Total War (series)
Total War is a series of strategy games developed by The Creative Assembly for personal computers. They combine turn-based strategy and resource management with real-time tactical control of battles. The first of the series, "" was released in June 2000. The most recent major game released was "" on 3 May 2018. The series has sold over 20 million copies.
Total War (series)
On 2 July 2012, The Creative Assembly announced "Total War: Rome II" with a live action trailer that features different scenes with the theme, "How far will you go for Rome?". Work on the title began during the development of "Total War: Shogun 2". The Creative Assembly announced that the game would have a bigger map than its predecessor, "Rome: Total War", it will "go more to the east", have many new game features and that it will have new camera views in-battle, allowing the player to see the battle from almost every angle. They further claimed that the game was developed using a new programming system, which allows it to achieve graphical quality never seen before in the "Total War" series, including dynamic facial expressions. The game was released on 3 September 2013. This title hit record high pre-order sales for The Creative Assembly, with the Greek States Culture Pack unlocking Sparta, Athens and Epirus in the campaign as a pre-order bonus. The initial release suffered from significant performance issues as well as having many bugs which severely affected gameplay.