Empire Total War: Special Forces Edition Review

Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)Gameplay Positives:
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- Good graphics
- Interesting scenarios
- Improved Campaign and Battle AI (over MTW2)
- Field battles are fun and on occasion the AI does some clever things.
- detailed sea battles
- Suicidal general problem seems to have been improved (over MTW2)
Gameplay Negatives:
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- Siege battles are horrible and almost impossible to lose. This in itself makes the game a cinch to win.
- The AI artillery frequently fires into the backs of its own troops.
- AI artillery inside settlements demolish their own walls.
- More issues but somewhat minor in overall nature.
*BUGS*
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- Major memory leak being reported that causes your game to eventually crash reported. You will need an occassional reboot of your system if your performance starts to decline on your system.
- performance issues even with high end PC's due to some choppiness with the animation textures. Turns are very slow.
- ATI Graphic card owners need to be aware of some graphics issues.
- MAJOR activation and install problems!! It took me over 4 hours to get the game installed/running without crashing. This only after I read lengthy posts at the company web sites. The sheer number of bugs being reported at their site is staggering.

Conclusion:
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For this game to be released in this condition is disgraceful. It is evident that the game was rushed out with little or no testing. This game is in need of an immediate patch before it is playable.
Is it worth buying? Yes and no. All Total War games are worth buying. In its current state I can't in good faith recommend buying it right now so waiting for the patches to be released is your best bet.

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Empire: Total War (Special Forces Edition) by Sega features grandturn-based campaign map and rich historical flavor while introducingfor the first time 3D naval combat. Set in the 18th century,an era filled with global conflict, revolutionary fever andtechnological advances. Empire: Total War features the debut of 3Dnaval combat; you will be able to command vast fleets or single shipsupon seascapes with extraordinary water and weather effects that play ahuge role in your success or defeat. Use your cannons on enemies, andclose in to grapple their ship and prepare to board and fighthand-to-hand on the decks.

Synopsis Prepare to wage war on your enemies, relying on the firepower of six powerful Special Forces units. In Empire: Total War Special Forces Edition,you'll travel back to the 18th century, an era of relentlessterritorial expansion and near-perpetual war. The Age of Imperialismreigns, and around the world the seas are filled with ships belongingto the superpowers of the day. This ambition, however, inevitably leadsto conflict. Take to the high seas for extraordinary 3D naval combat asyou prove you have the daring and determination it takes to conquer theglobe. Key Game Features:
Draw on the fierce power of six additional Special Forces units: theHMS Victory, Rogers' Rangers, the Ottoman organ gun, Ghoorkas, theCorso Terrestre Guerrillas and Bulkeley's Regiment
Explore empire-building in greater depth with bonus materials, suchas a fold-out single-player campaign map, the History Channel's The Revolution on DVD and The Art of Empire: Total War art book
Dominate the sea, command an army and strive to conquer the globe as you go to battle in the 18th-century Age of Imperialism
Take command of a single ship or a vast fleet, all with fully destructible sails, and engage in real-time 3D naval warfare
Savor the stunning power and majesty of real-time seascapes, dynamicweather and an advanced landscape and flora system, courtesy of theDX10 graphics engine
Engage in cannon and musket warfare as well as brutal hand-to-hand combat
Fight in locations around the globe, including India, Europe and America
Gain access to advanced features gradually in a tense, episodic campaign
See how you match up against other players in the rankings, and join leagues and ladders for additional challenges
For 1 to 8 players

The Next Installment of the Total War Franchise Takecommand of single ships or vast fleets for exhilarating real-time navalwarfare. Pound your enemies with the power of your mighty cannons, thenboard enemy ships and engage in exciting hand-to-hand combat. Battleboth enemies and the elements as the new DX10 graphics engine rendersseascapes and dynamic weather to stunning effect. Experience war on aglobal scale with any of more than 30 in-game factions encompassing anarray of major world powers, including the United States, then take thefight online to battle with far-off friends in a variety of newmultiplayer modes. This expanded Special Forces Edition provides you with access to the elite skills of six exclusive SpecialForces units, including Lord Nelson's 104-gun flagship, the HMS Victory;the highly trained elite light infantry unit Rogers' Rangers; theOttoman organ gun, a powerful field gun capable of inflictingincredible damage; Nepalese Ghoorkas, each armed with a deadly 18"curved knife known as a kukri; the Corso Terrestre Guerrillas, anindependent light infantry guerrilla regiment known for its skirmishand stealth tactics; and the fearsomely hardy Bulkeley's Regiment, aFrench unit of Irish mercenaries. With the Special Forces Edition, you'll also receive a fold-out campaign map, a DVD of the History Channel's The Revolution series and a book of concept art.

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