
Ninja and Geisha agents have had their skill trees updated with new abilities.

For the first time ships can attack adjacent cities and armies from the sea on the campaign map.

How you communicate with new foreign powers in the form of British, French and American nations is fundamental in recruiting new unit types and researching new technologies.įor the first time in any Total War game, deploy 19th century technology to further your war effort such as Gatling-Gun mounted defences and the deployment of railways to allow for swifter troop movement on the Campaign Map, which has also been refreshed and updated to reflect the modern setting and also has been extended southwards by the addition of the island of Ezo.


During the Meiji Restoration the encroachment of Western colonial powers caused growing resentment, forcing Japan to modernise and industrialise, leading to increasingly militant nationalism and eventually resulting in the abolishment of the traditional Samurai-based feudal system.Ĭhoose from six new clans supporting either the last Shogunate or the Imperial Throne as you build, explore, negotiate and battle with other clans in order to secure victory. The campaign begins in the year 1864 and covers the events that led up to the Meiji Restoration, namely the Boshin War, which saw Imperial rule returned to the country after over 600 years. A standalone expansion to Total War: Shogun 2.
