In a land divided by warfare, mastering the Art of War and uniting all of Japan under your rule is the just the beginning. When your sovereignty is threatened by invaders from afar, you must lead your samurai warriors against their greatest challenge yet - the might of Kublai Khan and his marauding Mongol Hordes.

Total War: SHOGUN 2 features enhanced full 3D battles via land and sea, which made a name for the series, as well as the tactical campaign map that many refer to as the heart and soul of Total War. Featuring a brand new AI system inspired by the scriptures that influenced Japanese warfare, the millennia old Chinese Art of War , the Creative Assembly brings the wisdom of Master Sun Tsu to Total War: SHOGUN 2. Analysing this ancient text enabled the Creative Assembly to implement easy to understand yet deep strategical gameplay.

Themiddle of the XVI century. Feudal Japan, which once was under theauthority of the emperor, is fragmented and divided among numerouswarring clans. In the role of Daimyo - the leader of one of them - theplayer to fight, solve diverse business issues and to fine diplomaticgame to achieve the main goal: to end the internecine strife and unitethe country under his command, becoming the ruler of all Japan.

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.

Plot:Long ago there was a great samurai warrior who served his Shogun honorably. The Shogun however grew paranoid as he became more and more senile...