Finally M2TW on the Mac!

At long last, M2TW has come to the Mac! I’ve been a devoted fan of the Total War franchise since the original Shogun, but switched to the Mac about six years ago. I was thrilled when Feral released Rome Total War for the App Store, and just about fell off my chair yesterday when I discovered M2TW in the Store as well!

I downloaded the game in about 2.5 hours (40 Mb connection) and started it right up with no problem. Back in 2006, I was running this game on a powerful HP “gaming laptop”, but even then it was slower on High graphics settings. Surprisingly, I can run the game on my new 2015 MacBook 12inch at High settings, with no noticeable lag at all. Amazing! So far, it works perfectly!

As for a review of the game itself, if you are a fan of medieval history and fantasize about the clash of swords and armor, charging knights on horseback, catapults hurling flaming pitch, massive armies marching across Europe, and enjoy a grand strategy game, then look no farther than this. M2TW (and it’s older brother, Rome Total War) are epic in scope, fun to play, and challenging enough to keep you playing, but not so hard you get frustrated and want to give up. A word of warning: These games are majorly time-consuming….plan on spending a least 1-2 hours per gaming session, and, as is often the case for me, find yourself saying “just one more turn...” at 2am!

hrtrekker about Medieval II: Total War™