
There are 16 new units for this campaign which include:ġ0 new ships are added as well as the morale features "Banzai!", "Whistling Arrows", and "Rally". Total War- Shogun 2 - All Rise of the Samurai Clan Briefings - IntrosĮach powerful family (the Minamoto, the Taira, and the Fujiwara) are divided into two clans. New to Rise of the Samurai, the player will have a sister clan who will act as an ally at the beginning of the campaign.īecause of the early historical setting, advanced units such as matchlock riflemen and cannons are not available for players, as the technologies had not yet been discovered. Players start out as the leader of a clan within one of the three families (Fujiwara, Minamoto, Taira) the player is tasked with managing their lands and army movement through different turns whilst also engaging in real time battles with other factions. On impact, arrows are more accurate but less damaging overall than matchlock balls. Similar to the base game, the campaign in Rise of the Samurai is a fusion of turn based strategic as well as real-time combat gameplay. These units are fast-firing, long range missile units that are extremely vulnerable to cavalry and weak when in melee. Rise of the Samurai also allows you to experience a new historical battle, that of Anegawa, in 1570.Set in 1175, Rise of the Samurai introduces a new campaign based on the Gempei War which led to the creation of the first Shogunate and the rise of the samurai class. 4 new agent types with their own unique skill trees including the Shirabyoshi, who use the art of seduction to distract enemy armies, or convince generals to join your cause and the equally persuasive Junsatsushi – capable of acquiring the allegiance of neutral and enemy towns and any forces garrisoned there.4 new hero units including the white-faced Onna Bushi Heroine – armed with Naginata and Bow, these female Samurai are versatile cavalry that specialise in melee.10 new naval units and 3 new naval special abilities to devastate sea-borne enemies.

The time period results in simpler, more rustic unit types and as the title suggests, units such as Foot Samurai (capable with both bow and sword) comprise much of the backbone of the armies of the Genpei War. 16 new land units: Swordsmen, Archers, Spearmen and Cavalry.Fresh single-player campaign, co-operative and multiplayer versus gameplay on a redesigned map with new regions.Im doing fairly well at this point in time, having managed to survive for a couple of days. I got the Rise of the Samurai and I like it. Rise of the Samurai contains a vast array of new content besides the new clans and families including: February 2012 edited February 2012 in Total War: SHOGUN 2.


The Rise of the Samurai pack adds 16 new land units including swordsmen, spearmen, archers, and cavalry types. The base game Total War: Shogun 2 is required to play the expansion. Using careful planning, preparation and tactics, you can decide the outcome of this war for yourself. The Rise of the Samurai campaign is set 400 years before the original Shogun 2 campaign. As these clans have their origins in the three legendary Taira, Minamoto and Fujiwara families, regardless of which clan you choose you will always start the game with a powerful ally nearby. The Genpei war culminated in the first Shogunate and marked the rise of the Military (Samurai) as the ruling class.Ĭhoose from one of six new clans, each with their own respective set of traits and bonuses, both military and economic, to give a maximum variety of game-play. The first downloadable campaign for Total War: Shogun 2, Rise of the Samurai centres on the Genpei War of 1180-1185, 400 years before the campaign of the main game begins.
