You know what would be really great? A Total War game where the AI didn't suck and didn't have to be fixed by the community. Five games down the line and many expansions later it seems The Creative Assembly is finally waking up to what fans think of the franchise's CPU opponents.

CA community manager Craig Laycock has described the AI as "a big thorn in our side" and promised Shogun Total War 2 will solve the prlblem.

"Mike Simpson, our creative director, has basically said, 'This game is not going out the door until the AI is perfect'," Laycock said. "In terms of Shogun 2, we’re not going to release it until it’s perfect. There’s the line-of-sight stuff we’re introducing – basically, if any of our designers are playing the game and see something stupid, it’s like everyone stops. Everyone gets around the PC to have a look at it, and see what can we do to fix it. We want to get it so there’s nothing stupid happening in the game."

Source: Gameplanet New Zealand