Total War Shogun 2 Encyclopedia Series
A standalone expansion to Total War: Shogun 2. The campaign begins in the year 1864 and covers the events that led up to the Meiji Restoration, namely the Boshin War, which saw Imperial rule returned to the country after over 600 years. During the Meiji Restoration the encroachment of Western colonial powers caused growing resentment, forcing Japan to modernise and industrialise, leading to increasingly militant nationalism and eventually resulting in the abolishment of the traditional Samurai-based feudal system.Choose from six new clans supporting either the last Shogunate or the Imperial Throne as you build, explore, negotiate and battle with other clans in order to secure victory.