During a land battle, armies can call in offshore artillery support barrages.The attacking fleet must sail into the harbour and capture the port, running the gauntlet of coastal gun defences.This new battle type triggers when attempting a naval assault on an occupied enemy port.Foreign ironclad ships can also be purchased, including the Warrior-class ironclad.New steam-powered warships, heavily armed with modern artillery.10 new naval unit types with a total of 21 ships.New units can also be recruited from foreign powers, including the British Royal Marines, US Marine Corps and French Marines.Including modern ranged units - such as the Gatling gun and Armstrong gun - controllable in a new first-person mode.Railways can be sabotaged and transport can be blocked by enemy armies who take control of parts of the line or railway stations.Develop your own railway network to move armies and agents between your regions.Fully refreshed towns and other campaign map features reflect the different time period, with railways making their first appearance in a Total War title.The new island of Ezo extends the SHOGUN 2 campaign map northwards.The American, British and French nations played an important part in the story of the Boshin war and your relations with these foreign powers will be integral to unit recruitment and to advancing your technology trees.
Play as a clan supporting the Imperial throne, or the last Shogunate: As Japan began to modernise and industrialise, the inevitable social and economic changes led to increasingly militant nationalism and antipathy towards the Shogunate. Also, compared to Empire which spanned almost the entire globe, the new installment focuses only onthe islands of Japan (excluding Hokkaido) and on a reduced number of unit types.īased on the backdrop of the Boshin War period, the new campaign starts in 1864, a time of growing resentment against Western colonial power and influence. For example, to reflect the characteristics of East Asian warfare, the game's AI is designed on the principles of Sun Tzu's The Art of War. The game moves away from the European setting of previous Total War games and returns to the first setting in the Total War series, but making significant changes to core gameplay elements of Shogun 2.
The limited edition includes an exclusive ninja clan, the Hattori, and a DLC unlocks a tenth clan, the Ikko-Ikki. The standard edition of the game will feature a total of eight factions (plus a ninth faction for the tutorial), each with a unique starting position and different political and military strengths. The player takes on the management of one of these clans, with the goal of dominating other factions and claiming his rule over Japan. The country is fractured into rival clans led by local warlords, each fighting for control. Shogun 2 is set in 16th-century feudal Japan, in the aftermath of the Ōnin War.