Medieval 2: Total War Ships

Medieval 2, the latest game in the Total War series of strategy games, has shipped to stores in North America and can also be downloaded via Steam on November 15th. "Medieval II: Total War drives the Total War franchise to a new level by completely upgrading the game's battlefield rendering system, eliminating the clone armies of the past games in the series and including a new, more realistic animation system. With over 10,000 troops now to command and hundreds of unit types, players can experience massive battles in graphically rich environments enhanced by dynamic weather effects and vastly diverse terrain." Apparently multiplayer is still limited to battles rather than entire campaigns, but I know my friends would hate waiting for me to move in the turn-based campaign anyway. A demo of the game is also available.