This is the only place I could ask!!!

**Duguntz** · 03-27-2010, 15:06

Hello fellow EBers! this question have no legature with EB, but I don't have any account on the TW center. so I take the risk to be shoot by the mods here and ask it, as i assume that most EB fans are also fans of all the total war serie. What are your opinion about M2TW, in comparaison of AI beheaviour EB, and is the last CA creation Napoleon total War, worth it's price. I'm a fan of the Napoleonic wars (hehe, I'm half french after all!) and i wanted to know if the money I'd put in would result in good experiance. the grafic, i assume they're amazing, as the total War serie is always impressive on that (well, for me!) But what about the gameplay?

Thanks and sorry to post it on the EB forum!

**Marcus Darkstar** · 03-27-2010, 15:46

meh MTW2 is a bit better AI though a bit. I dont play nearly enough MTW2 though to notice that much. Play mostly EB and NTW now.

Anyways while NTW is a standalone game it builds greatly upon the ETW game. AI is improved though inherently AI will do some dumb stuff but its more adaptable now. Even if you dont like the AI theres drop in battles (only enabled if both forces are relatively balanced forces), NTW is definitely worth the buy it has Napeolon's campaigns in there, plus Coaliton Campaign, and "Napoelon's Battles" which are basically NTW retreations of famous land and naval battles.

I tried to do a online campagin but I'd suggest though only doing that with a lanline buddy. Has some historical inaccuracy in the tech tree being a bit too advanced later in the game (aka last tier military tech has Iron plating which enables construction of IronClad Ships of the Line which werent around until 1840's) though its in the spirit of good fun.

**Duguntz** · 03-27-2010, 15:49

Thanks for the fast answer! i looked at the trailers, and it lokoed a load of fun in there. I think i'll give it a try! how are the naval battles?

**Marcus Darkstar** · 03-27-2010, 15:55

much the same from ETW but improved overall. Shot and the advatage of ships of the line over frigates more clearly noticeable. and the repair ability is nifty for those longer battles.

Admiral Nelson is a major headache in the French Campaign (as he should be lol). He has a large british fleet under his command at the start of it and loves blockading French and allies ports (which is major in mine since more than 2/3rds of my super large surplus is divered from trade thanks to a super large trade network i established with protectorates etc)