TV Show Videos: Empire Total War Trailer Videos

Added: Dec 4, 2008

From: GamingQuickAndGood

Duration: 2:15

The trailer for the upcoming game Empire Total War.Please comment / rate. Enjoy and thank you for your time.Empire: Total War is an upcoming 2009 real-time tactics and turn-based strategy in the Total War video game series.Empire: Total War is scheduled for release on February 3, 2009 in United States, and February 6, 2009 in United Kingdom and Pal territories.GameplayEmpire: Total War is about exploration, conquest, founding of colonies and fighting wars away from home. The game's timeline spans from 1700 to the early 1800s, in which you direct your nation to dominate Europe, North Africa, the Americas, the Indies, and the Indian subcontinent.The player will use both complex strategies on the campaign map as well as command battalions on the battlefield—both on land and sea.The game will feature gameplay correlating with that of the previous games in the Total War series, but with major additions to the campaign map and battlefield.FactionsThere will be around 50 factions in the game, with around 12 playable from the beginning. Currently 10 factions have been confirmed:* Kingdom of Prussia (confirmed as playable)* Kingdom of France (confirmed as playable)* Spanish Empire (confirmed as playable)* Ottoman Empire (confirmed as playable)* Thirteen Colonies (confirmed as playable)* Kingdom of Great Britain (confirmed as playable)* Russian Empire (confirmed as playable)* Swedish Empire (confirmed as playable)* Mughal Empire* Dutch Republic (confirmed as playable)* Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (confirmed as playable)* Austrian EmpireIt is also confirmed that changes in government may occur during the campaign as the rise of democracy becomes an issue in this time period. For instance, the United States may only come into existence if the rulers of that area are unable to maintain social order.Another example is the French Revolution that may occur if the people of France (or any Faction in the game) are no longer satisfied with their sovereign.Factions will also have a varying number of objectives such as establishing successful colonies, trade routes and dominance in certain regions as victory conditions.FeaturesEmpire: Total War will feature a new game engine as well as 3D naval battles, a feature new to the series, as well as large land battles with musketeers, cavalry and artillery.Buildings and structures can be garrisoned, as well as being destructible, and there is a plethora of new formations and strategies to be mastered.Players can change the form of government of their empire from an absolute monarchy, constitutional monarchy, and republic.The game will feature a full host of historical figures including Peter I of Russia, Duke of Marlborough and Charles XII of Sweden.The game will feature a tech tree for the first time in the series, that will allow players to research pure technologies as well as construct and upgrade buildings.Players can choose to focus on a whole host of different technologies that give units new abilities on the battlefield, allow your artillery to develop new types of ordnance, improve ships sailing and fighting performance.Other technologies will develop your economy and enable new buildings and infrastructure, and others will advance the educational level of your nation and speed up future research.The naval battles feature:* Realistic damage model for ships. Tear sails and destroy masts with chain shots, cannon balls can kill men, destroy guns, smash through different parts of a ship's hull and sink it.* Realistic cannon fire.* Round shots, chain shots, and grapeshots.* Boarding action.* Dynamic weather that has a major impact on naval battles.The battles on land have been given a makeover too:* Music makes its way into the battlefield in the form of bagpipes, drums, flutes and trumpets.* Weapons may jam and misfire, cannons can explode.* Generals shout orders at their troops as the regiment goes into combat or fires at enemies.* The battlefield becomes strewn with dead, dying and dismembered bodies.* A new cover mechanic. Units can take cover inside buildings and behind walls.* When fighting in hand to hand combat characters will evade, parry and block attacks.

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