Total War: WARHAMMER II Standard Edition

Total War: WARHAMMER II is the middle game of Creative Assembly's Warhammer Fantasy trilogy, and the one that gave the series its best campaign map. Four races launched with it — High Elves, Dark Elves, Lizardmen and Skaven — each with a Legendary Lord and a completely different way of playing. The Eye of the Vortex campaign is a race rather than a conquest: every faction is trying to perform or sabotage a ritual over the Great Vortex above Ulthuan, and every ritual you start brings enemy armies down on your own territory. Turns are spent on settlements, economy, diplomacy and hero actions; battles drop into real-time tactics on a 3D field where dinosaurs, rat swarms and dragons share a battle line with spearmen. Competitive multiplayer and two-player co-op campaigns are both supported. Owning this alongside the first game unlocks Mortal Empires, a combined map, and owning all three unlocks Immortal Empires — neither is a purchase, they come free with the games. This is the only edition sold as a key. It covers the Eye of the Vortex campaign and all four launch races. The race and lord packs are separate DLC, and there is no official deluxe version.