Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Sengoku Jidai Unit Pack (DLC)

Total War: Shogun 2 sits at the crossroads of turn-based grand strategy and real-time tactical battles, and after well over a decade it still holds up as one of the tightest entries in the entire Total War lineup. You manage a clan across feudal Japan, balancing diplomacy, economy, and army composition on the campaign map, then personally direct those armies in pitched field and siege battles. The Sengoku Jidai Unit Pack is a DLC add-on that expands the roster of available units, giving you more period-accurate options to slot into your armies and experiment with during both campaign and custom battles. For the strategy-minded player who genuinely cares about list-building, extra units are not cosmetic noise. They change what compositions are viable, which clan specialisations feel distinct from each other, and how you adapt mid-campaign when your preferred recruitment chain gets disrupted by a bad province loss. If you are the kind of player who opens the unit browser before starting a new campaign, this pack is relevant to you. If you treat unit variety as set-dressing, it matters considerably less. Shogun 2 itself deserves the 90 Metacritic and 92-percent positive Steam score it carries. The AI is, by Total War standards, genuinely competent on higher difficulties. The campaign map is focused enough that the decision space never becomes overwhelming, which makes it one of the most approachable entries for newcomers while still rewarding veterans who want to optimise food chains, master the wind-of-change mechanic, or coordinate a naval blockade with a land push. The tutorial is patient without being condescending, something the series has not always managed. The main caveat for this specific DLC is scope. It is a unit pack, not a campaign expansion or a new faction. You are not getting new mechanics, new map regions, or new win conditions. The units integrate cleanly into existing gameplay, but if you are hoping for a structural reason to start a fresh playthrough, this is not that. Treat it as an optional supplement purchased once you already know you will spend serious time with the base game, not as a standalone reason to jump in. If you have not yet played Shogun 2 at all, the correct move is to start with the base game, run one full campaign, and then decide whether deeper unit variety is something you want to pursue. For returning players or anyone mid-campaign who wants more tactical options on the battlefield, the Sengoku Jidai pack earns its place in the collection. Diego, Scout Team