious enemies and intricate intrigues - all this awaits you in Empire: Total War!
For the first time in the history of the series, you will become a participant in real sea battles. Hundreds of ships sail the vast expanses of the sea, colliding with each other in grandiose battles. No less epic battles take place on the ground. Detachments of horsemen sweep away orderly ranks of infantry and the next moment die under artillery fire - the age of “steam and iron” makes its own adjustments to military tactics. The battles became even bloodier, and the need for diplomats increased. Make and terminate contracts, weave intrigues and conspiracies - all means are good for victory!

Napoleon: Total War

Year of manufacture: 2010
Genre: Strategy (Real-time, Turn-based), 3D
Developer: The Creative Assembly
Publisher: Sega
Edition type: RePack
Interface language: Russian | English
Voice language: Russian | English
Tablet: Not required

System requirements:

> Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP (SP3) / Windows Vista (SP1) / Windows 7
> Processor: Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz
> RAM: 1 GB (2 GB for Vista/7)
> Video card: Radeon HD 2600 Pro / nVidia GeForce 7900 GS with 256 MB of video memory
> Sound card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible sound device
> Free hard disk space: 22 GB

Description:

Napoleon: Total War combines all the best features of the famous historical strategies of the cult Total War series. You will be able to take part in the most important campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte, which marked the key stages of his reign - from his triumphant ascension to the throne to his inglorious fall. You decide what role to play: to act on behalf of the legendary French commander or to lead one of the armies opposing him. Three campaigns cover the main Napoleonic wars: from the victorious operations in Italy and Egypt, thanks to which the Corsican general made a meteoric rise to become emperor, to the fiasco of the Russian campaign of 1812 and defeat at the Battle of Waterloo - Bonaparte's last large-scale battle, which marked the end of an era in European history

Shogun 2: Total War

Year of release: March 15, 2011
Genre: Strategy (Real-time, Turn-based), 3D
Developer: The Creative Assembly
Publisher: Sega
Edition type: RePack
Interface language: Russian | English
Voice language: Russian | English
Tablet: Sewn in (vovan31337 V.2)

System requirements:

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> Processor: Intel Dual Core 2 GHz/Intel Single Core 2.6 GHz or equivalent AMD (with SSE2);
> RAM: 1 GB (XP)/2 GB (Vista/Windows 7)
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> Sound card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible sound device
> Free hard disk space: 30 GB

Description:

Mid-16th century. Feudal Japan, once under the rule of an emperor, is fragmented and divided between many warring clans. In the role of a daimyo - the leader of one of them - the player will have to fight, solve various economic issues and play a delicate diplomatic game in order to achieve the main goal: to end internecine strife and unite the country under his leadership, becoming the ruler of all of Japan.

When installing, turn off antiviruses.
If you get the error "r6030 crt not initialized" run the game as an administrator!!!

Total War Battles: SHOGUN

Year of manufacture: 2010
Genre: Strategy (Real-time, Turn-based), 3D
Developer: The Creative Assembly
Publisher: SEGA Europe
Edition type: RePack
Interface language: English
Voice language: English
Tablet: Sewn in

System requirements:

> Operating system: Microsoft® XP/Vista/7
> Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo with a clock frequency of 1.5 GHz;
> RAM: 512 MB
> Video card: Video card with 256 MB of video memory, compatible with DirectX 9.0c and supporting Shader 3.0;
> Sound card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible sound device
> Free hard disk space: 1 GB

Description:

Total War Battles: SHOGUN is a new strategy game from the creators of the famous Total War series, designed specifically for touchscreen platforms, now on PC!
Total War Battles combines fast-paced tactical battles with intuitive economics. The events take place in medieval Japan, the atmosphere of which is perfectly conveyed in the game..

Features of RePacks:
Shogun: Total War
The following DLC ​​is present - Mongol Invasion
Game version - 1.02
Russifier of text and sound from Triad

Medieval: Total War
Nothing has been re-encoded, nothing has been cut
The following DLC ​​is present - Viking Invasion
Russifier for Viking Invasion from ZoG
Game version - 2.01
Ability to select a combination of text and voiceover

Rome: Total War
Nothing has been re-encoded, nothing has been cut
The following DLCs are present: Alexander, Barbarian Invasion
Game versions: Rome - 1.5, Alexander - 1.9, Barbarian Invasion - 1.6
Russifier for Alexander from ZoG
Ability to select a combination of text and voiceover

Medieval 2: Total War
Nothing has been re-encoded, nothing has been cut
The following DLC ​​is present - Kingdoms
Game versions: Medieval 2 - 1.3, Kingdoms - 1.5
All factions unlocked
Ability to select a combination of text and voiceover

Empire: Total War

Game version - 1.5.0 build 1332.21992 (aka 1.6)
The following DLCs are present: The Warpath Campaign, Elite Units of the West, Elite Units of the East, Special Forces DLC / 3 x Empire Pre-Order Units
Ability to select a combination of text and voiceover

Napoleon: Total War
Based on a steam rip from R.G. Origins
Nothing is recoded, unnecessary languages ​​are cut out
Game version - 1.3.0 Build 1754.335753
The following DLCs are present: The Peninsular Campaign, Coalition Battle Pack, Imperial Edition Bonus Units Pack, Heroes of the Napoleonic Wars
Ability to select a combination of text and voiceover

Shogun 2: Total War
Based on a steam rip from R.G. Origins
Nothing is recoded, unnecessary languages ​​are cut out
Game version - 1.1.0 build (5346.324823)
The following DLCs are present: Rise of the Samurai, Fall of the Samurai, The Hattori Clan Pack, Ikko Ikki Clan Pack, Tsu Faction Pack, Sengoku Jidai Unit Pack, Blood Pack,
Battle Bonus DLC
Ability to select a combination of text and voiceover

Total War Battles: SHOGUN
Nothing has been re-encoded/cut

When installing, turn off antiviruses and all programs that could in any way interfere with it. Also, run the installer as an administrator.
Updated 09/10/12. All parts have been repackaged, now there should be no problems during installation. Napoleon has been updated to version 1.3.0 Build 1754.335753. Added Total War Battles: SHOGUN.

