When those armies clash on the campaign, players then control them in real-time battles against opposing factions and nations.Īs the Sun Tzu-inspired name might imply, the Total War games are not for the fainthearted.
Like the turn-based Civilization series, players control one faction, building settlements, researching new technologies and recruiting armies.
Typically taking place over the surface of a continent, the Total War games have taken in medieval Europe, the Napoleonic era, the Roman world and the warring states era of Japan. Strangely, however, this is probably the most accessible each game has been for years. Combining the two should have produced a black hole of nerdiness so unapproachable it would crush all mortals.
W arhammer is a range of tabletop strategy games Total War is a series of historical battle simulations.
