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Article: Fight Like a Samurai in 'SHOGUN: Total War'.(simulation game)(Software Review)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
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- National Defense
- Article date:
- October 1, 2000
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Japan in 1542 was a land in disarray. The previous shogunate to rule the country had collapsed, dividing the nation into seven warring factions. The warrior who would become shogun would be determined by samurai warfare on an epic scale.
If you haven't read Sun Tzu's Art of War, you're going to get a real-rime strategy lesson with this simulation game, entitled "SHOGUN: Total War." You will command thousands of samurai warriors, incorporating a unique AI (Artificial Intelligence) that respond to many of Sun Tzu's guidelines (actually utilizing 220 rules) to determine game behavior and reaction.
This is a combined strategy-tactical combat sim that allows ...