<s>
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
and	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
on	O
10	O
June	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
also	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
,	O
on	O
8	O
December	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
allow	O
naval	O
battles	O
to	O
be	O
conducted	O
in	O
real-time	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
;	O
several	O
critics	O
commended	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
foremost	O
strategy	O
titles	O
of	O
recent	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
real-time	B-Application
land	O
battles	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
far	O
greater	O
focus	O
on	O
gunpowder	O
weaponry	O
than	O
earlier	O
Total	O
War	O
titles	O
,	O
were	O
considered	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticisms	O
focused	O
on	O
shortcomings	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
on	O
the	O
real-time	B-Application
naval	O
battles	O
being	O
difficult	O
to	O
control	O
and	O
coordinate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
(	O
along	O
with	O
Medieval	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Napoleon	B-Device
)	O
was	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Total	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
–	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
,	O
making	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
free	O
alongside	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
giving	O
access	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
already	O
owned	O
a	O
copy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
focused	O
on	O
exploration	O
,	O
economics	O
,	O
politics	O
,	O
religion	O
,	O
the	O
founding	O
of	O
colonies	B-Application
and	O
,	O
ultimately	O
,	O
conquest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
modern	O
period	O
from	O
1700	O
until	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
18th	O
century	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
lead	O
various	O
nations	O
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
dominate	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
,	O
India	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
the	O
Caribbean	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
maritime	O
trade	O
theatres	O
of	O
the	O
South	O
American	O
coast	O
,	O
Gulf	O
of	O
Guinea	O
,	O
Mozambique	O
Channel	O
and	O
the	O
East	B-Application
Indies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
Total	O
War	O
games	O
,	O
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
two	O
separate	O
areas	O
of	O
gameplay	O
:	O
a	O
turn-based	O
geopolitical	O
campaign	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
deploy	O
complex	O
strategies	O
by	O
moving	O
armies	O
and	O
navies	O
across	O
the	O
globe	O
,	O
conducting	O
diplomacy	O
,	O
trade	O
,	O
espionage	O
,	O
and	O
managing	O
the	O
internal	O
politics	O
of	O
their	O
nation	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
battle	O
mode	O
that	O
enables	O
players	O
to	O
command	O
military	O
forces	O
in	O
battle	O
both	O
on	O
land	O
and	O
at	O
sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
colonies	B-Application
of	O
the	O
major	O
powers	O
are	O
represented	O
as	O
protectorates	O
of	O
their	O
home	O
nation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
sees	O
the	O
player	O
establish	O
and	O
develop	O
the	O
English	O
colony	B-Application
of	O
Jamestown	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
focuses	O
on	O
George	O
Washington	O
seeking	O
to	O
expel	O
the	O
French	O
from	O
the	O
Ohio	O
Valley	O
in	O
the	O
French	O
and	O
Indian	O
War	O
,	O
whilst	O
the	O
third	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
directing	O
the	O
American	O
Continental	O
Army	O
against	O
the	O
British	O
in	O
the	O
War	O
of	O
Independence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
campaign	O
of	O
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
involves	O
a	O
player	O
choosing	O
a	O
faction	O
and	O
moving	O
to	O
forge	O
a	O
global	O
empire	O
during	O
the	O
18th	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
mode	O
is	O
turn-based	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
turn	O
representing	O
six	O
months	O
starting	O
in	O
summer	O
or	O
winter	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
attend	O
to	O
all	O
needs	O
of	O
their	O
faction	O
before	O
ending	O
their	O
turn	O
and	O
allowing	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
to	O
make	O
all	O
other	O
factions	O
 '	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
mode	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
Medieval	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
several	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
three	O
main	O
theatres	O
of	O
play	O
:	O
Europe	O
(	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
North	O
Africa	O
and	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Americas	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Indian	O
subcontinent	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
four	O
minor	O
trade	O
theatres	O
:	O
the	O
East	B-Application
Indies	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Ivory	O
Coast	O
,	O
the	O
Straits	O
of	O
Madagascar	O
and	O
Brazil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
religion	O
no	O
longer	O
plays	O
a	O
central	O
role	O
(	O
as	O
in	O
Medieval	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
)	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
important	O
in	O
helping	O
bring	O
under	O
control	O
newly	O
captured	O
regions	O
and	O
in	O
influencing	O
diplomatic	O
relations	O
between	O
nations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Factions	O
will	O
have	O
varying	O
objectives	O
as	O
their	O
