Empire: Total War is an upcoming game in the year 2009. It will be a real-time tactics and turn-based strategy computer game. Total War is scheduled to release on 3 March in North America and on 4 March in Europe. It is developed by British developer’s Creative Assembly and will be published by Sega. It will be fifth game of the Total War Series. Its main focus is on the Modern era period of the 1700s to 1800s. Gameplay is similar to the earlier games of the franchise. You choose a faction and then set out to assure domination of your faction over the world. This can be achieved by the use of economics, espionage, diplomacy, politics and military Force. Players can direct battles in real time. This will be the only game of the series that allows naval battle in real time.

Empire: Total War is not just fighting battles it is focused on exploration, diplomacy, economics, the founding of colonies and ultimately Conquest. Players can dominate many parts of the world including North America, Europe, India and Africa. For achieving this task player has to use both complex strategies and command battles on both land and water. A turn-based map is included in the game. It gives players to move armies across the world, trade and other tasks needed to run their faction. Other map in the game is a real-time battle mode it will allow player to take part directly in any of the battles.

Empire: Total War will have about fifty factions of 18^th century. This includes Great Britain, Prussia, Sweden and the Ottoman Empire. At the start players are offered twelve factions, rest of the factions can be unlocked later. Each faction is different from the other factions in strength, territory, and specialties. A story driven campaign is also included in the game. It will allow players to guide British colonization of America in three different chapters. First one is the British establishing a colony in Jamestown, second shows the Britons fighting Native American as well as French armies. Third, one focuses on the War of Independence fought between American continental army and Britons.

Battle system is one of the major area of the game. Just opposite to the campaign mode player has to fight battles in real time. Player can fight on both land and water in Empire: Total War. It however differs from the previous titles as the naval battles takes to be fought in real time, not solved by AI as in the earlier versions. In naval battles player can control fleets of twenty ships varying in size, armament, class, & crew. Player has to use 18^th century tactics to defeat enemy fleets. If the player succeeds in either capturing or sinking hostile ships, a naval battle is won. Weather affects naval battles and bad weather can result in effects from poor visibility to endangering a ship’s safety.

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