Shogun 2’s core mix of turn-based strategy and real-time combat is still intact, though lots of subtle changes and updates give the formula better balance and make it more digestible to newcomers. It’s a perfect setup for some serious warmongering, yet there are also plenty of opportunities to frolic in the ripe fields of civic duty as well. As the daimyo of one such clan, you must bolster your forces, capture nearby provinces, and seize control of Kyoto to claim the shogunate before your rivals do. The current shogun has grown weak and the rival clans scattered across the land are all poised to make a grab for power. Set in the turbulent Sengoku period of Japan’s history, the game’s campaign mode opens in a time of great unrest.