victory	O
conditions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
establishing	O
successful	O
colonies	B-Application
and	O
trade	O
routes	O
and	O
controlling	O
specified	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
delay	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
full	O
campaign	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
was	O
unveiled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technology	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
campaign	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
previous	O
Total	O
War	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
extended	O
development	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
delayed	O
release	O
,	O
allowed	O
the	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
to	O
implement	O
the	O
underlying	O
technology	O
for	O
such	O
a	O
mode	O
in	O
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
all	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
after	O
Shogun	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
battles	O
can	O
take	O
place	O
on	O
both	O
land	O
and	O
at	O
sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Empire	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
allow	O
naval	O
battles	O
to	O
be	O
fought	O
in	O
real-time	B-Application
;	O
in	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
automatically	O
resolved	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
land	O
engagements	O
,	O
players	O
have	O
an	O
18th-century	O
army	O
consisting	O
of	O
units	O
such	O
as	O
cavalry	O
,	O
musketeers	O
,	O
riflemen	O
and	O
artillery	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Factions	O
can	O
lay	O
siege	B-Application
to	O
settlements	O
,	O
replacing	O
open	O
land	O
battles	O
with	O
street	O
fighting	O
and	O
close-quarter	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
unit	O
has	O
morale	O
,	O
which	O
increases	O
if	O
the	O
battle	O
goes	O
well	O
,	O
or	O
decreases	O
after	O
heavy	O
casualties	O
,	O
army	O
losses	O
,	O
coming	O
under	O
artillery	B-Application
bombardment	O
,	O
or	O
with	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
the	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
sieges	B-Application
can	O
be	O
won	O
if	O
the	O
attacker	O
manages	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
settlement	O
's	O
central	O
square	O
for	O
a	O
set	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
several	O
new	O
battlefield	O
elements	O
to	O
the	O
Total	O
War	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ships	O
cannot	O
be	O
repaired	O
in	O
mid-battle	O
,	O
unlike	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
Napoleon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
but	O
fires	O
on	O
board	O
ships	O
can	O
be	O
put	O
out	O
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
and	O
publisher	O
Sega	O
at	O
the	O
Leipzig	O
Games	O
Convention	O
on	O
22	O
August	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
press	O
release	O
,	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
outlined	O
various	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
real-time	B-Application
naval	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
the	O
planning	O
stages	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
early	O
development	O
;	O
no	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
the	O
convention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
alongside	O
The	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
's	O
console	B-Device
title	O
Viking	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Asgard	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
releases	O
over	O
the	O
subsequent	O
months	O
showed	O
screenshots	B-Application
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
elaborated	O
more	O
on	O
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
game	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
28	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Valve	O
's	O
content	O
delivery	O
system	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
the	O
official	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
6	O
February	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
requires	O
Steam	B-Application
to	O
install	O
and	O
run	O
for	O
both	O
retail	O
and	O
electronic	O
versions	O
and	O
is	O
integrated	O
into	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steamworks	O
programme	O
to	O
allow	O
updates	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
to	O
function	O
more	O
efficiently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demonstration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Brandywine	O
and	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Lagos	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
over	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
20	O
February	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
release	O
,	O
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
has	O
been	O
subject	O
to	O
updates	O
delivered	O
through	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
system	O
,	O
aimed	O
at	O
optimising	O
performance	O
and	O
removing	O
any	O
bugs	O
remaining	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
animation	O
was	O
used	O
extensively	O
to	O
make	O
characters	O
seem	O
more	O
lifelike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
ships	O
with	O
nine	O
different	O
versions	O
of	O
box	O
art	O
,	O
eight	O
of	O
which	O
represent	O
the	O
major	O
faction	O
for	O
the	O
market	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
sold	O
in	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
general	O
international	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
edition	O
version	O
of	O
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
entitled	O
Special	O
Forces	O
