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Rome: Total War (PC)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Strategy/Empire-Building

RELEASE DATE

22/SEP/04

ESRB RATING

TEEN, Violence

DEVELOPER

The Creative Assembly

PUBLISHER

Activision, Inc.

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

http://www.gamerdna.com/game/rome--total-war-ibm-pc-compatible, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/rome--total-war-ibm-pc-compatible-1

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DESCRIPTION

Players stake claim to one of the greatest empires Earth has ever known in this third PC strategy game from The Creative Assembly. After winning critical success with its Shogun: Total War and mainstream popularity with its Medieval: Total War, the developer visits the age of Caesar with this third entry in its cross-over strategy series. Choosing to lead Rome, Carthage, Gaul, Macedon, Germania, or Britannia, gamers set out to conquer the world as it was in the early centuries of the Common Era.

While holding true to the basic "turn-based empire-building, real-time combat" formula of earlier games, Rome: Total War offers a strategy map in full 3D, which includes rivers, trade routes, mountains, other natural and artificial features. When it's time to go to war, the new game engine allows for bigger, more detailed battles, featuring as many as 10,000 3D units in a single conflict. Other additions include the chance to command Scythian chariots, Roman war dogs, and — of course — Hannibal's elephants. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Rome: Total War (PC)

GENRE/STYLE:

Strategy/Empire-Building
RELEASE DATE:

22/SEP/04
TOP TRAITS:

large-scale battles, Roman Empire, Ancient history
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Rome: Total War (PC) by: T-REXarms

“Great turn-based stragety game. The large scale battles set in realistic settings are magical. You can micro-manage each settlement, or take a "Alexander the Great" style approach to this game. The choice is yours.”

created 15/NOV/2011

Jonis212 played Rome: Total War on 31/AUG/11

“I was realy bored and tired of playing Dragon Age so I checked if I still had Rome - Total War installed and as I had I played first Barbarian Invasion, the expansion pack, and when the orginal :)”

created 01/SEP/2011

Rome: Total War (PC) by: linminhtoo

“Realistic Graphics, Game-play with real-time battles, and even greater when you expand it into Roma Surrectum, a free upgrade. ”

created 01/AUG/2011

Rome: Total War (PC) by: total0013

“Massive, Realist, and one of the best games when it comes to Strategy - and one of the best companies (Total war) who have realesed great strategy games such as Empire Total war and Shogun.”

created 24/JUN/2011

Rome: Total War (PC) by: Jonis212

“This game, along with it's expansion Barabrian Invasion, are the best strategy game I've ever played and I still love it. ”

created 06/JAN/2011

Work Night...just played Rome by: Cailadin

“Well, thought I was going to play AoC last night but Im at work today. Had to get up early so I skipped out. Rome was done on easy mode because I really had no desire to think. Anyways, tonight I'll...”

created 11/SEP/2010

Cailadin played Rome: Total War on 04/SEP/10

“Enjoyed an old standby for a few hours over the weekend. Rome Total War is still one of my fave RTS/Turn based systems. Anyways just fun to try it out again”

created 08/SEP/2010

Rome: Total War (PC) by: Tomwyr

“one of the best strategy games ever”

created 01/FEB/2010

Rome: Total War (PC) by: dardin

“Very addictive game. Best played with Europa Barbarorum mod if you're going for accuracy. You will appreciate this game more if you're a history buff like me. Choose a people to lead and, starting small, conquer the lands around you, building up...”

created 22/JAN/2010

Rome: Total War (PC) by: Ramterlord

“Good game though very addictive. Very fun online with your mates though!”

created 09/JAN/2010

Take The Walls!

“The brave Brutii front lines knew that if they could fight their way through the Egyptians guarding the walls, the fight would be over. Cautiously, they pushed down the walls inspired by the sight...”

Added by: TheTot
Date: 21/DEC/2009
Views: 500
Votes: 3

created 21/DEC/2009

EarthboundX was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Which are which?”

Linked713 was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“300!”

