Empire: Total War introduces a range of revolutionary new features, including true 3D naval battles. For the first time in the Total War series, you will be able to intuitively command individual ships or massive fleets in maritime landscapes rich with stunning waters and weather phenomena that play a huge role in your ultimate glorious success or ignominious defeat. After hitting your enemy with cannon fire, close in to engage in hand-to-hand combat on their ship and prepare to board, taking control of your men as they fight body to body on the decks of these wooden giants.