The Erweiterund Fall of the Samurai breathes new life into Shogun 2 and that it had also urgently needed. The units can be divided into about which was from Empire Total and compare its expansion Napoleon. However, differences are that shooters have a faster loading time and shooting guns much more accurate. Sieges are much more interesting thanks to the new defense towers and the fight at sea receives fresh air through huge, steaming barges. In the latter, and at the guns you have to even open up the possibility in 1st person the fire.
Fall of the Samurai will be something for Middle Ages fans only conditionally, because you indeed quite also has the opportunity to send traditional Samurai and Ninja units into battle, but they should come with great caution used then, as they very quickly by Gatling can be cut down and the "termwise fires" the infantry.