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Complete list of titles in the Total War series of PC games.

By Michael Klappenbach, About.com

The Total War series of grand strategy games for the PC, developed by Creative Assembly, combine elements of both turn based strategy and real time strategy genre. Management of your faction, resources and armies are performed in the turn based mode while combat and battle tactics are done in real-time. The Total War series is also well known for having huge battles that can include thousands of units on either side. To date there have been five full game releases, five expansion packs and six combo packs.

Empire Total War

Release Date: Mar 3, 2009
Developer: Creative Assembly
Publisher: SEGA
Genre: Real Time Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy
Theme: Historical
Rating: T for Teen
Type: Full Game
Game Modes: Single player, multiplayer
Expansions: None

In Empire Total War players command factions through the eighteenth century Age of Enlightenment as they attempt to conquer the globe. For the first time, players will be able to command real-time 3D naval sea battles with individual ships and large fleets of 18th century galleons.

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Medieval II Total War

Release Date: Nov 14, 2006
Developer: Creative Assembly
Publisher: SEGA
Genre: Real Time Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy
Theme: Historical
Rating: T for Teen
Type: Full Game
Game Modes: Single player, multiplayer
Expansions: Kingdoms

Medieval II: Total War is the fourth game in the Total War franchise of strategy games. Part turn based part RTS, be ready to take part in epic medieval battles across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the New World with literally tens of thousands of units.

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Medieval II Total War: Kingdoms

Release Date: Aug 28,2007
Developer: Creative Assembly
Publisher: SEGA
Genre: Real Time Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy
Theme: Historical
Rating: T for Teen
Type: Expansion Pack
Game Modes: Single player, multiplayer

Medieval II Total War Kingdoms is the first and only expansion released for Medieval II Total War. In includes 4 new campaigns as well as 13 new playable factions including many Native American civilizations. In addition there are more than 150 new units, hero characters, multiplayer maps and more.

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Rome Total War

Release Date: Sep 22, 2004
Developer: Creative Assembly
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Real Time Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy
Theme: Historical
Rating: T for Teen
Type: Full Game
Game Modes: Single player, multiplayer
Expansions: Barbarian Invasion, Alexander

Rome Total War takes players through the history of the rise of the Roman republic and Roman Empire. The main faction is of course Rome but the game also includes plenty of playable, unlockable and non-playable factions. These include barbarian factions such as Gaul and Germania as well as Greek, Egyptian and African factions.

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Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion

Release Date: Sep 27, 2005
Developer: Creative Assembly
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Real Time Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy
Theme: Historical
Rating: T for Teen
Type: Expansion Pack
Game Modes: Single player, multiplayer

Rome Total War Barbarian Invasion was the first expansion pack released for Rome Total War. This expansion pack picks up some 350 years after the timeline of Rome Total War and goes until about 500 A.D. and goes through of Rome into the Eastern and Western Roman Empire. The expansion includes new maps, new playable factions and more.

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Rome Total War: Alexander

Release Date: Jun 19, 2006
Developer: Creative Assembly
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Real Time Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy
Theme: Historical
Rating: T for Teen
Type: Expansion Pack
Game Modes: Single player, multiplayer

Rome Total War: Alexander was the second expansion pack release for Rome Total War. This expansion is set during the reign of Alexander the Great around 300 B.C. Alexander is not a typical expansion pack as it's played on a slightly different map and has different unit types that the original. Rome Total War: Alexander includes only one playable faction, Macedon and seven non-playable factions.

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Medieval Total War

Release Date: Aug 19, 2002
Developer: Creative Assembly
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Real Time Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy
Theme: Historical
Rating: T for Teen
Type: Full Game
Game Modes: Single player, multiplayer
Expansions: Viking Invasion

Medieval Total War is the second game in the Total War series and is set in Europe during the middle ages. With 3 different game modes you have the ability to select one of 12 factions or nations to play in the campaign for European conquest. Battles can include thousands upon thousands of troops across large battle fields.

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Medieval Total War: Viking Invasion

Release Date: May 6, 2003
Developer: Creative Assembly
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Real Time Strategy, Turn Based Strategy
Theme: Historical
Rating: T for Teen
Type: Expansion Pack
Game Modes: Single player, multiplayer

Medieval Total War Viking Invasion is the expansion pack for the first Medieval Total War. It includes new factions, units and weapons for players to control as well as historical characters such as Edward the Confessor, Leif Erikson and more. The game uses a campaign map centered on the British Isles and Scandinavia, players can command the Viking faction or one of several factions in Britain.

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Shogun Total War

Release Date: Jun 13, 2000
Developer: Creative Assembly
Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc
Genre: Real Time Strategy, Turn Based Strategy
Theme: Historical - Japan
Rating: T for Teem
Type: Full Game
Game Modes: Single player, multiplayer
Expansions: Mongol Invasion

Shogun: Total War was Creative Assembly's first game in the Total War series in which players take on the role of a Japanese daimyo trying to conquer feudal Japan. It features all the early hallmarks of the Total War series from the turn based province map to the massive real time battles with thousands of troops. There was one expanion release for Shogun Total War titled the Mongol Invasion.

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Shogun Total War Mongol Invasion

Release Date: Aug 8, 2001
Developer: Creative Assembly
Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc
Genre: Real Time Strategy, Turn Based Strategy
Theme: Historical
Rating: T for Teen
Type: Expansion Pack
Game Modes: Single player, multiplayer

Shogun Total War: Mongol Invasion is the first and only expansion for the historical based Shogun Total War. Mongol Invasion adds new units, training schools, new multiplayer maps and upgraded graphics. In it players have the chance to battle against or take control of the great Mongol hordes of Kublai Khan.

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