
Last year's real-time grand strategy title, Empire: Total War, proved to be an interesting experiment in balancing ambition and implementation. The fifth full installation in the Total War series was a radical departure from the franchise's tried and tested "swords and bows" format. Spanning three continents and introducing the widespread use of gunpowder, naval combat also made its much-needed debut.

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It’s Total War Week at the Humble Store. Games in the popular strategy franchise are up to 75 percent off.