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User reviews for Medieval II: Total War
8.7 / 10
Combined Score
8.7
Community
8.6
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THE GOOD:
- Superb Graphics, including on field heraldry and unit individuality, in the campaign map as well as battle maps.
- More Advanced AI than in previous version. Campaign diplomacy now much harder to manage.
- Infinite replayabilty due to uniqueness of format.
- Superb Graphics, including on field heraldry and unit individuality, in the campaign map as well as battle maps.
- More Advanced AI than in previous version. Campaign diplomacy now much harder to manage.
- Infinite replayabilty due to uniqueness of format.
THE BAD:
- Occasionally poor battle AI leads to some ridiculous battle scenarios and outcomes.
- Historical inaccuracies for you nit-picky types (myself included 
)
- Music/Voice acting can get repetitve at times.
SUMMARY:
The Total War series continues in its vein of excellence in the newest installment, Medieval Total War2. The game itself remains similar to Rome Total War in its layout, game-play and features.
The graphics in Medieval 2 haven't changed much from Rome: Total War; although a key change has been made to battle field graphics with new, individualised soldiers in each unit (this is discussed later).
The campaign map remains in the same format as Rome; meaning that old hands of the series will fell right at home imme...
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