Medieval: Total War Gold Edition

by Sega

Product Features

• In Medieval - Total War you'll rewrite history through a mixture of epic battles, trade, diplomacy and resource management. Watch Real-time 3D battles unfold, with over 10,000 troops and 100 unique unit types - knights, infantry, siege engines and more. Become a famous medieval hero -- Saladin, Richard the Lion-Hearted, Joan Of Arc and others. Engage in historical campaigns like the Hundred Years War and Mongol Crusades, and develop the skills you need to crush your rivals!
• Medieval - Total War - Viking Invasion begins the next chapter of classic medieval warfare! In 793 A.D. a group of pagan raiders appeared off the coast of England. These deadly raiders became known as the Vikings -- you'll get to play as the Vikings and sack the cities, or fight against them to defend northern Europe. Battle for control and dominance as one of eight new factions -- Vikings, Britons, Saxons, Scots and other north European tribes. Raise province-specific units like the Irish Da

Product Details

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• ASIN: B000EGZJ06
• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Release Date: February 26, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,370 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Spectacular Epic 3D Total War BattlesProduct InformationMedieval: Total War is a game of empire building and epic real time battles. Encompassing four centuries of warfare from the first Crusade in 1095 to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Rule your kingdom through four centuries of brutal Medieval warfare.  Laysiege to mighty fortresses and command vast armies across the battlefields ofEurope and North Africa.  This is no time for the faint hearted. Medieval Total War - Viking Invasion Expansion Pack takes the action back intime to 793 with all new campaign and playable factions.  Build an empireusing trade diplomacy subterfuge and the art of war.This is total war!Product Title Included Medieval Total War Medieval Total War - Viking Invasion Expansion PackProduct OverviewMedieval Total WarMedieval Total War portrays the clash between mighty nations and ancientcultures on the blood-drenched battlefields of the Middle Ages. The epic battlesand castle sieges feature over 10000 warriors in varied and spectacular 3Denvironments employing tactics and weapons spanning 400 years of technicalrevolution on the battlefield.Armies now comprise over 100 different unit types many unique to theirparticular culture and period: the English can train longbow yeomanry the Turksraise Janissary armies from among their Christian slaves while the German HolyRoman Empire reaches the pinnacle of heavy gothic armored knights. Each typerepresents different tactical opportunities for their commander. Battlefieldterrain is also extremely varied with forests lakes deserts mountains andplains that realistically recreate campaigns in any part of feudal EuropeNorthern Africa or the Near East.Different factions in Medieval Total War demand different skills andapproaches. Commanding the awe-inspiring German Holy Roman Empire demands amasterful balance between the velvet glove and the iron gauntlet; while takingthe di

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bad Product - Error Made by Activision, July 2, 2006

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Adam Jones "Adam Jones" (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Medieval: Total War Gold Edition (DVD-ROM)

Activision and SEGA, who created the Gold Edition made a major error with this product. When downloading the 2.01 patch to play Multiplayer, the game does not recognize the Gold Edition as a Medieval Total War or Viking Invasion game (since this is a 3-CD set) and will not install. An unofficial patch has been created, but you will never be able to play Multiplayer with this "Gold Edition". I mailed SEGA/Activision with a complaint about this failed product and their failure to fix the error, and I was supplied with another copy, which was the Medieval Total War: Battle Collection" copy. I do not advise purchasing this error-ridden product.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Complicated at first, but great overall, January 11, 2009

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Jeff Werner - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Medieval: Total War Gold Edition (DVD-ROM)

When I bought this, I was expecting a respectively hard and involved game. I got what I wanted in full. This is not a game friendly to casual gamers or ones who like uncomplicated games, you can't just pick it up and learn it within minutes, but I don't consider this a fault personally. It is very rewarding once you find out where everything is and know how to use it when. I would venture a guess that I haven't done nearly half of that this offers, and I already think I got more than my money's worth. Everything from a great campaign, to historical battles to custom ones too, it's got everything I wanted and more.
Just an aside, but no, I wasn't paid to write this, I just know what I like. For a game that's going on 7 years old, it is incredibly fun.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Is this the best ever?, September 11, 2011

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Craig A. Manning (Sydney) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Medieval: Total War Gold Edition (DVD-ROM)

I dunno, but it would run 2nd by a short half-head!

Following on from the hugely successful Shogun: Total War (probably the best game ever, by a short half-head) comes this - Medieval: Total War. It keeps the good things from the first edition (Shogun), but doesn't get bogged down in the endless & tedious moving of characters across the strategy board (introduced with Rome, and the follow-up to this game, the aptly titled 'Medieval 2: Total War'), which is where you spend most of your time anyway.

As someone with some knowledge & interest in Medieval history, it's brilliant at allowing you the opportunity to rewrite history. Worried about the Turkish expansion into the Mediterranean? Fine: send dozens of Priests and Bishops in there to convert them all. And if that doesn't work, raise a Crusade and kill them! Problem solved.

But seriously, the combination of having to manage resources on a massive scale, plus the occasional running of a battle in real time is a clear winner, both financially for the developers and entertaining for their customers. If you have an interest in history, or simply want to re-write it to suit yourself, get this game. 10 years on, it's still terrific. Being that age means it will run on most modern laptops without any dramas as well, which is a bonus.

Bottom line: If you don't like this game, you're either mad or boring.