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79BANG SCORE
Total War: SHOGUN 2
Worth it · Strategy · 2011
Solid value for the price: about 27.5h, $29.99 (~$1.09/hr), 92% positive.
The verdict
Becomes a BANGER at $21.47
28% off today's $29.99. Wait for that sale.
$1.09/hr over the 27.5h main story, $0.14/hr if you 100% it (216.1h).
Heads up: only 3% finish a 27.5h game, so budget for the first stretch, not the full ride.
Better value than 94% of Strategy games
Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.
Length
27.5h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
216.1h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
$1.09/h
price ÷ main-story length
Price
$29.99
Reviews
92%
67,081 reviews
Metacritic
90
critic score
Players
3.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2011
What drives the score
Value$1.09/hr
price per hour of game, the biggest driver
Length28 hours
how much game you get. hours feed the value per dollar
Reviews92% positive
gates the score. weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Reach3.5M+ players
how many own it, a popularity + confidence signal
Engagement3% finish
how far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Metacritic90/100
critic consensus, a supporting signal next to player reviews
Monetization✓ None
no microtransactions, nothing drags the score down
Lime = the core BANG Score drivers, blue = supporting signals, red = what drags it down. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
Price history
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DeveloperCREATIVE ASSEMBLY
PublisherSEGA
GenreStrategy
Achievements106
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