Total War: Shogun 2 – Fall Of The Samurai Limited Edition is the innovative stand alone expansion pack that brings you an entirely new perspective on the war of the Boshin; the War Of The Year Of The Dragon. As the age of the Samurai starts to become lost in the modern world, you must now decide whether to fight the change as part of the Samurai, or embrace this new and industrial modern age. It is 1863, and there is a clash between traditional Samurai culture with the arrival of new Western colonial power and modern weaponry, and the future of Japan rests within your decisions.

Shogun 2 – Fall Of The Samurai takes place 400 years after where the original game left off, and introduces an incredible amount to an already brilliant game, uncovering the intricate face off between the Imperial Throne and the last Shogunate. There are now six new playable clans, three siding with the modern Imperial (Choshu, Satsuma, Tosa), and three siding with the old Shogun (Aizu, Nagaoka, Jozai), meaning a wide variety and choice no matter which side you choose. This is the dawn of an empire, and now three foreign powers have been introduced; France, America, and England each show a vital interest in Japan's future, but whether for better or worse is up to you.

This expansion pack has redeveloped the campaign map, adding in new areas for you to explore and conquer, including the island Ezo which expands the map northwards. To work with the map being larger than ever before and to coincide with this modern era, railway networks have been introduced, allowing easier travel for your armies and agents from region to region. Your enemies will also possess railway networks; these can easily be sabotaged and their transport blocked if you take control of their railway stations or part of the railway line. There are also improved siege battle mechanics that allow you to upgrade your tower defences with a specific defence speciality, ranging from archery, matchlock, and Gatling gun.

There are 39 brand new land units, including modern range Gatling and Armstrong guns, which are now controllable in a new third person mode. Some of these units can be recruited from the foreign powers; the British Royal Marines, the US Marine Corps, and the French Marines. There are also ten brand new naval units, bringing in a hefty number of twenty one ships in total. These range from steam powered war ships that are bursting at the seams with modern artillery, to torpedo boats, artillery laden steamers, and even ironclad ships which can be purchased from the foreign powers. These new units introduce more complex and engrossing land and sea interactions and sieges. During a battle on land, you can call upon offshore support in order to ensure your victory; these include campaign map bombardments, where offshore naval units can attack armies and cities in adjacent coastal areas on the campaign map itself. There are also coastal gun emplacements that can attack enemy ships during port siege battles, meaning that everything to do with land and sea interactions has been completely revamped in order to work with this modern era of Shogun 2 – Fall Of The Samurai.

There are new building and technology trees, as well as three brand spanking new agent types: Foreign Veteran, Ishin Shishi, and Shinshengumi. Each of these new agents have their own skill tree to progress through, and the Ninja and Geisha agents have had their skill trees improved upon and updated. Multiplayer has also been revamped, introducing Multiplayer 2.0. This brings forward a new conquest map that perfectly captures the 19th century setting, and includes multiple avatars with their own 19th century skill tree, as well as over 40 new retainers, and over 30 new armour pieces. This means that all players can take part in and explore multiple careers and progression within Fall Of The Samurai.

This Limited Edition brings you exclusive bonus content to enhance your game play experience even further; introducing the Saga faction pack “The Emperor's Diligence”. The Saga faction have had centuries of trade with outsiders and foreigners, meaning that they can quickly adapt to the incredible amount of new technology being brought into Japan by the Imperial forces. This edition also gives you a double sided poster of two stunning game artworks, as well as the Limited Edition packaging sleeve. (Cat Emerson)

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