• Medieval Total War
• Medieval Total War - Viking Invasion Expansion Pack

Medieval Total War

Armies now comprise over 100 different unit types, many unique to their particular culture and period: the English can train longbow yeomanry, the Turks raise Janissary armies from among their Christian slaves, while the German Holy Roman Empire reaches the pinnacle of heavy gothic armored knights. Each type represents different tactical opportunities for their commander. Battlefield terrain is also extremely varied, with forests, lakes, deserts, mountains and plains that realistically recreate campaigns in any part of feudal Europe, Northern Africa or the Near East.

Different factions in Medieval Total War demand different skills and approaches. Commanding the awe-inspiring German Holy Roman Empire demands a masterful balance between the velvet glove and the iron gauntlet; while taking the divided Spanish faction through the trials of the Reconquista calls for a careful blend of naval and land based strategies. Whereas the Ottoman Turks must somehow bring their ferocious siege cannons to bear against the massive land wall of Constantinople ... tearing them down about the ears of their decadent Byzantine foe. This diversity of styles also applies to buildings along the tech tree, and to game presentation of the major factions and cultures.

Trade and naval battles will present a new dimension of player strategy: build galleys, caravels and fire galleys equipped with catapults, guns, and greek-fire to extend control into sea regions, letting you decide who gets to trade. Factions such as England and Italy will find themselves relying upon piracy and trade income as a source of revenue.

Non-playable factions include: smaller nations, independent dukedoms, and rebels of many kinds. Revolting peasants, fanatical heretics and ruthless marauders ensure that it’s not just other mighty nations that need to be watched. Just as the church was a vitally important part of life in the Middle Ages, so will managing religions and religious attitudes be tools of statecraft and a means of controlling your kingdom.

Enormous replay value is guaranteed. In addition to the 12 major factions, the game provides a full campaign covering 4 centuries of history, plus shorter historical campaigns concentrating on, for example, the Crusades, the Mongol Invasions, the Hundred Years War and the Reconquista in Spain.

Special Characters have also been added to the strategic gameplay. Generals, governors, princesses, bishops, cardinals, diplomats, papal envoys, heretics and witchfinders all feature as pawns in the struggle for supremacy. Players can control many heroic characters of the period such as Joan of Arc, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, William Wallace and Frederick Barbarossa - who can turn the tide of war with their mighty deeds.

All important historical personalities and leaders will feature RPG-style character development. Each nation has a cast of royalty, generals and governors who not only lead armies but also improve their military or civic skills over the course of their careers. Heirs are tracked for their position in the line of succession to throne and characters will gain a colorful selection of vices and virtues that reflect their actions throughout the game. These traits will have both a positive and negative impact on their ability to lead troops or govern the peasantry.

Each faction also has a list of Glorious Achievements that can be pursued as sub-quests throughout the game. These achievements are so important that they bring fame, glory and wealth to the nation.

Features:

• Epic scale 3D battles featuring over 10000 troops. With hundreds of distinct battlefields from the lush farmlands of Western Europe to the arid deserts of Northern Africa.
• Spectacular Castle Sieges. Pound castles into the dust with a vast array of siege weaponry, including: Siege Cannons, Mangonels and Ballistae.
• 12 playable factions and over 100 different unit types each with distinct playing styles including: the English, German, Byzantine, French and Turkish Empires.
• Play as a famous Historical Hero - including Richard the Lionheart, Joan of Arc, Saladin and Frederick Barbarrosa, and engage in historical campaigns including, The Hundred Years War, The Crusades and The Mongol Invasions.
• RPG-style character development - Kings, Generals and Heirs develop vices, virtues and abilities that reflect their actions throughout the campaign.
• Custom Battle: Fight a one-off battles in a ‘sand box’ mode. Set a budget, buy up enough soldiers for two armies, and go to it on the battlefield of your choice! This is a great way of perfecting your grasp of battlefield tactics.
• Historical Battles: Fight one of the standalone battles based on a famous historical event. These set piece ‘missions’ give you the chance to change history or do better than the original commanders.
• Historical Campaigns: Fight through a series of battles covering the career of a great leader, or fight the key engagements of an important campaign.
• Multiplayer: Search for servers/hosts or act as one for a multiplayer game of Medieval: Total War. This allows you to play against other human opponents over a LAN or the Internet providing you have a suitable network connection.
• Battle Replays: The Battle system allows you to save a record of the action. Here, you can watch re-runs of your greatest triumphs or, should the medieval idea of (virtual) flagellation appeal, your greatest defeats!
• Map Editor: This allows you to use one of the game creation tools to create your own battlefields.

Medieval Total War - Viking Invasion Expansion Pack

Medieval Total War - Viking Invasion takes the action to 793 AD, a time when Europe trembled with fear as Vikings descended from their Scandinavian homeland and began the raids that made their name synonymous with terror.  Prepare to face the wrath of the Norsemen.  Prepare for total war!

Features:

• All new Viking campaign and new playable factions.
• Over 40 new units
• New weapons allow you to torch castles and villages with flaming arrows and pour boiling oil from the castle gates.
• new historical heroes including Harold Godwinson, Edward the Confessor and Leif Erikson, the Viking discoverer of America.
• Build an empire using trade, diplomacy, subterfuge and the art of war.
• Epic 3D multiplayer battles featuring over 10,000 warriors.

• Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP
• Pentium II 350 or Athlon processor or higher
• 128 MB of RAM
• 2000 MB of Hard Drive space required (plus 200 MB for Windows swap file)
• 3D Hardware Accelerator Card required - 100% DirectX 9.0 compatible 16 MB Video Card and drivers  (Matrox G550, Kyro II, nVidia TNT 2 and TNT2 Ultra, ATI Radeon, nVidia GeForce 256, Geforce 2, GeForce 3, and GeForce 4 Chipsets
• DVD-ROM drive and drivers
• 100% DirectX 9.0 compatible 16-bit Sound Card and drivers
• 100% Windows 98/Me/2000/XP compatible Mouse, Keyboard and drivers
• DirectX 9.0c

• Pentium III 750 or Athlon processor or higher
• Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported
• Internet play requires 28.8 Kbps (or faster) modem and drivers
• LAN play requires network interface card and drivers