Windows

Rome: Total War

Description

370 BC. The City of Rome and its royal families has united Italy. It is time for them to turn their eyes outward. You will be leading one of the Royal Families of Rome (Julii, Scpii, Brutii). The Julii are in control of Northern Italy and they are very close to the borders of Gaul lands and the remainder of Europe. The Scipii are in Control of Southern Italy and Sicily. They are facing the Carthaginian people, who are one of the prime powers in Mediterranean. And the last family, the Brutii hold the eastern part of Italy. They have already set their eyes to Greece and Macedonia, most advanced civilizations of the ancient era. You will be choosing your faction who, you will try to carry to the victory over his enemies, and eventually his allies and the Rome. But keep in mind, the Senate is always watchful for ambitious leaders.

The game, true to the Total War Series, lets you manage your empire and armies in turn-based mode. You will commanding the movement of your armies and generals, managing your cities, hiring spies and mercenaries and use your diplomats where your military might can not reach. When the time comes to war, the game takes you to a 3D real-time environment. You will be commanding your armies, and you will try to overcome the enemy with whatever you have and imagine. Both modes of play lets you make strategical decisions that would be affecting your whole game. Also each civilization you conquer will be added as a new playable faction. After finishing the game you will able to choose all the playable factions. The game has some pre-arranged historic battles for those who want a quick fight. These are the same 3D real-time battles but with pre-determined forces.

Alternate Titles

• "罗马：全面战争" -- Chinese title (simplified)
• "RTW" -- Abbreviated title

Part of the Following Groups

• Genre: Grand strategy
• Rome: Total War series
• Setting: Ancient Roman
• Technology: amBX
• Total War series

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User Reviews

Rome: Total Uber-age	James Kirk (159)	unrated
The future of 3D Mass Combat IS NOW!	Indra was here (14900)

The Press Says

GameSpot	Sep 23, 2004	9.1 out of 10	91
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Oct 01, 2004	9 out of 10	90
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Dec 20, 2004		90
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Sep 25, 2004	90 out of 100	90
ActionTrip	Sep 23, 2004	89 out of 100	89
Fragland.net	Nov 15, 2004	87 out of 100	87
PC Games (Germany)	Oct 20, 2004	84 out of 100	84
Jeuxvideo.com	Oct 08, 2004	16 out of 20	80
Game Informer Magazine	Nov, 2004	7.75 out of 10	78
Game Informer Magazine	Nov, 2004	7.5 out of 10	75

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Merge game groups	3	Indra was here (14900) Jan 22, 2009

Trivia

At the event "GameStar/GamePro Leserpreis 2005" (February 2004) Rome: Total War received the trophy "Best PC Strategy Game in 2004" after the reader's voting of German gaming magazine GameStar.