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100No other game can be properly compared to it.
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100An uncompromising game in its presentation, scope, and challenge level. It's well-made, intricate, functional, and deadly, much like the weaponry of that distant time.
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Exceeds its predecessor in almost every way... A fantastic historical strategy game. [Dec 2002, p.114]
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The scope is magnificent, and like "Shogun: Total War," conflict has really taken on this type of epic feeling for me. [Oct 2002, p.93]
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93Strategy game of the year, perhaps of the millennium.
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Almost perfectly executed, there is so much to depth to Medieval Total War that only years of play can adequately discover. But take our word for it, this is a cracker!
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91An extraordinarily engaging gaming experience more suited to experienced gamers.
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91An absolute must-buy to any fan of turn-based strategy or real-time strategy. The mechanics are sound, the atmosphere is spot-on, and the scale of the battles is truly epic.
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A pleasant surprise and proves to be one of the best strategy games on the market, with vast and epic battles complete with an impressive system that goes ten times further than the most.
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One of the truly rare games which induces that special kind of gaming exhaustion caused by sleeping two or three pitiful hours at night (while you dream about the game) before getting up to do it all over again.
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90Best of all, AI plays the game well and playing as different kingdoms and religions makes for a different game each time you load it up.
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The tactical battle sequences have also been improved, giving players a wonderful war simulation promising months of gory action.
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89If you want real time strategy with more teeth you cannot ignore this.
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I called "Shogun" the closest thing I had seen to a perfect game, well Medieval: Total War improves on that achievement and delivers one of, if not the best strategy gaming out there.
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87A well-conceived and intelligent game...The idea of total war is taken to another level, as Medieval: Total War clearly shows that total war is not all about brute force - quite the contrary.
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87Achieves that rare quality of having something for nearly all strategy gamers, and most will find a lot to like in it, for a very long time.
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87A very deep game, one that is bound to excite fans of Shogun along with anyone looking for another reason to stay up really late playing a turn-based strategy game.
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86The game AI is quite good, and regardless of the difficulty level you select, you will find this to be a challenging game.
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86We criticized "Shogun" for a few quirks in the interface, but generally it was very clean. Now, those same quirks have bit its sequel in the ass with a vengeance.
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Although the strategic aspect of the game is merely average, this game can be recommended based on the strength of its incredible real-time battles.
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82It's highly addictive (I've played at least 50 hours and still want more), and the variety of factions gives it a LOT of replayability. [Dec 2002, p.96]
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This type of strategy title is not going to appeal to everyone. It’s peaceful, pleasant; a sorbet pallet cleanser between action titles, if you find yourself looking for such a thing.
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80The overall graphics of Medieval Total War are nice, but nothing spectacular, although, it should be said that the absolute addictiveness of the game play will have you overlooking the lackluster look.
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It's as good as a game as you're likely to get if you enjoy the Shogun style of strategy games with real time combat.
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55Boring landscapes, crummy models, and weak animation. On top of that, it chugs. It's the worst of both worlds, baby!
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