i had it before i changed computers. the game is fun, and will keep you interested for hours. bad side is it has a few bugs and the graphics are only....ok. and sea battles are not actually fought out they are like computer generated (empires total war fixed all of these issues)
in short, you'll have fun, as you beat the game with the factions that you start with you get new ones to play, and each succesive total war game improves on the last.