Total War Shogun 2 Fall Of The Samurai is the official standalone expansion for the critically acclaimed Total War Shogun 2.It is 1863 and the age of the Samurai is coming to a close. The masters of sword bow and horse face a period of massive change as a new Japan is born to the bellowing of cannon and the shriek of steam engines. The modern Victorian world of Europe and America is battering at Japans gates bringing revolutionary new weapons to the country weapons which will sound the death-knell of the Samurai class. This new world can be shut out and tradition upheld or it can be embraced and mastered. Into this upheaval a new Imperial movement rises up against the old Shoguns attempting to restore the Emperor as rightful master of Japan. Will you back this rising Imperial power or the Shogunate of old Choose your path and carry the country with you in the final battle for Japans future the Boshin War the War of the Year of the Dragon.This massive-scale standalone expansion to Total War Shogun 2 offers a completely new experience to players. Six new playable clans including those supporting a modern imperial Japan such as the Satsuma and those allied with the old Shogun like the Nagaoka are now available. Three great foreign powers must also be dealt with America Britain and France all have a vested interest in Japans future. How will you treat them All this plays out across an expanded and improved campaign map covering new island provinces in the far north and featuring all-new building and technology trees as well as brand new features such as railways and naval bombardments seen for the first time in a Total War title.As well as the upgrades to the campaign map brand new units and abilities are also added to Total War Shogun 2s epic battles. On Land thirty nine new units are introduced including Gatling guns US Marines and British Royal Marines. War at sea also changes with ten new ship types including massive artillery-beari