Shogun 2: Total War – Release Date Announced

Call the emperor and assemble your samurai!!  The release date for Shogun 2 has finally been set!!

The mighty SEGA army has released these details to the press:

SAN FRANCISCO (November 11, 2010) –SEGA® of America, Inc. is pleased to announce the release date for Shogun 2: Total War™. The next installment in The Creative Assembly’s award-winning PC strategy series will hit retail shelves globally on March 15, 2011.

Shogun 2: Total War will feature enhanced full 3D battles via land and sea, which made a name for the series, as well as the tactical campaign map that many refer to as the heart and soul of Total War. Featuring a brand new AI system inspired by the scriptures that influenced Japanese warfare, the millennia old Chinese “Art of War”, The Creative Assembly brings the wisdom of Master Sun Tsu to Shogun 2: Total War. Analyzing this ancient text enabled The Creative Assembly to implement easy to understand yet deep strategical gameplay.

RipTen had the chance to see Shogun 2 in action at PAX 2010 – and it was, in a word, “Magnificent”