Total War Battles: Shogun
2012 real-time strategy game
Total War Battles: Shogun is a real-time strategy video game spinoff of the Total War series developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega. It was released on April 19, 2012, for iOS and on August 29, 2012, for Windows. It is not to be confused with the strategy game Shogun: Total War, released by the same publisher.
The iOS release received positive reception from critics, who called its graphics high-quality and its gameplay deep and engaging, whereas the Windows release received mixed reception from critics and end users, with complaints of slow pacing and little connection to other games in the Total War series.
Gameplay
The game plays similarly to other games in the franchise, but without stats and health bars. Rather, looking at the player's samurai will indicate their current status. Buildings can be placed on the map to produce more units. Units cannot retreat due to their observance of Bushido, and only a certain number of units can be used at a time.
Plot
The game is set in late 16th century Japan, where the player must get revenge for the death of his clan by attacking a rival clan.
Reception
The game was received positively, with an aggregate score of 83/100 on Metacritic.
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