incorporates	O
six	O
elite	O
faction-specific	O
units	O
:	O
HMS	O
Victory	O
,	O
the	O
French	O
Irish	O
Brigade	O
,	O
Spanish	O
guerillas	O
,	O
Gurkha	O
infantry	O
,	O
Rogers	O
 '	O
Rangers	O
and	O
the	O
Ottoman	O
Ribauldequin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
three	O
retailers	O
were	O
provided	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
unit	O
for	O
customers	O
to	O
receive	O
;	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
customers	O
were	O
given	O
the	O
Dahomey	O
Amazons	B-Application
,	O
buyers	O
from	O
Best	O
Buy	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
USS	O
Constitution	O
and	O
customers	O
buying	O
from	O
Game	O
received	O
the	O
Death	O
's	O
Head	O
Hussars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
14	O
units	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
1.3	O
patch	O
in	O
June	O
2009	O
;	O
accompanying	O
the	O
update	O
was	O
a	O
second	O
set	O
of	O
14	O
units	O
,	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
titled	O
The	O
Warpath	B-Application
Campaign	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Napoleon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
,	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
battles	O
of	O
the	O
Europeans	O
and	O
Native	O
Americans	O
throughout	O
most	O
of	O
North	O
and	O
Central	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
campaign	O
expands	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
territories	O
and	O
features	O
5	O
new	O
playable	O
factions	O
:	O
Iroquois	O
,	O
Cherokee	B-Language
,	O
Huron	O
,	O
Pueblo	O
and	O
Plains	O
Nations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Napoleon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
released	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
Napoleon	B-Device
Bonaparte	I-Device
,	O
building	O
upon	O
the	O
technology	O
used	O
for	O
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Napoleon	B-Device
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
expansion	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
reasons	O
,	O
mostly	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
technical	O
limitations	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
Mike	O
Simpson	O
"	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
required	O
to	O
successfully	O
depict	O
the	O
Napoleonic	O
Wars	O
is	O
an	O
order	O
of	O
magnitude	O
greater	O
than	O
we	O
were	O
working	O
to	O
with	O
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	O
and	O
Napoleon	B-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
–	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
October	O
2010	O
joining	O
both	O
games	O
together	O
,	O
including	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
available	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
3	O
March	O
2009	O
to	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
,	O
on	O
4	O
March	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
on	O
5	O
March	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Christmas	O
Day	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
reported	O
to	O
have	O
sold	O
nearly	O
double	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
Medieval	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
its	O
Special	O
Forces	O
edition	O
were	O
ranked	O
as	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
respectively	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Australian	O
version	O
debuted	O
as	O
the	O
top	O
PC	O
game	O
;	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
fourth	O
,	O
behind	O
Halo	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
and	O
Killzone	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
consumer	O
response	O
was	O
hampered	O
by	O
technical	O
problems	O
arising	O
from	O
incompatibility	O
with	O
certain	O
Nvidia	O
drivers	B-Application
released	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
was	O
completed	O
and	O
reports	O
of	O
installation	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
content	I-Application
delivery	I-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
post-release	O
support	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
is	O
planning	O
on	O
addressing	O
issues	O
with	O
stability	O
and	O
performance	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
adding	O
improvements	O
for	O
gameplay	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
explained	O
The	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
"	O
were	O
not	O
entirely	O
happy	O
with	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
when	O
it	O
went	O
out	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
the	O
Metacritic	O
user	O
rating	O
of	O
67	O
percent	O
was	O
unfair	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
his	O
reason	O
for	O
blogging	O
was	O
a	O
concern	O
that	O
the	O
negative	O
ratings	O
could	O
even	O
damage	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
money	O
available	O
for	O
developing	O
future	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
later	O
posts	O
he	O
described	O
the	O
February	O
2009	O
release	O
date	O
as	O
"	O
commercial	O
reality	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
explained	O
why	O
they	O
had	O
hit	O
significant	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
close	O
to	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simpson	O
describes	O
the	O
campaign	O
AI	B-Application
as	O
"	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
most	O
complex	O
code	O
edifice	O
I	O
’ve	O
ever	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
reached	O
a	O
tipping	O
point	O
where	O
consideration	O
of	O
too	O
many	O
factors	O
led	O
to	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
which	O
"	O
disagrees	O
with	O
itself	O
chronically	O
and	O
often	O
ends	O
up	O
paralysed	O
by	O
