The first, Rise of the Samurai, is set during the Genpei War of the late 12th century, which led to the decline of the Chinese-influenced Imperial Court, the rise of the first shogunate and the dominance of the Samurai class in Japanese society. Two expansion packs were produced, introducing new campaigns to the game. Starting in the 1540s, the player takes control of one of the powerful clans struggling for superiority in Japan, with the eventual goal of uniting Japan under a new shogunate. As a sequel/remake of the very first game of the series, Shogun: Total War, the setting returns to Feudal Japan and the Sengoku Period of civil war. Like its predecessors, it features a mixture of turn-based strategy on a campaign map and real-time tactical battles. Total War: Shogun 2 is the seventh full installment in the popular Total War series of strategy games.
