Shogun: Total War vs World in Conflict
Shogun: Total War
Shogun: Total War is the first original title in a legendary, 15-year (and counting), award-winning, real-time strategy game series that currently spanned across multiple themes and settings. However, this game is set in ancient Japan - 1542 to be exact - when the last shogunate collapsed and the entire nation is thrown into conflict as multiple daimyo (faction leaders) vie for the most powerful seat. To make things worst, Europeans have also ventured to island at this point, bringing guns, religion and disease - factors that you'll eventually have to deal with if you are to attain the people's support and conquer the whole of Japan.The gameplay in Shogun: Total War is akin to Rise of Nations in the sense that each battle is carried out in real-time, but moving your troops on the world map is pretty much turn-based (Risk-style). However, unlike the latter, the battle itself is purely consisted of the actual fighting rather than having you build a base and amassing resources and an army. Instead, Shogun lets you view the entire battlefield from any view you like and send commands to your troops as the battle unfolds. This is basically something that's unheard of until this game came along.
Shogun: Total War may be an old game by modern standards, and due to this, many players might simply opt for its sequel in order to have a taste of that this game has to offer. However, if you truly want to experience the very first of the Total War series, this is the game to play.
World in Conflict
World in Conflict , E3 2007’s Best Strategy award winner, is a real-time strategy game featuring both single player and multiplayer modes based on an alternate post-WWII era.The combat system in the game is purely strategic in which you will have to purchase units with reinforcement points and deploy them tactically to defeat the opposing armies. In single-player mode, you get to fight AI controlled Soviet enemies in various skirmishes while fighting for the US and NATO forces. Whereas, in the multiplayer mode, you get to choose any side in three amazing game maps including dominations, assault, and tug-of-war maps. Featuring a huge variety of units from anti-air guns to tactical nuclear strikes, the game brings a perfect warfare to your devices.
With amazing graphics, a huge variety of weaponry, and a pure tactics-based combat system, World in Conflict is a treat to play.