During the course of the game, the word sh*t will appear in text three times. Brief cutscenes depict pistol or sword duels between figures, as well as an execution by guillotine-a small splash of dark blood appears on the bottom of the screen after the blade falls. Combat is turn-based, as players choose when and where to engage in battle, then watch as soldiers inflict damage on each other: gunfire, sword fighting, bayonet slashing/impaling, and artillery fire are all depicted on the battlefield explosions, battle cries, and frequent sword clashing are heard during battle. Players maneuver armies, ships, and other units around a map of 18th-century Europe, attempting to conquer regions, to complete various objectives.
Players can control armies of Napoleon-era nations in campaigns through Egypt, Italy, the rest of Europe in this real-time strategy game (a 'stand-alone expansion' for Empire: Total War).