Bonemane was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Wow thats alot of people for such a narrow passage. I'd be scared to death fighting like that.How'd they get up there? Did they come through the doorways in single file? lol”

Mishy was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@EarthboundX The guys not wearing much are the egyptians”

TheTot was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“The green are the Brutii (their Roman, and also the ones I'm playing). The yellow/orange/gold/whatever-you-want-to-call-that are Egyptians, and they are the ones defending their city while I'm the invader.

My Romans got up there via ladders, and the Egyptians started with a couple groups of soldiers on the walls. Most of the towers (except corner ones) have stairwells that, while you can't actually see them, they'll use them to get from the walls to the ground.”

TheTot was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“If you look to the top left, you can see the remainder of my army waiting for my wall teams to capture the gate towers, at which point I may control when the gate opens and closes, therefore can invade with the bulk of my army.

Top right you can see, in the far distance, my other wall team beating back yet another Egyptian contingent.”

dowekeller was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Actually, the Egyptians should be arrayed as Macedonian phalanxes, wearing Linothoraxes and Konos, although on the walls, they'd probably not wield Sarissas, but shorter javelins or swords.

Essentially they should be using the same basic kit that Alexander brought with him from greece.”

TheTot was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Again, people playing Rome:TW are looking for a history-BASED rts, not a history lesson. I guarantee you 99.99999999% of the players not only don't know that, but don't care. >.>; And, ironically, need a dictionary for half of your post lol.

But for sake of conversation, they do use a phalanx when they've the room. On walls, they're unable. ”

Mishy was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@TheTot thats what happens all the time here lol”

EarthboundX was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@dowekeller You know way too much about nothing, haha.”

TheTot was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@EarthboundX That's not completely fair to say. I think knowing what happened before us, from immediate history to ancient history, is incredibly important and should be respected and well studied.

Just... not when you're trying to enjoy a game, lol.”

dowekeller was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I actually know quite well why they vary from history, by the Roman period, Greece, Persia, Egypt, essentially everything from the Eastern Mediterranean to well within India was ruled by descendants of Alexander's officers. All the soldiers fought with essentially the same kit and tactics as were developed by Philip of Macedon.

Historically, that's very important, but for a game, it would be redundant, and players would feel cheated, "Yay, I get to conquer another generic Hellenistic nation. Wheee."

I do realize that it's only a game, and my tongue is firmly in cheek, as I type it, but I DO have to say something because I'm a history geek, and that's how we roll.”

TheTot was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@dowekeller Oh no no no, tactic and army wise the kingdoms are very historically accurate. I was referring to your dismissal of their apparel, haha.

But yeah, Macedon, the Greeks, Pontus, and the Seleucid Empire are all very heavily based on phalanxes, which would be why in the screen shot above I have very few cavalry in my invading army. =) Horses + Phalanx = massacre >.<;

I know how it goes I'm a huge history buff too, and war buff. I adore the logic on strategic war, love studying important battles and the strategies used.

I would love to travel the world someday and visit many of the legendary spots of battles... Omaha Beach, Little Boghorn, Yorktown, Chibi, Malta, Jerusalem, Thermopylae... just to name some very few!”

EarthboundX was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I know tons about nothing as well, ask me anything about the Simpsons. Or Silent Hill, or the Zelda series.”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Do the Simpsons climb Silent Hill in the Zelda series?”

EarthboundX was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@LordXenophon Man, I'd love for the Simpsons to do a Silent Hill parody in a Halloween ep, not that will ever happen.”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“It might. They've done City of Heroes.”

KatrinaTheLamia was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@EarthboundX I am not certain knowing what kit each culture and civilisation had is really that useless of knowledge. But then, I am not one of those people who can run out of space for knowledge and "need" to forget something to fit new knowledge in my head. So, I may be slightly wrong here.
@TheTot I must admit, that if I were to play a History-Based RTS or TBS, and they ended up not be able to get a history lesson from it--I would prolly be more than a little disappointed in the game. Potentially robed.

I mean, I suppose that due to the shifts in the player's tactics the enemy forces may change their weapons to accommodate--but then, we start to head into the realm of alternative history. Which is fun in its own right.”

EarthboundX was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@LordXenophon When did they do COH? I don't remember that.”

dowekeller was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@KatrinaTheLamia, Re: yeah, can't wait until computers are powerful enough that gameplay events will alter game history, culture and technology in a realistic way. Thinking about what could have been IS fun.”

