What’s really interesting about the campaign mode is the freedom the player has to build their navy and land forces in whatever way they see fit, without Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail ever offering the same level of scope as a grand strategy title.

A portrait and a name can also be chosen, with the British choices including the likes of Nelson and a few other famous seamen. The story, in both cases, pitches us as an unknown officer in the respective navy, and the player can choose from various “backstory” elements that affect repair costs, upgrades and so on.

I spent time with both campaigns and completed the British one, and there’s no doubt that some serious thought has gone into both. There is also, of course, a multiplayer option via Steam, and the ability to set up your own custom battle. Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail includes several ways to play, including the choice of two campaigns (Britain’s domination of the Caribbean, or the United States’ fight for independence) as well as a number of famous battles that can be played as a one-off. The menu screens are clear and attractive, while the tutorial mode (and a raft of instructional videos) all work well, aside from the odd idiosyncrasy, or poor piece of translation. Firstly, for a game developed by a smaller studio with none of the financial might that Creative Assembly had while developing the Total War games, Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail is fairly well polished. With Empire: Total War probably still the defending champion in this area, I was very keen to see what Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail had up its elaborately decorated sleeve. The peak of rank-and-file warfare during the Napoleonic Wars has always been an area of great interest to me, and whilst the number of Imperial atrocities committed during that age is enough to raise more than a few eyebrows, I still love to replicate these battles in digital form. Ultimate Admiral Age of Sail Free Download Repacklab

Download ultimate admirals