Call of War 1942 vs Total War: Shogun 2
Call of War 1942
Call of War 1942 is an MMORTS brwoser game that relatively plays in the same way as Bytro Labs' other real-time strategy game, Supremacy 1914, which is also a browser strategy game although this game is set in World War I instead of World War II. That aside, Bytro Labs definitely know how to make MMORTS games and is well-known for it. Due to this, Call of War 1942 is a pretty amazing tactical RTS game that allows you to manage and gather your country’s resources, build structures, form a strong army, and conquer neighboring territories. Its incredible depth is what attracts players to try the game out though if you have no experience with grand strategy games or have played their previous title, you might find the game a bit hard to get into.There are simply a lot of things you can do in Call of War 1942, making it an outstanding browser-based MMORTS. However, it’s not for everybody, due to it being rather difficult to grasp and that there are just so many things you need to learn in order to succeed in-game. Nevertheless, if you want a great real-time MMORTS, this game is for you.
Total War: Shogun 2
Total War: Shogun 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to the groundbreaking original game, Shogun: Total War. Set in the darkest age of Feudal Japan right after the collapse of a unified government (in 16th century to be exact), many warring clans have risen through the chaos and out of them, 10 legendary warlords, or Daimyos, have their eyes set on the coveted position of shogun, but only one of them will be able to reunite a warring island.The gameplay is pretty similar to the original game. The campaign map features a turn-based, Risk-style gameplay while the actual battles themselves (rendered in glorious 3D) are played out in real-time. However, this time around, the game is filled with a ton of new units, including massive warships, as well as a more in-depth strategic gameplay based on the ancient texts in Sun Tzu's Art of War. There are multi-stage sieges, unique hero units who can be improved through standard RPG methods, and that the campaign map is now in 3D as well and can be rotated whichever way you like.
The campaign in Total War: Shogun 2 can also be played cooperatively (2 players), but if you truly want to test your skills, you can engage in epic online battles with up to 8 other players.
This game does the very first Total War game justice and is the sort of game that fans of the series would greatly enjoy. Also, considering that the game came out more than 5 years ago, the graphics in the game is still pretty relevant today... so I guess, that's another bonus.