Total War: Shogun 2 system specs unveiled

Mike Bantick
Tuesday, 11 January 2011 12:28

Your IT - Entertainment

So you are keen to play some Total War: Shogun 2, what sort of rig will you need to build?

The Total War series by The Creative Assembly is returning to the roots of the franchise with Total War: Shogun 2.  Funnily enough though, time and technology has marched on, so regardless of which version of the game you pick up, you won't be playing it on the computer that ran the original game.
Here then are the minimum and recommended specifications for your new Shogun 2 experience:

Minimum Specs (Required for playing Total War: Shogun 2):

- 2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor / 2.6 GHz Intel Single Core processor , or AMD equivalent (with SSE2)
- 1GB RAM (XP), 2GB RAM (Vista / Windows7)
- 256 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card (shader model 3)
- 1024x768 minimum screen resolution
- 20GB free hard disk space

Recommended Specs (Recommended for optimum game play of Total War: Shogun 2):

- 2nd Generation Intel® Coreâ„¢i5 processor (or greater), or AMD equivalent
- 2GB RAM (XP), 4GB RAM (Vista / Windows7)
- AMD Radeon HD 5000 and 6000 series graphics cards or equivalent DirectX 11 compatible graphics card
- 1280x1024 minimum screen resolution
- 20GB free hard disk space

Total War: SHOGUN 2 pushes forward the hugely successful Total War series by perfecting the features from previous games such as full 3D land and naval battles and a detailed campaign map, whilst adding an exciting new multiplayer experience. Total War: SHOGUN 2 releases in March 2011.