This is what a multiplayer battle in Total War: Rome II looks like

Developer The Creative Assembly wants players to get online and face off against one another in the multiplayer mode for its upcoming strategy title Total War: Rome II.

It’s due out Sept. 3 for PC, so the studio just trotted out a new video that shows off the online multiplayer in action. In the clip, The Creative Assembly’s community coordinator Trish Ryniak and multiplayer designer Elliott Lock explain some of the features in the competitive mode before playing a match against each other. The actual match starts at about the five-minute mark.