Total War (series)

Total War
The official logo of the series
Genres	Turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
Developers	Creative Assembly
Publishers	Electronic Arts (2000–2001) Activision (2002–2004) Sega (2005–present)
Platforms	Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
First release	Shogun: Total War 13 June 2000
Latest release	Total War: Warhammer 24 May 2016

Total War is a computer series of strategy games developed by The Creative Assembly. These combine turn-based strategy and resource management, with real-time tactical control of battles. The first of the series, Shogun: Total War was released in June 2000. The most recent major game released was Total War: Warhammer on 24 May 2016. Since the series debuted, it has sold 20 million copies.

Spartan Edition

Shogun: Total War is set in feudal Japan. The single-player game includes interactive videos that represented possible decisions by the player, such as converting to Christianity. The original Shogun was not a mainstream product, but attracted a dedicated fan base. The expansion pack, called Mongol Invasion, was released with the original in the Warlord Edition.

Medieval: Total War is set in medieval Europe. The expansion pack is called Viking Invasion, and the combined edition is called the Battle Collection. It was one of the best-selling games in the Total War series.

Rome: Total War is set in the Roman Republic. This was the first game to encompass what would become one of the most fundamental additions to the Total War series, the inclusion of free map movement as opposed to earlier versions where all movement was province based. The first expansion pack, Barbarian Invasion, was released on 27 September 2005. Rome: Total War Gold Edition, which combined the fully patched versions of the original game and its first expansion into one DVD (instead of the original game's three CD-ROMs) was released on 14 February 2006. A CD-ROM version (a total of four CDs) was also produced. A Mac version of Rome: Total War Gold Edition, developed by Feral Interactive, was released 12 February 2010. A second expansion pack, Rome: Total War: Alexander, was released on 19 June 2006 as a download and, later at retail. A compilation of the original game and the two expansions, Rome: Total War Anthology was released on 16 March 2007. The series has also spawned several popular mods such as Europa Barbarorum and Rome: Total Realism both of which seek to create more historically accurate settings.