The world is changing rapidly, and any rulers who wish to survive this turbulent century must adapt or die.
Changes in thought brought along by The Enlightenment allow experimentation with new kinds of governmental philosophy and research of more new technologies than ever before. Taking place in the 18th century, it allows the player to control one of several European or Asian powers in a bid to found colonies, fight off rivals and establish a hegemony on the world stage. It is the first game in the series to make guns a major part of the gameplay, and the first to include real-time naval battles. Like other games in the series, it features a mixture of turn-based and real-time strategy, allowing the player to move armies and manage cities on a grand-scale strategy map, then zoom in to fight epic real-time battles when two armies meet.
Empire: Total War is the fifth entry in the Total War series of strategy games, released in 2009.
