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Episode 42:

The Art of War

Runtime: 59 Minutes

We look back at Shogun: Total War, released for Windows PC on June 13, 2000. As part of our conversation, we talk about the history of its development studio, from its beginning through the development of the game itself. Our discussion of the game includes a conversation of Sun Tzu's 'Art of War.' Finally, we talk about some of our RTS highlights in this weeks gaming question of the week. Join us for this historically-accurate, tactical trip down Memory Card Lane.

Shogun:  Total War

References:

Shogun: Total War Cover Art:

  Wikipedia - Shogun: Total War Cover Art

Game-Specific Wiki:

  Total War Wiki

Additional Sources:

GamePro Review:

  GamePro - Shogun: Total War Review

IGN Review:

  IGN - Shogun: Total War Review

GameSpot Review:

  GameSpot - Shogun: Total War Review

Sammi79 Review:

  Steam Review - Shogun: Total War Collection

Ray Soderland Review:

  MobyGames - Shogun: Total War

Mistoflga Review:

  Metacritic - Shogun: Total War

Audio Sources:

Cold Open Music:

Comfortable Mystery by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3531-comfortable-mystery

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Podcast Intro Music:

Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyes

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/