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Medieval II Total War Kingdoms PC Review

Published July 31, 2008
5 out of 5 starsScore: 100/100

Medieval II: Total war Kingdoms can only be described by one word...huge! This expansion pack includes four brand new campaigns: the Britannia Campaign, the Crusades Campaign, the Teutonic Campaign, and the Americas Campaign.

There are over 150 new units and 13 new features. New features include moated fortresses (Britannia), permanent forts (Britannia), hero characters with special abilities (Crusade), hotseat mode which is like LAN, but there's people playing on one single computer, and much more.

In the Britannia Campaign, you can play as the English, Welsh, Irish, Norwegians, and Scots. The English have control over most of Britain, and are still trying to conquer it, but there is threat of rebellion of the English Barons plotting against the English King.

The Crusades Campaign allow s you to play as five factions: the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Principality of Antioch, the Egyptians, the Turks, and the Byzantines. If you know about the crusades, you must conquer the Holy Land from the crusaders or the infidels.

The Teutonic Campaign is about the ruthless Teutonic Knights who are assigned to get rid of the Pagan threats in Europe. The factions are the Teutonic Order, Danish, Lithuanians, Novgorod, and the Holy Roman Empire and Polish which you need to unlock.

Finally, last, the Americas Campaign where Spain has discovered th new world and must conquer and explore the unknown mysterious world. The factions are the Aztecs, Mayans, New Spain, Apachean Tribes, and the unlockables the Tlaxcalans, Chichimec Tribes, and the Tarascans.

Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms is a definite recommend expansion adding a lot more hours of gameplay to your Total War gaming.

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