Minimum PC Specs for Shogun 2: Total War Released
by Sean Meakin-Bolderston | Friday 7th January 2011
Sega have announced the minimum and recommended system requirements for their latest instalment in the Total War franchise: Shogun 2: Total War. Shogun 2
is a return to Feudal Japan, first visited 10 years ago by Sega in the original Shogun: Total War. Seeing as Creative Assembly now have "a wealth of new
ideas and development experience", it seems set to be an excellent iteration.
Shogun 2: Total War is set for a release date of March 15th 2011, and will come in three editions: Standard, Limited (which will include a unique playable faction called The Hattori Clan and an additional battle scenario) and Collector's (containing everything in the limited edition, as well as a bamboo box with a figurine and an art book).
Now, as promised, here are the system requirements:
Minimum Requirements:
- 2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor / 2.6 GHz Intel Single Core processor, or AMD equivalent (with SSE2)
- 1GB RAM (XP), 2GB RAM (Vista / Windows7)
- 256 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card (shader model 3)
- 1024x768 minimum screen resolution
- 20GB free hard disk space
Recommended Requirements:
- 2nd Generation Intel Core i5 processor (or greater), or AMD equivalent
- 2GB RAM (XP), 4GB RAM (Vista / Windows7)
- AMD Radeon HD 5000 and 6000 series graphics cards or equivalent DirectX 11 compatible graphics card
- 1280x1024 minimum screen resolution
- 20GB free hard disk space
Shogun 2: Total War is set for a release date of March 15th 2011, and will come in three editions: Standard, Limited (which will include a unique playable faction called The Hattori Clan and an additional battle scenario) and Collector's (containing everything in the limited edition, as well as a bamboo box with a figurine and an art book).
Now, as promised, here are the system requirements:
Minimum Requirements:
- 2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor / 2.6 GHz Intel Single Core processor, or AMD equivalent (with SSE2)
- 1GB RAM (XP), 2GB RAM (Vista / Windows7)
- 256 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card (shader model 3)
- 1024x768 minimum screen resolution
- 20GB free hard disk space
Recommended Requirements:
- 2nd Generation Intel Core i5 processor (or greater), or AMD equivalent
- 2GB RAM (XP), 4GB RAM (Vista / Windows7)
- AMD Radeon HD 5000 and 6000 series graphics cards or equivalent DirectX 11 compatible graphics card
- 1280x1024 minimum screen resolution
- 20GB free hard disk space
Source: Press Release


