In the second title of The Great Battles Series, the player is in charge of the Carthaginian army, led by the great general Hannibal, against the Roman army during the Second Punic Wars, featured as the Campaign mode. 11 Battles are included - Bagradas, Trebbia, Lake Trasimene, Cannae (one of the biggest battles in ancient history), Baecula, Metaurus, Ilipa, Great Plains, Zama, Cynoscephalae and Magnesia.

The game is based on a board wargame, and so, plays as such. Each turn alternates between a number of generals, which can give a variable number of orders depending on his level. The battlefield is composed by several hexagons which can be occupied by a military unit composed by several soldiers. The winner is the first to reduce the rout points to 0 by forcing units to flee after taking heavy casualties or obliterating them completely.

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Alternate Titles

"Les Grandes Batailles d'Hannibal" -- French release
"Hannibal: Die großen Schlachten der Antike" -- German Title

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Electric Games	1997	91 out of 100	91
PC Jeux	Dec, 1997	81 out of 100	81
Gamezilla	1997	78 out of 100	78
GameSpot	Dec 10, 1997	7.5 out of 10	75
PC Player (Germany)	Dec, 1997	67 out of 100	67
GameStar (Germany)	Dec, 1997	61 out of 100	61
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Feb, 1998	55 out of 100	55