Total War: Warhammer II Reviews

Total War: Warhammer II is ranked in the 96th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
9.7 / 10.0
Oct 1, 2017

Much more than a sequel or overpriced DLC to Warhammer I, Total War Warhammer II is one of the most stable and enjoyable Total War entries ever.

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95 / 100
Sep 25, 2017

Total War Warhammer II is a step forward for the saga, with a bigger and more exciting campaign, and new game mechanics that bring a greater depth to each and every adventure. Creative Assembly has managed to exceed something that seemed unbeatable.

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Chris Wray
Top Critic
9.5 / 10.0
Sep 26, 2017

Total War: Warhammer II takes the fantasy setting to its next logical level. Bringing in completely unique factions, giving them all a personality of their own in the franchises most focused campaign ever has led to an incredibly compelling game. The only problem is that the old Total War issues of poor AI with diplomacy still prevails and that the economy is easy to game to your advantage. Still, altogether an outstanding release.

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9.5 / 10.0
Sep 25, 2017

Total War: Warhammer 2 is a fantastic love letter to both Warhammer fans and strategy game players alike.

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9.5 / 10.0
Sep 28, 2017

Proving that a sequel can take a very different perspective, showcase a new part of the world, and be all the better for it.

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9.5 / 10.0
Nov 22, 2018

Creative Assembly did something with Total War: Warhammer II that is, in my experience, quite rare in the Warhammer franchise … It followed up an excellent title with an equally (and in many ways, superior) excellent title.

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Shayan Karami
Top Critic
93 / 100
Nov 17, 2017

Total War Warhammer 2 shows once again why many developer can't keep up to the standards of this series and why its formula is unreachable for them.

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92 / 100
Sep 25, 2017

A maximalist sequel that improves on almost every aspect of the first game.

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9.2 / 10.0
Sep 25, 2017

A worthy sequel, visually gorgeous and strategically engaging, that could have been even better if CA embraced a stronger drive to innovation.

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T.J. Hafer
Top Critic
9.1 / 10.0
Sep 25, 2017

I feel like a broken record saying this is the best Total War game so far, since I've felt that way about each major release since Attila. But it really is true: Creative Assembly's designers are honing their campaign and faction design consistently from game to game, and that progression is clearly on display in Total War Warhammer 2.

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GameCentral
Top Critic
9 / 10
Sep 26, 2017

An excellent follow-up that expands and improves on the original in unexpected and innovative ways. Plus, it has magic-wielding dinosaurs.

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9 / 10
Sep 27, 2017

Total War: Warhammer II is a hybrid turn-based strategy and real-time tactics game that stands among the best of both. Its emphasis on campaign pacing, fantastical battles, and complex battlefield tactics easily positions itself as an all-time great.

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9 / 10.0
Sep 25, 2017

Total War: Warhammer 2 is the sublimation of both the Warhammer fans desires and the work in the previous game. With this second game Creative Assembly is expanding his universe to a major scale but we know that they can do it better (and they will with the next DLCs).

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Sep 27, 2017

Total War: Warhammer II is a great game for both novices and experts alike. The fantasy races provide a great diversity of units and exciting animations to keep battles lively, and the extensive tutorials and streamlined UI of this installment make it less confusing and faster to play. Multiple ways to win campaigns, cooperative and competitive multiplayer, and a big arsenal of separate quest battles all add tons of replay value as well.

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M3
Top Critic
9 / 10
Sep 25, 2017

With Total War: Warhammer 2, Creative Assembly takes what they have learn from last version, and improves on every detail. One of the most entertaining strategy games in a long time.

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9 / 10
Sep 26, 2017

This is a rich and thoughtful strategy game that is a joy to engage with at practically every level, and a new high-water mark of ambition and quality for Creative Assembly.

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GameSpace
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Sep 25, 2017

Total War: Warhammer 2 has taken the original Total War: Warhammer and fixed a lot of the issues that people complained about. It’s breathed fresh life into the series and in my opinion possibly made the best entry into the series to date. It’s beautiful, hard, and fun. The new gameplay mechanics bring Total War into a higher realm of gameplay that makes you ask “Why didn’t they do this before?” This is something that I could get lost in, and sink in hundreds of hours into without realizing it.

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MMOGames
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Sep 28, 2017

Total War Warhammer II is definitely a game I could see myself playing for a very long time and I, in fact, will be going back through to finish the various campaigns. If you're a strategy gamer, or if you want to jump into the Total War arena and have an extra $60 to spare, do yourself a huge favor and pick this up. You're not going to regret it.

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9 / 10.0
Sep 29, 2017

Total War: Warhammer 2 continues to hoist the bar even higher for both Total War and Warhammer.

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4.5 / 5.0
Oct 9, 2017

Ultimately Total War: Warhammer 2 is an excellent game. If you're a fantasy fan, a strategy fan, or just looking to kill a few hundred hours, this is the title for you. It's a game that's great now and is only going to get better.

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