There are 39 new land units, including Gatling and Armstrong Guns (controllable in third-person), and US Marine Corps, the Royal Marines, or the Infanterie de Marine. Railroads make their first appearance, as they can transport yours and allied troops quickly. Part of Hokkaido is added, as well as a new look in the game (refreshed towns). As well as many new clans, three western powers appear: The United States, France, and Great Britain. Meanwhile, the playable Imperial clans are: The Tosa, The Satsuma, and the Choshu. The three playable clans that support the Shogunate are: The Aizu, The Jozai, and The Nagaoka.

Geisha can also have new abilities, but cannot assassinate. There are three new agents: The Foreign Veteran, The Ishin Shishi, and the Shinshengumi.

As Japan began to modernise and industrialise, the inevitable social and economic changes led to increasingly militant nationalism and antipathy towards the Shogunate.

Fall of the Samurai is a DLC for Total War: Shogun 2.īased on the backdrop of the Boshin War period, the new campaign starts in 1864, a time of growing resentment against Western colonial power and influence.