Well, now it’s time to talk about the most important thing: the games themselves. In total, seven independent games and six additions to them were released in the Total War series, not counting many small DLC, the listing of which would take more than an hour.
And so, here is a list of games and their brief descriptions.

Shogun: Total War

The first game in the Total War series, with which the great series actually began, released in 2000, the game tells about the confrontation between the ruling houses of Japan in the 16th century. We had 7 different houses to choose from, the goal of each was to seize power over the territory of the entire country, the game included The Mongol Invasion add-on was released, adding, as you already understood, the Mongols. It talked about a possible Mongol invasion of Japanese territory.

Medieval: Total War

The second game in the series appeared in 2002. Now the action is set in the Middle Ages (from approximately 1087 to 1453), factions are divided into groups depending on their religion, each has its own troops, different from the others. In total, there are 12 playable factions. Appear popular riots, characteristics of generals, personal traits, those same mercenary troops and sieges of fortresses. For this part, the Viking Invasion addon was released, dedicated to the Viking raids on Britain.

Released in 2004, Rome: Total War became a new, very bold step in the history of the series, firstly, the game completely switched to a three-dimensional engine, the number of factions increases to 21 and the actions take place on the territory of the ancient world of the era of Ancient Wars. Diplomacy opportunities for important people are expanding a retinue appears, the siege undergoes a change, and many other, less noticeable improvements are introduced. Two add-ons were released for the game: Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion (dedicated to the fall of Rome) and Rome: Total War - Alexander, which tells the story of the campaign of Alexander the Great.

Medieval II: Total War

After 2 years, in 2006, the second chapter of the medieval milestone in the development of the series was released, Medieval returns, on the updated Rome engine and, of course, with a whole sea of ​​innovations. Among them: Settlements have changed - now there are several types: cities and castles. Cities are economic centers and castles that produce elite troops. The concept of hiring units is changing: now you can hire several of them in one turn. New agents have been added: a priest, helps to support the religion, a merchant, gives additional profit, an inquisitor, available only to the NPC Church, capable of burning heretics and accusing clergy of other powers.. The ability to marry off daughters is returning. Guilds appear - buildings that have effects or allow you to train certain types of units. In general, Medieval II is the quintessence of everything good that was in Rome, the number of factions increases sharply and although at first only a few are available, you notice that after the destruction of one or another faction it becomes available for the game, the battles are reaching a new level, it becomes interesting to watch the players, for those years the game looked simply incomparable and even now is capable of delivering a lot of positive emotions. As for the add-ons, there were already 4 of them, but they all fit under one capacious name Kingdoms which included the struggle of the Teutonic Order with Lithuania, wars in Britain, the Crusades and the confrontation between the Spanish conquistadors and the indigenous population of America.

Empire: Total War

In 2009, the next part was released, which became the largest (at that time) strategy in the series. And it is not surprising, because the action develops on three continents - Europe, India and America. This is a gigantic world with a gigantic number of factions and a whole bunch of new opportunities, the main one of which , perhaps, is the fleet, if earlier battles on the water took place only in Automatic mode, now water squadrons can be led personally, a well-chosen era (1700-1799) the appearance of new fire squads (although the first appeared in Midieval 2) long-range fire artillery and a completely new concept of sieges (troops can storm walls without siege weapons, with the help of special hooks and cats), ministers appear, a technology tree is introduced (now the player decides what and how to develop), the intelligence of opponents becomes significantly smarter, it becomes possible to return a destroyed faction by recapturing its capital and granting her freedom (protectorate). The graphics become even more beautiful, it becomes possible to occupy buildings on the map, use fences and stone walls as shelters, the game makes a sharp evolutionary leap. Many additions to the game were released, the largest Warpath Campaign, tells about the war Indian tribes and European colonialists.

Napoleon: Total War

Released in 2010, the game tells the story of the Napoleonic Wars era. The economic, diplomatic and combat components are undergoing significant processing. The graphics improve, a clear plot appears (for the first time in the history of the series), the computer begins to act more adequately.

Total War: Shogun 2

Released in 2011, the continuation of the Japanese story of the game takes us back to the era of feudal Japan, the struggle for power between houses, brings a redesigned siege, fantastic pictures and excellent optimization. Many different innovations take the game several steps up the evolutionary ladder. A lot of DLC was released for the game, the largest Rise of the Samurai (tells the story of the formation of the first Japanese Shogunate) and Fall of the Samurai, which can actually be called a new game (besides he does not require the original). The addition covers the period from 1864 to 1869 in the history of Japan, railways appear, firearms become available (even such an innovation as the Gatling gun), at the moment it is in this game that the most recent period of our history is represented.

Total War: Rome II

The latest and perhaps the most ambitious game in the series takes us back to the era of the Ancient World, brings many new features, improves AI, introduces provinces, changes diplomacy, allows you to use troops and navy in battles simultaneously, sets a limit on armies, allows you to improve and restore them after the loss, as for factions, there is an absolute record of 117 of them! We choose from 9 (not counting DLS), the number of new features is amazing, so I will provide a link to my review if anyone is interested.
Of the additions released so far, the most interesting are Hannibal at the Gates and Total War: ROME II - Caesar in Gaul, which tell about the campaign of Hannibal and Caesar, respectively.