Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion

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  • Summary: Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion challenges players to control eight new factions, including the Vikings themselves, the Saxons, Scots, Irish, Welsh and Picts, and embark on a campaign to dominate the British Isles. With a wealth of new historical heroes, players can lead a range of newMedieval: Total War - Viking Invasion challenges players to control eight new factions, including the Vikings themselves, the Saxons, Scots, Irish, Welsh and Picts, and 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. Viking Invasion introduces new features that will be welcomed by fans of the franchise 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. [Activision]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Computer Games Magazine
    90
    By adding interesting new units, rules, and a unique campaign, it defines what all expansions should be - not just more of the same, but rather an entirely new way to play an established game. [Aug 2003, p.84]
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  2. Adrenaline Vault
    90
    In a market full of dull sequels, here's a follow-up that shows how expansion should be done.
  3. GameSpy
    87
    A great expansion for aggressive strategy gamers, although some of the subtleties of the original game get lost.
  4. GameSpot
    82
    It's fun and more manageable than the original, thanks to the new campaign, and is ultimately a worthwhile addition to the original game.
  5. GMR Magazine
    80
    Introduces a rather swift prebattle system. It's a welcome addition for "Total War" players who want better control of forces and reinforcements. [Aug 2003, p.75]
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  6. Yahoo!
    80
    It doesn't do anything spectacularly new, but it does give you plenty of new content, new units to play with, and enough tweaks to the original title to make it worth another run through.
  7. Edge Magazine
    70
    An efficient and well thought out expansion. Short, tight and intense, it's a considerably different experience from Medieval proper and well worth experiencing. [June 2003, p.105]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. SergioL.
    Aug 11, 2005
    10
    Best developed strategy game ever! Incredible moves and commands make it really an unbeatable. Makes you really feel owner and king of europe Best developed strategy game ever! Incredible moves and commands make it really an unbeatable. Makes you really feel owner and king of europe once you try it is so trapping that your will hardly let it go. SO far I have finisjed the game 3 times and still want for much more. I think I'd like to get all factions to win.. hahaha!… Expand
  2. ChrisC.
    May 19, 2003
    10
    Don't waste your time playing Shogun.
  4. NilsB.
    Feb 25, 2005
    10
    So Cool:)
  5. CurtS.
    Jun 10, 2003
    9
    An excellent improvement to an already brilliant game.
  6. MafiaGuy
    Nov 1, 2003
    8
    Could have offered more.
  7. tomflanders
    Mar 31, 2018
    6
    The idea was good but the execution wasn't. It was very buggy and the graphics were poor. The game was as expansive as Rome Total War

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#27 Best PC Game of 2003

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