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Medieval Total War
''Medieval: Total War'' is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics computer game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Activision. Set in the Middle Ages, it is the second game in the Total War (video game series), ''Total War'' series, following on from the 2000 title ''Shogun: Total War''. Originally announced in August 2001, the game was released in North America on 19 August 2002 and in Europe on 30 August for Microsoft Windows. Following a similar form of play to ''Shogun: Total War'', the player builds a dynasty, dynastic empire in European Middle Ages, Europe, History of North Africa, North Africa and the History of the Middle East#Medieval Near East, Middle East, spanning the period of 1087 to 1453. Gameplay is both strategic and Military tactics, tactical, with strategy played out in turn-based fashion on a province-by-province level, while military units of varying types and capabilities fight against each other in real time on a 3D computer graphics, 3D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creative Assembly
The Creative Assembly Limited (trade name: Creative Assembly) is a British video game developer based in Horsham, founded in 1987 by Tim Ansell. In its early years, the company worked on porting games to MS-DOS from Amiga and ZX Spectrum platforms, later working with Electronic Arts to produce a variety of games under the EA Sports brand. In 1999, the company had sufficient resources to attempt a new and original project, proceeding to develop the strategy computer game ''Shogun: Total War'' which was a critical and commercial hit, and is regarded as a benchmark strategy game. Subsequent titles in the Total War (video game series), ''Total War'' series built on the success of ''Shogun: Total War'', increasing the company's critical and commercial success. In March 2005, Creative Assembly was acquired by Sega; the studio now is a part of Sega Europe, which also comprises Sports Interactive, Relic Entertainment, Amplitude Studios and Two Point Studios. An Australian branch was oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |