<s>
Medieval	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
is	O
the	O
expansion	O
to	O
the	O
2006	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
PC	O
game	O
Medieval	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
series	O
of	O
wars	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
Welsh	O
Conquest	O
,	O
the	O
Irish	O
Invasion	O
,	O
the	O
Scottish	O
–	O
Norwegian	O
War	O
,	O
the	O
Scottish	O
War	O
of	O
Independence	O
and	O
the	O
Barons	O
 '	O
Rebellion	B-Operating_System
)	O
fought	O
on	O
British	O
Isles	O
during	O
the	O
13th	O
century	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apachean	O
Tribes	O
faction	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
warpath	O
"	O
ability	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
shamanistic	O
counterpart	O
to	O
the	O
jihad	O
in	O
the	O
main	B-Application
campaign	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perhaps	O
worst	O
of	O
all	O
,	O
dissent	O
smolders	O
within	O
its	O
own	O
borders	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
Barons	O
 '	O
Alliance	O
,	O
which	O
threatens	O
to	O
unify	O
into	O
a	O
full-fledged	O
rebellion	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
,	O
unplayable	O
faction	O
—	O
the	O
Barons	O
 '	O
Alliance	O
—	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
gameplay	O
terms	O
to	O
the	O
Eastern	O
and	O
Western	O
Roman	O
Rebels	O
from	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Barbarian	I-Application
Invasion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
characters	O
,	O
armies	O
and	O
settlements	O
under	O
English	O
control	O
rebel	B-Operating_System
,	O
they	O
will	O
become	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Baron	O
's	O
Alliance	O
,	O
a	O
faction	O
with	O
essentially	O
the	O
same	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
of	O
the	O
English	O
faction	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
utilise	O
diplomacy	O
and	O
agents	O
to	O
achieve	O
their	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Medieval	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
some	O
factions	O
had	O
a	O
high	O
king	O
's	O
purse	O
payment	O
and	O
some	O
had	O
a	O
low	O
payment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
rebel	B-Operating_System
army	O
will	O
depend	O
on	O
which	O
settlement	O
is	O
captured	O
—	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
rebel	B-Operating_System
army	O
will	O
be	O
very	O
strong	O
if	O
the	O
starting	O
Welsh	O
capital	O
—	O
Caernarvon	O
—	O
is	O
captured	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
weaker	O
army	O
if	O
smaller	O
Welsh	O
settlements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Pembroke	O
,	O
are	O
conquered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namely	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
are	O
the	O
Fourth	O
Crusade	O
(	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
two	O
large	O
Venetian	O
armies	O
near	O
Constantinople	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
threaten	O
the	O
Byzantine	O
player	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Mameluke	O
rebellion	B-Operating_System
of	O
1250	O
(	O
when	O
the	O
Mamluk	O
dynasty	O
seized	O
power	O
in	O
Egypt	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
powerful	O
Mamluk	O
army	O
under	O
Baybars	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Mongol	O
invasion	O
of	O
Asia	O
(	O
which	O
can	O
prove	O
threatening	O
to	O
any	O
player	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
Osman	O
I	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
the	O
Turks	O
a	O
reformed	O
army	O
called	O
Janissaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
pack	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
