<s>
Medieval	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
the	O
,	O
since	O
then	O
disbanded	O
,	O
Australian	O
branch	O
of	O
The	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
10	O
November	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feral	O
Interactive	O
published	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
MacOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
14	O
January	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2002	O
's	O
Medieval	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Total	O
War	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
divided	O
between	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategic	O
campaign	O
and	O
real-time	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
battles	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
battles	B-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
groups	O
of	O
soldiers	O
and	O
engage	O
in	O
combat	O
with	O
enemy	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medieval	B-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Medieval	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Total	O
War	O
series	O
,	O
Medieval	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
two	O
main	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
:	O
a	O
campaign	O
mode	O
and	O
battles	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
long	O
campaign	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
at	O
least	O
45	O
territories	O
and	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
significant	O
cities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Jerusalem	B-Application
,	O
Granada	B-Application
,	O
Rome	O
or	O
Constantinople	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
previous	O
Total	O
War	O
games	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
two	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
settlements	O
:	O
castles	B-Application
and	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cities	O
primarily	O
focus	O
on	O
buildings	O
that	O
boost	O
one	O
's	O
economy	O
,	O
while	O
castles	B-Application
primarily	O
focus	O
on	O
buildings	O
that	O
allow	O
for	O
the	O
recruitment	O
of	O
more	O
advanced	O
types	O
of	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Late	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
15th	O
century	O
,	O
factions	O
may	O
also	O
sail	O
to	O
the	O
Americas	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
encounter	O
the	O
Aztecs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
is	O
the	O
discovery	O
of	O
gunpowder	O
in	O
the	O
13th	O
century	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
access	O
to	O
cannons	O
and	O
matchlock	O
firearms	O
,	O
significantly	O
changing	O
the	O
battles	B-Application
and	O
sieges	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medieval	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
high	O
intelligence	O
for	O
the	O
AI	O
factions	O
and	O
compared	O
to	O
most	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
their	O
lack	O
of	O
"	O
cheats	O
"	O
or	O
special	O
AI	O
advantages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
Total	O
War	O
franchise	O
is	O
its	O
representation	O
of	O
real-time	O
battles	B-Application
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
turn-based	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	B-Application
play	O
similarly	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
with	O
formations	O
of	O
various	O
kinds	O
of	O
troops	O
engaging	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
is	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
enemy	O
army	O
by	O
completely	O
destroying	O
it	O
or	O
causing	O
the	O
whole	O
army	O
to	O
flee	O
;	O
in	O
a	O
siege	B-Application
battle	O
,	O
the	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
completely	O
destroy	O
the	O
army	O
or	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
plaza	O
in	O
the	O
centre	O
of	O
the	O
settlement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
option	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
time	O
limits	O
on	O
battles	B-Application
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
the	O
attacker	O
must	O
defeat	O
the	O
defender	O
within	O
a	O
certain	O
time	O
limit	O
or	O
the	O
battle	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
victory	O
for	O
the	O
defender	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	B-Application
can	O
exist	O
as	O
custom	O
battles	B-Application
set	O
up	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
battles	B-Application
between	O
humans	O
,	O
historical	O
battles	B-Application
based	O
on	O
real-life	O
military	O
engagements	O
,	O
or	O
battles	B-Application
that	O
occur	O
between	O
factions	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Can	O
use	O
formations	O
such	O
as	O
schiltrom	O
and	O
phalanx	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Particularly	O
excel	O
in	O
siege	B-Application
battles	B-Application
,	O
as	O
spearmen	O
cannot	O
use	O
their	O
formations	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siege	B-Application
engines	O
:	O
Can	O
be	O
used	O
both	O
in	O
sieges	B-Application
and	O
as	O
field	O
artillery	O
,	O
though	O
any	O
army	O
with	O
siege	B-Application
engines	O
moves	O
much	O
less	O
per	O
turn	O
than	O
one	O
without	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Can	O
also	O
cause	O
heavy	O
morale	O
damage	O
,	O
particularly	O
if	O
the	O
siege	B-Application
weapons	O
in	O
question	O
are	O
cannons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
siege	B-Application
artillery	O
can	O
be	O
moved	O
through	O
city	O
gates	O
and	O
wall	O
breaches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
no	O
naval	O
battle	O
mechanics	O
however	O
and	O
naval	O
battles	B-Application
can	O
only	O
be	O
fought	O
through	O
auto-resolve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medieval	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
200,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medieval	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
revolutionary	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
introduces	O
some	O
new	O
ideas	O
and	O
builds	O
on	O
others	O
from	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
still	O
be	O
enough	O
for	O
anybody	O
to	O
buy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swedish	O
historian	O
and	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Swedish	O
Academy	O
Peter	O
Englund	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Swedish	O
newspaper	O
Dagens	O
Nyheter	O
where	O
he	O
made	O
comparisons	O
to	O
traditional	O
battle	O
depictions	O
such	O
as	O
old	O
copper	O
engravings	B-Application
and	O
paintings	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
more	O
recent	O
film	O
medium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
review	O
,	O
Englund	O
concluded	O
that	O
Medieval	B-Application
II	I-Application
represents	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
battle	O
depiction	O
"	O
amazingly	O
similar	O
to	O
an	O
engraving	B-Application
from	O
the	O
1600s.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
named	O
Medieval	B-Application
II	I-Application
the	O
eighth-best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
,	O
Medieval	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
30	O
March	O
2007	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
28	O
August	O
2007	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
31	O
August	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
7	O
September	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
22	O
November	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
