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84 out of 100

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8.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

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  • Summary: Japan, 1542. The land is in turmoil. The last Shogunate has collapsed, leaving the nation divided into seven warring factions. Out of this chaos will emerge one warlord who will master the Art Of War. [Electronic Arts]

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. CheckOut
    100
    One of those games that doesn't just live up to expectations, it destroys them, and sets a new standard.
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  2. GameZone
    95
    A rich, dynamic program full of history and accented with multiple challenges that will keep any RTS player on his or her toes.
  3. Happy Puppy
    70
    The empire component, while solid, is a little bit shallow, the AI is weak in crucial areas, and the game is also buggy on some systems.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Gamer
    10
    One word to describe this game is...Wow!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. BlackAcidDragon
    10
    love it. just rebought it from online game vendor. best £8 i ever spent to get the gold edition. not greatly graphical but i never enjoyed the strategic battles, i just love the strategy map and moving large armies to impending doom or victory… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. DrCola
    10
    Wow, just wow, this game is REALLY good. Of course its lacking some of the features of later total war games (such as battles being playable that aren't ridiculously hard to play) But for its time, this was beyond a masterpiece!… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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