Posted 08/20/09 at 02:11:21 AM by Nathan Grayson

Despite what your middle school history classes may have led you to believe, the past is pretty interesting. After all, the past invented wars, backstabbing, and catapults. How can you say “no” to that? For those who’d still rather drain their brains with videogames than learn about history, though, Creative Assembly’s got you covered. See, with the newly announced Napoleon: Total War, you can do both.

The game’s the first in a new line of “story-based” Total War games. This one, obviously, is set to dig up dirt on the titular diminutive dictator, telling the story of his rise, fall, and everything in between.
 
Spanning three campaigns, the game will allow you to control Napoleon or his enemies all the way up to good ol’ Waterloo.

So basically, more of the Total Warfare you love, with a smidge of story on the side. We don’t know about you, but we could find worse ways to, er – knowing this series – probably spend hundreds of hours.

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