|expansion=[[Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion]]
|expansion=[[Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion]]
|followed by=[[Medieval II: Total War]]
|followed by=[[Medieval II: Total War]]
|website=http://totalwar.com/
|series=Total War
|website=http://totalwar.com
|pcgamingwiki=Medieval: Total War
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'''Medieval: Total War''' is a computer strategy game where the player builds a dynastic empire in medieval Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Gameplay is both strategic and tactical, with grand strategy played out in turn-based fashion on a province-by-province level, somewhat like the 1980 board game ''Empires of the Middle Ages'', while military units of varying types and capabilities fight against each other in real time on a tactical map.
'''Medieval: Total War''' ('''MTW'''), is a computer strategy game where the player builds a dynastic empire in medieval Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Gameplay is both strategic and tactical, with grand strategy played out in turn-based fashion on a province-by-province level, somewhat like the 1980 board game ''Empires of the Middle Ages'', while military units of varying types and capabilities fight against each other in real time on a tactical map.
MTW was the second game in the [[:Category:Total War|Total War series]] from [[The Creative Assembly]], which includes [[Shogun: Total War]], [[Rome: Total War]] and [[Medieval II: Total War]]. MTW was followed by an expansion pack called [[Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion|Viking Invasion]].
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MTW was the second game in the [[:Category:Total War|Total War series]] from [[The Creative Assembly]], which includes [[Shogun: Total War]], [[Rome: Total War]] and [[Medieval II: Total War]]. MTW was followed by an expansion pack called ''Viking Invasion'' (''VI'').
An indirect sequel, [[Medieval II: Total War]], was announced on January 20, 2006 and released in mid-November 2006.
An indirect sequel, [[Medieval II: Total War]], was announced on January 20, 2006 and released in mid-November 2006.
Medieval: Total War is a computer strategy game where the player builds a dynastic empire in medieval Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Gameplay is both strategic and tactical, with grand strategy played out in turn-based fashion on a province-by-province level, somewhat like the 1980 board game Empires of the Middle Ages, while military units of varying types and capabilities fight against each other in real time on a tactical map.
