Empire: Total War vs Europa Universalis II

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Empire: Total War vs Europa Universalis II — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Empire: Total War SEGA, Feral Interactive Europa Universalis II Paradox Interactive
Overview
Release Date March 3, 2009 December 10, 2001
Availability Released Released
Developer Feral Interactive, Creative Assembly Paradox Development Studio
Publisher SEGA, Feral Interactive Paradox Interactive
Official Site http://www.totalwar.com
Age Rating Everyone
Gameplay
Genre Strategy Strategy
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer
Average Playtime 4 hours 1 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, Apple Macintosh, Linux PC
Available On Steam GOG
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements Supported OS: Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista™ Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel® Pentium® or greater or AMD® Athlon® equivalent CPU Memory: 1 GB RAM (XP,) 2 GB RAM (Vista™) Graphics: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible hardware accelerated video card with shader version 2.0 support, 256 MB video memory Display: Minimum screen resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels Sound: Directx9.0c compatible sound card Hard Drive: 15 GB free hard disk space formatted as NTFS Peripherals: Windows compatible mouse and keyboard Windows XP / Vista/ 7 / 8 / 101.8 GHz Processor, 1 GB RAM,3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0cMouse, Keyboard.
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 90 / 100
Community Rating 3.8 / 5 (276 ratings) 2.6 / 5 (32 ratings)