Shogun 2 is set in 16th-century feudal Japan, in the aftermath of the Ōnin War. The country is fractured into rival clans led by local warlords, each fighting for control. The player takes on the role of one of these warlords, with the goal of dominating other factions and claiming his rule over Japan. The standard edition of the game will feature a total of eight factions (plus a ninth faction for the tutorial), each with a unique starting position and different political and military strengths.
At 1080p all the systems are closely matched as performance is tied into GPU performance. At 720p resolution, the processor and system bandwidth becomes a more integral part of the score, and as such the Core i7 970 system manages to expand the differential by a considerable margin.