S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Total War: SHOGUN 2

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Total War: SHOGUN 2 — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World Total War: SHOGUN 2 SEGA, Feral Interactive
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 March 14, 2011
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature
Developer GSC Game World Feral Interactive, Creative Assembly
Publisher GSC Game World SEGA, Feral Interactive
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ http://www.totalwar.com/shogun2
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Strategy
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op
Perspective First-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 5 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, Apple Macintosh, Linux
Available On Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows XP, SP2 Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4/ 2.2. GHz AMD Athlon XP 2200+ Memory: 768 MB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 5900 128MB / AMD Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB DirectX®: DirectX 9 compatible Hard Drive: 6 GB of free space Sound: DirectX 9 compatible OS: Windows 7 / Vista / XP Processor: 2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor / 2.6 GHz Intel Single Core processor, or AMD equivalent (with SSE2) Memory: 1GB RAM (XP), 2GB RAM (Vista / Windows7) Graphics: 256 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 3) DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c Hard Drive: 32GB free hard disk space Screen Resolution: 1024x768 minimum
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows 7 / Vista / XP Processor: 2nd Generation Intel Core i5 processor (or greater), or AMD equivalent Memory: 2GB RAM (XP), 4GB RAM (Vista / Windows7) Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5000 and 6000 series graphics card or equivalent DirectX 11 compatible card DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c Hard Drive: 32GB free hard disk space Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 minimum
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 90 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 3.6 / 5 (631 ratings)