you make your own mind whether that's entertainment or not. The main game is about conquering the world! Its an epic game of soldiers. There are a few 'adult' themes in some of the character details but these are not a main part of the game. there's lots of decision making to be done and you have to adapt your plans as events unfold. My son finds the campaigns quite challenging. The game has helped build an interest in Roman history, cultural and military, and we also talk about the geography of Europe and the Roman Empire. We play Rome 2 together when we can, so we can discuss and share what's happening in the strategy and battlefield tactics. Last year he used to play custom battles only, but recently he's started playing the campaigns.

I've shared my enthusiasm for this game with my eldest son who recently turned 12. PS.I'm a big fan of Total War series, I've played most titles since Shogun came out in 2000. The battles in Medieval and Medieval 2 are still today second to none! In the end, after the novelty of musket-fire wears thin I think I'll be heading back to M2:TW or even the original Medieval:TW. Overall, it feels like the game was 'rushed' through development. The AI seems 'dumber' than in previous titles.ДЁ. I'm feeling like they spent more time ADDING the naval battles to EMPIRE and less time perfecting the land battles.Д§. The naval battles 'feel' like they're part of a different game.

Not sure if it's just that the sword and spear-combat seem more VISCERAL than muskets?Д¦. I'm finding the battles somewhat LESS satisfying than the previous TW series. The campaign-map does 'stutter' now and then, but that's no biggieДҐ. The load-times are BLAZING FAST (at least on my machine)Д¤. The MP matchmaking (NAT-T etc.) works beautifully.ДЈ. (needless to say I have a kickass internet connection! hehe)Дў. Rome total war 2 perfect quality and affiordable prices on Joom Rome total war 2 is in stock, starting from 8 USD More than 71 products with photos and customers reviews in Joom catalogue. I got the entire thing via STEAM on release-night/day (March 4th) in just over 2 hrs. I suspect the game will follow in the footsteps of M2TW: a year's worth of patches combined with some heavy modding to make the game as enjoyable as it should be.ДЎ. I would think this would be common sense for game companies, especially in these tough economic times.Д«esides that annoying issue, ETW does seem to be another buggy entry. I am firmly in Stardock/Ironclad's boat: games should be made to run with quality graphics on mid-range systems. Whenever they release a new TW, they always blow the minimum specs out of the water. I can run the game on medium just fine, but like you, I am miffed that ETW requires a practically brand new rig/graphics card to run at high or better (I can run M2TW on high or better).

I can't even start the land battle without it freezing on me two seconds in.

This is sad too, because I loved all the Total War games, but this game is just unplayable for me. Worse still, after a few tries and getting it to the worse settings possible and waiting almost ten minutes on the load to the tutorials, I found the graphics to look like shogun total war with the performance of a next-gen fps. I can have a maxed graphics game of Medieval 2 run perfectly, yet I can't even apply a graphics change to this game without it freezing. You have to have steam running.even for the demo.

Best buy rome total war 2