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.This package also includes:Program 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