In addition to the standard campaign mode, the game includes a special campaign that follows the development of the United States from the settlement of Jamestown to the American War of Independence. Empire: Total War is the first game in the series to allow naval battles to be conducted in real-time. Although the campaign element of the game is turn-based, players can direct battles in real-time. The game, which focuses on the early modern period of the 18th century, was announced at the Leipzig Games Convention in August 2007.įollowing a similar style of interface and play to earlier Total War titles, players choose a contemporary 18th century faction and set out to ensure that faction's domination over the known world through military force, politics, diplomacy, espionage and economics. The fifth instalment in the Total War series, the game was released in North America on 3 March 2009, and in the rest of world the following day.

Empire: Total War is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics computer game developed by The Creative Assembly and published by Sega.

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