Total War: Warhammer Getting Great Review Scores and Solid Sales
Since the launch of the critically acclaimed Total War: Warhammer on May 24th, Creative Assembly’s colossal, fantasy strategy game has gone on to break franchise records during its first week on-sale.
Fans flocked to the battlefields of the Old World when the game launched at 8am BST on Tuesday, and has since racked up more than half a million sales in the first few days, setting a franchise record for the fastest selling Total War title on Steam.
“Total War: Warhammer has already proven itself as a runaway commercial success and more importantly we know our players are really enjoying the game.” said Studio Director, Tim Heaton. “We have been regularly topping 100k concurrent players.”
He went on to add “The team paid particular attention to stability and performance throughout the game’s development and thoroughly enjoyed creating new ways to play Total War within Games Workshop’s stunning Warhammer Fantasy world. We’re very proud of it, and it’s wonderful to see the game receiving such a great reception from critics, Total War veterans and new players alike.”
As the weekend approaches, those yet to secure their copy of Total War: Warhhamer only have until 18.00 BST on Tuesday, 31st May to get the Chaos Warriors Race Pack free with their purchase.
The Pack adds three new playable Legendary Lords such as the gigantic Dragon Ogre Kholek Suneater (see him in action here) and a full roster of bloodthirsty units, terrifying mounts and monstrous creatures.
If you need any more convincing, check out our review where we said this:
All in all though, this has to be my favourite entry in the series, despite these gripes. The gameplay is Total War at its finest, and the variety in factions and units allow for many ways to handle your short and long campaign objectives. Seeing gryphons tear away at giants while a troll grabs your footsoldier by the legs and smashes him into the ground all in the same battle is a very welcome changeup from seeing walls of dudes run into each other with pointy objects, and if this is the path that Creative Assembly is taking the Total War series for the next few entries (they’re planning two more titles to include the races left out, after all), I welcome this sort of change. The sweeping scale of Warhammer is a perfect fit for this franchise, and it poses as a breath of fresh air for a series that was getting a little bit stagnant. Tactical gameplay with the hilariously grimdark setting of Games Workshops tabletop game makes for one hell of a combination, but it leaves me with only one real complaint: What took you so long, Creative Assembly? This is a match made in heaven.
Source: Press Release