<s>
Total	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Attila	I-Application
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
17February	O
2015	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
setting	O
near	O
the	O
Dark	O
Ages	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
possibly	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Barbarian	I-Application
Invasion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
map	O
for	O
Total	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Attila	I-Application
spans	O
from	O
Bactria	O
to	O
Lusitania	O
and	O
from	O
Caledonia	O
to	O
Garamantia	O
in	O
the	O
Sahara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
cities	O
and	O
regions	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
Total	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
is	O
similar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
map	O
of	O
Total	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Attila	I-Application
further	O
extends	O
into	O
modern-day	O
Russia	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
the	O
eastern	O
provinces	O
of	O
the	O
Hindu	O
Kush	O
found	O
in	O
Total	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
shifting	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
attention	O
to	O
the	O
nomadic	O
Huns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
province	O
capitals	O
have	O
more	O
building	O
slots	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
settlements	O
and	O
are	O
also	O
walled	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
in	O
a	O
change	O
from	O
Rome	B-Application
II	I-Application
the	O
small	O
settlements	O
can	O
eventually	O
be	O
upgraded	O
to	O
have	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Total	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Attila	I-Application
embraces	O
an	O
era	O
of	O
great	O
change	O
with	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Europe	O
migrating	O
across	O
the	O
campaign	O
map	O
,	O
Attila	O
adds	O
a	O
new	O
dimension	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
faction	O
's	O
religious	O
conversion	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
brings	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
unique	O
benefits	O
across	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
empire	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
religion	O
that	O
they	O
choose	O
to	O
favour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
players	O
who	O
choose	O
Christianity	O
as	O
their	O
state	O
religion	O
,	O
the	O
five	O
cities	O
of	O
Rome	O
,	O
Constantinople	O
,	O
Aelia	O
Capitolina	O
,	O
Antioch	O
,	O
and	O
Alexandria	B-Application
that	O
formed	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Pentarchy	O
have	O
the	O
exclusive	O
option	O
for	O
their	O
churches	O
to	O
be	O
upgraded	O
to	O
"	O
Holy	O
See	O
"	O
status	O
,	O
which	O
comes	O
with	O
major	O
bonuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
feature	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
enact	O
a	O
"	O
Scorched	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
policy	O
"	O
which	O
destroys	O
the	O
land	O
around	O
the	O
nearby	O
settlement	O
,	O
crippling	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
food	O
and	O
money	O
supply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ten	O
factions	O
are	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
with	O
others	O
added	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
are	O
available	O
and	O
planned	O
for	O
future	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
faction	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
25March	O
that	O
contains	O
three	O
Celtic	O
factions	O
:	O
the	O
Picts	B-Language
,	O
Ebdanians	O
,	O
and	O
Caledonians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29April	O
2015	O
,	O
The	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
released	O
Assembly	O
Kits	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
pack	O
that	O
features	O
modification	O
or	O
"	O
mod	O
"	O
tools	O
that	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
,	O
edit	O
,	O
process	O
or	O
customize	O
campaign	O
maps	O
,	O
database	O
entries	O
and	O
textures	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
made	O
the	O
Suebians	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
Grand	O
Campaign	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
and	O
added	O
the	O
Lakhmids	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
making	O
the	O
White	O
Huns	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
Grand	O
Campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
February	O
2016	O
a	O
fifth	O
faction	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
entitled	O
"	O
Slavic	O
Nations	O
"	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
that	O
includes	O
the	O
Garamantians	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Total	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Attila	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
[	O
Total	O
War	O
:	O
Attila ]	O
is	O
a	O
barbarous	O
twist	O
on	O
Rome	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
 '	O
Total	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Attila	I-Application
 '	O
is	O
a	O
cleaner	O
,	O
better	O
thought-out	O
experience	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
is	O
an	O
adept	O
refinement	O
of	O
Rome	O
2	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
glorified	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summarized	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Total	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Attila	I-Application
is	O
a	O
damn	O
fine	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
,	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
compare	O
it	O
to	O
its	O
oft-lamented	O
predecessor.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
thought	O
there	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
like	O
"	O
in	O
Total	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Attila	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
need	O
to	O
reinvent	O
its	O
formula	O
each	O
time	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
"	O
setting	O
even	O
a	O
well-made	O
sequel	O
in	O
the	O
crumbling	O
legacy	O
of	O
the	O
once-mighty	O
may	O
not	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
good	O
choice.	O
"	O
</s>
