Total War: Shogun 2 is the sixth installment of The Creative Assembly's strategy franchise Total War, released by SEGA for the PC on March 15, 2011 - followed by the Fall of the Samurai expansion in March 2012. Shogun 2 returns to Feudal Japan 10 years after the release of the original Shogun: Total War. It is the middle of the 16th Century in Feudal Japan. The country, once ruled by a unified government, is now split into many warring clans. Players take on the role of one Daimyo, the clan leader, and will use military engagements, economics and diplomacy to achieve the ultimate goal, re-unite Japan under his supreme command and become the new Shogun - the undisputed ruler of a pacified nation. The game will feature enhanced full 3D battles via land and sea, which made a name for the series, as well as the tactical campaign map that many refer to as the heart and soul of Total War. Featuring a brand new AI system inspired by the scriptures that influenced Japanese warfare, the millennia old Chinese "Art of War", the Creative Assembly brings the wisdom of Master Sun Tsu to Shogun 2: Total War.