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Medieval Total War: Viking Invasion

by Activision
Platform:   Windows Me / 2000 / XP / 95 / 98
4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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  • Platform:   Windows Me / 2000 / XP / 95 / 98
  • Media: Video Game
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Product Features

  • All new Viking campaign & 11 new playable factions
  • New units including Viking berserkers, Saxon huscarles, the organ gun and many more
  • New weapons torch castles and villages with flaming arrows and pour boiling oil from the castle gates!
  • New historical heroes including Harald Godwinson, Edward the Confessor and Leif Eriksson
  • Build a new kingdom in Britain through trade, diplomacy and the sharp swords of your warriors!
  • Epic 3D multiplayer battles featuring over 10,000 warriors

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  • ASIN: B000088UN2
  • Release Date: 9 May 2003
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,747 in PC & Video Games (See Bestsellers in PC & Video Games)

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Medieval Total War: Viking Invasion

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A very welcome expansion to one of the PC's finest real-time strategy games, Medieval Total War: Viking Invasion throws into the mix more factions, more units and a far stiffer challenge that in the original release.

Requiring the original game to play, this time around the action focuses on the battles between the British and the Scandinavians some 1,200 years ago. And this is clearly a period of time the developers have had a lot of fun with. New units include the odd berserker, and on the weapons side, a nice cauldron of boiling oil isn't to be sniffed at. When you enter battle, things are better organised this time, primarily because you can sort your troops before and as hostilities commence. It's a big help; you can specify, for instance, the order in which the reinforcements arrive, while arranging those on the front line to maximum tactical advantage. That's the theory, anyway.

Fundamentally, this game follows the tried and tested route of the expansion pack by pretty much leaving the main game intact. However, if you're after more of the same, then you're in business. That's because Medieval Total War: Viking Invasion presents an engrossing, long-lasting challenge, that genuinely offers excellent value for money. The developers could have got away with something that only added a few hours' worth of gameplay to the original, but instead Viking Invasion offers an awful lot more than that. That said, as with the original, you can aim criticism at the sadly inevitable slowdown when thousands of troops arrive on your screen, although things tick along without a murmur for the majority of the time.

There's little doubt that Medieval Total War is an excellent game, and one of the finest ever seen on the PC. Its expansion pack is superb, marrying a terrific extra challenge with a bit more variety. --Simon Brew

Product Description
Medieval: Total War: Viking Invasion, the first expansion pack for Medieval: Total War, turns the clock back to 790 AD, when the Viking hordes descended from their Scandinavian strongholds to pillage their neighbours.

Viking Invasion challenges players to control eight new factions, including the Vikings themselves, the Saxons, Scots, Irish, Welsh and Picts, and to embark on a campaign to dominate the British Isles. With a wealth of new historical heroes, players can lead a range of new units into battle--including Viking Berserkers, Saxon Huscarles and Fyrdmen--while conducting sieges enhanced by the introduction of flaming arrows and boiling oil.

Players can now plan reinforcements and scout enemy formations before taking to the field from a new pre-battle screen. In addition, there will be new playable factions and a new heavy weapon in the shape of the fearsome Organ Gun.

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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great expansion pack for one of the best strategy games, 10 Jun 2003
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I am a huge fan of the Total War series and eagerly await Rome Total War. In the meantime the original Shogun game engine gets possibly its last outing as the Viking Invasion Expansion pack. Like the Mongol Invasion pack for Shogun, playing as the Vikings is all about military conquest rather than strategy, but the other playable factions allow you to defend the British Isles also. The game also adds a number of welcome additions to the main game - not least a pre-battle screen which allows you to gauge the strength of your enemy's army before you commit yourself, and a much welcome summary of the vices and virtues gained by your generals each turn. This remains one of the most easy to learn yet difficult to master strategy games on the market, and it will keep you occupied for months. Buy it now.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to the Dark ages, 30 May 2003
This add-on for medieval total war starts as the Roman control of Britain fades away and the Roman Empire falls from power and might. Left in Britain is a power vacuum and 7 small kingdoms fight for power against one another to control the lands; there is also the added threat of the Vikings from across the northern seas. Eight factions are playable in this Dark Age. This add-on makes for very interesting play, there are new units, buildings and landscapes to pit your armies into. The eight playable factions are: The Mercians, The Northumbrians, The Saxons, The Picts, The Irish, The Scots, The Welsh and The Vikings. Not only do you get this early period of history to play out, but extra factions have been added to the full game, the Sicilians, Hungarians and the Aragonese, along with extra units. The add-on adds more epic and historical actions as you bid to take over the British Isles. Just like the Mongol invasion was great for Shogun total war, Viking invasion is great for the medieval (or pre medieval) era, it's a must for all medieval owners.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An lovely little extension, 15 May 2003
Viking Invasion gives the player the opportunity to do what is promised from Rome Total War. This is to firstly conquer your own land and claim dominance, only later to move onto the rest on Europe and North Africa in Medieval Total War later.

The game presents 30 more units, including Celtic warriors and organ cannon and a host of new Viking units (no surprise there then). There is also the option to quick save the game before a battle, as well as a whole new method of selecting units which will fight in a battle.

Combined with this the new Viking units have a host of new special rules with are useful to know about, so it is advisable to play as them first.

Although the game has present a lot more units, represented buildings built on the battle field and given a much more personal touch to your characters (yes even generals can die of old age), it does lack the fire of originality that many add-ons add to some games.

However this should not deter any Medieval total war fan from getting the game, and I strongly advise anyone to give it a try.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Save us from the Viking hoards
Another great game from the Shogun/MTW camp. Everything you had in MTW is here with more. If you brought any of the other games then buy this one, and if you haven't, then buy one... Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2004 by dayusday

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth it
If you've got M:TW, get this, it is worth it.

Even though there are new units, new technologies, new campaigns and a new map, the new Pre-battle screen introduced with this... Read more

Published on 19 Mar 2004 by Aj Viljoen

4.0 out of 5 stars Historical blast!
Although there are some general historical mistakes it is still so so addictive. The game play is similiar to Shogun but with strategic differences, haven't yet mastered the game,... Read more
Published on 17 Sep 2003 by stew_tun

3.0 out of 5 stars Good - but not indispensable
While Shogun Total War's Mongol Invasion add-on provided a number of new units and features for the original game which made it far more playable, MTW Viking Invasion adds... Read more
Published on 11 Jul 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars A Welcome Addition
This is a very entertaining game. The previous games in the series were always good, but this adds new depth and enjoyment as it is different. Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Damn ive lost the power to walk!
This game is it. Till ROME TOTAL WAR anyway. You get the chance to play the viking campaign which is great. Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2003

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