Rise of The Samurai is a brand new, independent campaign for Total War: SHOGUN 2. Set 400 years before the dramatic civil war depicted in SHOGUN 2, the Rise of The Samurai campaign is based on the Gempei War, a conflict between six legendary clans of the Taira, Minamoto and Fujiwara families. It culminated in the first Shogunate, and the rise of the Samurai as the ruling class.

Key Features:
* Play a brand new and independent campaign for SHOGUN 2 set in 12th century Japan.
o The Rise of The Samurai campaign can be played in single-player mode as well as multiplayer versus or co-op modes.
* 3 new families divided into 6 playable clans
o Each clan has its own unique set of traits, giving it a distinctive feel and play-style.
* 16 new land units spread across swordsmen, spearmen, archers, and cavalry. These include:
o Foot Samurai - Masters of bow and sword, these Samurai are deadly at range or in melee. They may not be the most numerous units, but they are perhaps the most effective. Also protected by distinctive Gempei-period armour which gives excellent protection at range and in melee.
o Sword Attendants - Armed with huge two-handed swords, these fearsome warriors can carve a bloody path in melee.
* 4 new Hero units - the Naginata Warrior Monk Hero, the Tetsubo Warrior Monk Hero, the Mounted Samurai Hero and the Onna Bushi Heroine.
o Onna Bushi Heroine - Armed with Naginata and bow, these female Samurai are versatile cavalry units who excel in melee. Do not doubt the courage of a woman