indecision	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
regard	O
to	O
the	O
battle	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
Simpson	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
lead	O
battle	O
AI	B-Application
programmer	O
had	O
left	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
his	O
family	O
just	O
before	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
AI	B-Application
at	O
that	O
stage	O
struggled	O
to	O
beat	O
good	O
players	O
even	O
with	O
an	O
obvious	O
level	O
of	O
handicapping	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
had	O
taken	O
some	O
time	O
for	O
other	O
programmers	O
to	O
understand	O
three	O
years	O
 '	O
worth	O
of	O
code	O
;	O
progress	O
had	O
been	O
"	O
frustratingly	O
slow	O
"	O
as	O
they	O
strived	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
where	O
real	O
world	O
tactics	O
would	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
inconsistent	O
behaviour	O
with	O
the	O
campaign	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
;	O
1UP.com	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
perform	O
illogical	O
choices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
occasional	O
suicidal	O
war	O
between	O
Dagestan	O
and	O
Russia	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
GamePro	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
areas	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
mount	O
a	O
naval	O
invasion	O
or	O
utilise	O
effective	O
strategies	O
on	O
the	O
campaign	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
real-time	B-Application
land	O
battles	O
in	O
Empire	O
were	O
considered	O
well	O
constructed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expressing	O
that	O
The	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
had	O
effectively	O
implemented	O
what	O
it	O
had	O
learned	O
since	O
Shogun	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
GameSpy	O
described	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
personal	O
firearms	O
and	O
friendly	O
fire	O
as	O
something	O
that	O
"	O
changes	O
the	O
tactical	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
much	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
in	O
real	O
life	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
and	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
were	O
"	O
competent	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
real-time	B-Application
aspects	O
captured	O
"	O
the	O
cinematic	O
brilliance	O
of	O
it	O
all	O
without	O
ever	O
falling	O
back	O
on	O
obvious	O
exaggerations	O
or	O
pretences	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
specifically	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
unit	O
formation	O
,	O
were	O
much	O
improved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
put	O
the	O
real-time	B-Application
land	O
battles	O
as	O
"	O
enjoyable	O
to	O
command	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
to	O
watch	O
"	O
,	O
particularly	O
commending	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
detail	O
in	O
each	O
model	O
and	O
animation	O
for	O
every	O
soldier	O
,	O
points	O
carried	O
in	O
several	O
other	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
could	O
appear	O
"	O
confused	O
"	O
in	O
some	O
circumstances	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Game	O
Informer	O
"	O
second	O
opinion	O
"	O
review	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
falls	O
apart	O
from	O
time	O
to	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
felt	O
that	O
units	O
 '	O
pathfinding	O
abilities	O
in	O
fort	O
sieges	B-Application
were	O
insufficient	O
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Informer	O
also	O
criticised	O
pathfinding	O
around	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
seems	O
incapable	O
of	O
managing	O
[	O
a	O
naval	O
battle ]	O
with	O
much	O
success	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
criticisms	O
,	O
most	O
reviews	O
were	O
ultimately	O
favourable	O
to	O
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crispy	O
Gamer	O
,	O
while	O
acclaiming	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
spectacular	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
lovingly	O
historical	O
"	O
,	O
criticised	O
the	O
documentation	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
falls	O
apart	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
bad	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Informer	O
reviewers	O
criticised	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
but	O
still	O
described	O
the	O
overall	O
game	O
experience	O
as	O
"	O
fantastic	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
outstanding	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
provided	O
a	O
dissenting	O
opinion	O
;	O
although	O
describing	O
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
as	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
potential	O
that	O
"	O
with	O
some	O
extra	O
tweaking	O
,	O
could	O
have	O
proven	O
itself	O
an	O
excellent	O
title	O
"	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
has	O
a	O
heap	O
of	O
problems	O
that	O
need	O
resolving	O
"	O
with	O
bugs	O
and	O
crashes	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
The	O
Warpath	B-Application
Campaign	I-Application
was	O
criticised	O
by	O
Game	O
Watcher	O
for	O
not	O
integrating	O
into	O
the	O
original	O
campaign	O
and	O
for	O
only	O
adding	O
a	O
few	O
new	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concerns	O
were	O
also	O
voiced	O
about	O
the	O
difficulty	O
curve	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
reviewer	O
felt	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
provided	O
players	O
with	O
a	O
challenge	O
by	O
playing	O
as	O
the	O
technologically	O
backward	O
Native	O
Americans	O
against	O
the	O
European	O
interlopers	O
.	O
</s>
