Tags: strategy game
Only hours away!!!
March 3rd, 2009Link: http://www.totalwar.com/empire/
Words cannot properly convey just how stupid-excited I am right now... Why, you ask?
EMPIRE: TOTAL WAR will be released in little more than 8 HOURS! That's right, because if you happened to pre-order or plan on buying it online via Steam tonight, the game unlocks at midnight to coincide with tomorrow's retail launch!
For those PC gamers out there that don't have a pulse, E:TW is the latest installment in the famed Total War strategy series. This game focuses on the epic Napoleonic era, and many (including myself) are psyched because this installment introduces a full naval combat engine!!
Below is an excerpt talking about on of the first real reviews of the game:
IGN praised it as a "masterful combination of all the things that I love about strategy games—a great setting, a first-rate presentation, tactics that reward maneuver, and a strategic layer that requires flexibility in your plans." The reviewer said that Empire's 18th Century setting was "a perfect setting for the game design, and the new naval battles, while a tad clunky, finally deliver the series' one missing component." The reviewer did however note that "the end game still drags a bit and there are some small, rough edges in the tactical battles, particularly at sea." His final comment was "Simply put, if you're a fan of strategy games, this is one game you must have in your collection."[33] IGN UK also gave the game 9.5, saying that the game "deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as the greatest names in gaming history."
Methinks tomorrow will be a sick day from work... ;-)
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