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Description

Shogun is a real-time strategy game in which you play as a Daimyo, one of the warlords battling for the right to be called Shogun, ruler of a united Japan. The game is roughly split into two sections. A map based planning stage and a glorious 3D battle stage.

The map stage is where you build buildings in the territories that you own, organise forces, plan campaigns and generally deal with the running of your conquests. You can also research new technologies and train troops here so it is very important.

When a conflict arises you turn to the best bit of the game: the battles. Unlike almost all other real-time strategy games Shogun's battles take place on a 3D battlefield with realistic terrain. Hills roll gently into the distance, scattered trees break up the horizon and your troops lie dead in a pile on the floor. Because in Shogun your men don't just disappear when they die, they lie there, bleeding. In fact even when they are alive they are there on the screen. The graphical achievement is huge with up to 6 armies each containing thousands of troops can be displayed on screen at the same time. You can zoom in to individual companies of 100 (the smallest unit) or zoom out to view the battlefield as a whole

Alternate Titles

  • "幕府将军:全面战争" -- Chinese title (simplified)
  • "Taisho: Total War" -- Working title
  • "Shogun" -- Informal title

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User Reviews

Miniatures wargaming nirvana! A work of art Jim Newland (53) 4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars
Truly a wonderfull surprise! William Shawn McDonie Bronze Star Contributing Member (1163) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
The definitive game of samurai warfare...or tactical medieval warfare in general. Ray Soderlund (3504) 4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars
A fine 3D tactical simulation with strategic gameplay. Rick Jones (108) 3.57 Stars3.57 Stars3.57 Stars3.57 Stars3.57 Stars
Classic warfare in feudal Japan. Jeff Watts (21) 3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars
Take Risk, add some RTS, a dash of AOE, and stir. Enjoy! Raphael (1175) 3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars
One of the most addicting strategy games of its kind. Ivan Grant (6) 4.71 Stars4.71 Stars4.71 Stars4.71 Stars4.71 Stars

The Press Says

Absolute Games (AG.ru) Jun 21, 2000 90 out of 100 90
Strategy Gaming Online Aug 03, 2000 8.9 out of 10 89
Privat Computer PC 2000 89 out of 100 89
Power Unlimited Jul, 2000 8.6 out of 10 86
IGN Jun 22, 2000 8.5 out of 10 85
Jeuxvideo.com Jul 25, 2000 17 out of 20 85
PC Gameplay (Benelux) May, 2000 83 out of 100 83
incite PC Gaming Aug, 2000 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
GameGenie 2000 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
GameStar (Germany) May, 2000 80 out of 100 80

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Trivia

The issue of flimsy hardcopy documentation for Shogun was further compounded by the fact that the European english release is an 88-page manual that contains more information and a poster technology tree chart, while the North American release weighs in at only 55 pages with no additional material.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Matthew Bailey (1169) on Jun 18, 2000.
 

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