KatrinaTheLamia was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@dowekeller Well--Sid Meir's Civilisation series and the FlOSS Freeciv do try to do this. That is mostly what they are based around.

However, yeah--this would be a wonderful type of game to consider. But then, I would not consider an Alternative History a real form of History Based game. I mean, and game, where you could have Steam Punk Lincoln face off with the Cybernetic Mogel Hordes kind of removes it from the idea of a "History Game".”

dowekeller was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@KatrinaTheLamia, Haven't played Sid Meir's Civ, but I have played Freeciv a bunch, and I find it to easy to just concentrate on getting to the more powerful units first and steamroll over the poor savages who were a bit slower getting the necissary tech.

That's not really what I had in mind, but more of a what if Persia hadn't conquered Egypt? How would the interior and exterior forces have shaped Egyptian culture and warfare if the old kingdom had survived into the 1st century, what would an authentic Egyptian 1st century military look like?

That sort of thing.

BTW, good to see you posting here again.”

TheTot was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Some people have a hard time imagining that far off the path. Like for example, games like Rome:TW are still in an essence rewriting history. For example, I may be conquering all that Rome did but I can choose how and when. And after your first game, you can replay it as any other faction. For awhile I had an Egyptian file going, and I was well into Persia before I unfortunately lost my save file. Pontus and Armenia are two others I enjoy playing as.”

KatrinaTheLamia was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@dowekeller it is nice to be back. I do admit, that from the stories I heard, Sid Meir's Civ does try to answer those topics.

I mean, maybe if we mixed in some of the theory of Spore (not what ended up being released btw), some of the concepts of The Sims and Sim City in with most of the current Civilisation code base, we may be able to get something close to that.

It would be nice, if with these sorts of games that are done to explore human nature did not require any sort of requirement of immediate return. I suppose it would be possible to get some of university backing on this, in the categories of art, literature and programming I guess.

However, yes, that would be a wonderful game to play.”

KatrinaTheLamia was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@TheTot well--the idea would not to have the game designer be forced to imagine. Instead, get the computer AI at the level that _it_ could imagine this.

But then, I mostly lament, that the state of the art AI of today tends to be scripts that send me questions asking if I need a bigger pen15.”

dowekeller was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“It would be nice if the level of AI and other game-play elements kept pace with Graphics processing and rendering power. I hate the fact that all-too-often, AI is nearly as stupid today as it was in the late eighties. Just one of my many pet peeves, and peeves do make lovely pets, and quite a bit easier to care for than gerbils or budgies.”

TheTot was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Heeeey, Spore is awesome. I think I'll go play some right now, in fact. =)”

KatrinaTheLamia was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@TheTot well--yeah, Spore is pretty good... but... it really was not what they were advertising it as. It is rather obvious that a large amount had to be cut so that it would beat Duke Nukem Forever in release date.”

dowekeller was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Wow, forgot about DNF, I hear it's gonna be released any decade now.”

Fire Hail

“Even though the Roman archers can not see the Gaul army, they use their experience to shoot hundreds of fire arrows over their allies, over the peak of the hill, and down on the unsuspecting Gauls,...”

Added by: TheTot
Date: 06/DEC/2009
Views: 135
Votes: 0

created 06/DEC/2009

Are Those Arrows?

“The Gaul infantry probably didn't expect the Roman archers to be able to shoot uphill, over their own infantry, and still have enough drop to rain down on them. They were wrong.”

Added by: TheTot
Date: 06/DEC/2009
Views: 156
Votes: 0

created 06/DEC/2009

Flee!

“When the Roman ram finally beat down the gate, the foolhardy Spanish army could finally see the horde they were to defend against. Their commander had falsely convinced them that the mighty sound of...”

Added by: TheTot
Date: 06/DEC/2009
Views: 210
Votes: 3

created 06/DEC/2009

Spearhead

“Determined and resilient, the Spanish do their best in holding off the imminent defeat by drawing a very clear line of men. But the Romans match it, and with hardened steel they spill Spanish blood.”

Added by: TheTot
Date: 06/DEC/2009
Views: 144
Votes: 0