Medieval II is the latest and greatest game to be released in the best selling and award-winning Total War series. Set in the years 1080-1530 the most turbulent period in European history, the game combines a vast, deep-thinking turn-based strategy campaign with the most cinematic, epic and brutal real-time battles ever seen in the genre.
Features:
Bigger battles with fine-tuned details.
Command massive numbers of meticulously detailed troops - all of which feature heraldic finery and the distinctive colours of medieval warfare.
New epic campaign.
Explore three continents and sail across to the Americas to confront the Aztecs on their home soil.
Greater accessibility.
Experience a faster multiplayer mode on the battlefield and keep the online conflict raging.
New settlements.
Build through six levels of settlement ranging from humble villages and vast cities to wooden forts and stone fortresses.
History in the making.
Obey the demands of the Papal States or take a stand against the Pope? The stakes are high and strategy is as critical as the sword.
A vastly enhanced version of the Total War engine vividly portrays the pure bloodlust of Medieval warfare with massive battles of more than 10,000 troops splayed across new graphically rich environments. For the first time in the Total War series each troop is an individual, garbed with the rich heraldic colors and glinting arms and armor of the period.
On the battlefield they'll survey their surroundings for threats and incoming opponents and react accordingly. When engaged they'll string together a series of devastating moves as Medieval II's new combat animation brings the conflict to life like never before. Total War has never been so ferocious or realistic.
The Medieval II grand campaign will hand you the reins of one of an emerging faction as you set about sweeping throughout Europe, conquering all before you. Expand your borders and develop your lands for wealth and prosperity by building cities or swell your army by constructing vast castles to protect your land and keep your rivals quaking with fear.
Medieval II's campaign game is the richest and most compelling yet and together with the new stunning real-time battles, combines to create the greatest Total War experience ever.
System Requirements:
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000/XP
- Processor: Celeron 1.5GHz Pentium 4 (1500MHz) or equivalent AMD processor.
- Memory: 512MB RAM
- Optical Drive: 8x Speed DVD-ROM drive (1200KB/sec sustained transfer rate) and latest drivers
- Disk Space: 11GB of uncompressed free hard disk space
- Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers
- Input Devices: 100% Windows¿ 2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers
- DirectX: DirectX 9.0c
- Graphics Card: 128MB Hardware Accelerated video card with Shader 1 support and the latest drivers. Must be 100%DirectX¿ 9.0c compatible.
- Display Resolution: 1024 x 768
- Multiplayer: Internet (TCP / IP) play supported; Internet play requires broadband connection and latest drivers; LAN play requires Network card.
