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SHOGUN: Total War™ - Collection

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2015

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Quick resume

SHOGUN: Total War™ is the first, original title in a 15 year series of award-winning strategy games. This Collection Edition also includes the Mongol Invasion Expansion Pack.

Global score

89/100

Genres

Action, Strategy

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    Pros

    • Nostalgic and classic gameplay
    • Challenging ai and strategic depth
    • Historical atmosphere and soundtrack
    • Low system requirements
    • Multiple campaigns including mongol invasion

    Cons

    • Dated graphics and clunky controls
    • Limited diplomacy and economic complexity
    • No multiplayer or cooperative modes
    • Some bugs and compatibility issues
    • Lack of modern quality of life features

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players have freedom to create clans, officers, and choose strategies including diplomacy, development, and warfare"

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    • Competence

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      "The game offers strategic challenges in campaign management and tactical battles requiring skillful unit control and planning, though some AI weaknesses reduce challenge."

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      "Game offers challenging AI, tactical battles requiring skillful unit positioning and strategic planning."

    • Competition

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      -2

      "Focus is primarily on single-player campaigns and personal strategic progress rather than direct competition or ranked multiplayer."

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      "Focus is mostly on single-player campaigns and personal progression rather than competitive multiplayer or ranked modes."

    • Continuation

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      4

      "Many users report habitual replaying, nostalgia-driven long sessions, and repeated playthroughs over years."

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    • Cooperation

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      "Game is primarily single player with limited multiplayer or cooperative features"

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    • Creativity

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      "Limited customization currently but players can influence strategy and unit control; mod support planned for future."

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      "Players can experiment with different clans, unit compositions, and strategies, but limited modding and customization options."

    • Domination

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      "Interactions with AI and other players are competitive but lack aggressive or dominating social behaviors."

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      "Interactions with AI opponents are competitive but lack social dominance or player-to-player power dynamics."

    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game to virtually experience Japan and escape reality."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and nostalgia, not due to obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players try different clans, strategies, and customizations to explore game mechanics"

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    • Exploration

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      "Players explore complex systems and alternative historical scenarios, though geographic exploration is limited to known maps."

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    • Expression

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      "Minimal character or environment customization; players mostly use standard units and visuals."

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    • Fantasy

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      "The game is grounded in historical and realistic settings spanning real-world eras and nations, emphasizing plausible scenarios."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Strongly single-player focused with minimal social or community interaction."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills over time, learning mechanics, roles, and strategies."

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      "Players develop skills in strategy and tactics, learning game mechanics and improving over time."

    • Health

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      "Typical sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related features."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention during battles and objectives; not designed for casual or background play."

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      "Requires focused attention during battles and campaign turns; not designed for casual or background play."

    • Intimacy

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      "Limited social interaction; no features for forming close relationships."

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      "Limited social interaction; no features for forming close relationships or emotional sharing."

    • Leadership

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      "Players lead armies and manage factions, making strategic decisions and guiding their forces to victory."

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      "Players lead armies, manage clans, and make strategic decisions guiding their faction to victory."

    • Progression

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      "Players accumulate armies, upgrades, and territory through campaigns and battles."

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      "Players accumulate territories, build armies, upgrade units, and advance through campaigns."

    • Relaxation

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      "Game provides some flow and fun, but also involves tension and challenge."

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    • Sensation

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      "Visual and auditory elements provide moderate sensory stimulation but graphics are dated."

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    • Status

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      "Achievements and recognition are limited; focus is on personal accomplishment rather than social status."

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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      "Strong emphasis on strategic planning, resource management, and tactical combat."

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    • Thrill

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      "Tense moments in battle and risk of losing units provide moderate thrill and suspense."

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Expression.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026