While the balance hasn't been totally set for armies to rout yet, the Aztecs will be given some serious morale that will allow them to fight on when any prissy white men would fold under the pressure. No matter how badly the Spanish were kicking their asses colorfully garbed warriors just wouldn't give up. Heck, their melee weapons are even behind the times, but they do have heart as was demonstrated in a siege of an Aztec city. YES NO The Aztecs aren't quite as technologically advanced as the rest of the civilizations that find their way across the pond to wreak havoc on the new continents. The fact that he's going to actively encourage his followers to bring god to the people in the Americas isn't surprising. The Pope in particular plays a huge rolls in what happens around the world. As mentioned in previous previews, religion is a huge part of the political landscape in the campaign section of Medieval 2. Christian countries in particular are going to be very aggressive about the subjugation of the heathen lands and the 'conversion' of these people to the right way of thinking. Once that happens, players can expect civilizations to scurry over to rape the land for gold and other resources. The New World only opens up after a certain amount of time in the campaign game. We got another chance to see some of the great new animations and detailed units today when Spain invaded the Aztec Empire and thrashed them. The Total War games are amazing recreations of those conflicts and Medieval 2 has taken some great steps in creating a more immersive experience. It's hard not to get excited about these types of games if you're into historical battles or combat even in the slightest. Today's demonstration went over a bunch of the stuff we've already seen and reported about, but also held some new info that we hadn't seen, most notably the Aztec civilization and the new world. Their trip back to the middle-ages wasn't exactly surprising considering the game was practically built around that type of combat.

SEGA's pre-E3 event gave us a great first look at Creative Assembly's next game in their amazing Total War series.

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