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Rome: Total War
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Overall Critic Score:3.7495
Rome: Total War Critic Reviews
It has so much depth and aptitude that you'll find yourself drawn in for hours, which will quickly turn into days, months and, dare I say, years. There's been so much effort put into every single aspect of the game that it's hard not to admire the hard...read the complete Rome: Total War review at Thunderbolt
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game is divided into two key components - the campaign map and the battle scenes. From the campaign map, it's your job to establish your Roman faction as the ruler of the known world. Unlike its predecessors, this section is now presented in true 3D. Ther...read the complete Rome: Total War review at Sydney Morning Herald
I’ll get on with it then.
It could be said that the main campaign mode of Rome-Total War is actually two games in one - a sort of strategic resource management map that resembles a mega board game and the real whiz bang graphics experience of the...read the complete Rome: Total War review at GameCell UK
A fantastic conquest. The power of the game engine has finally caught up with the developer’s vision of what a war game should really be like, and what a cool vision that is. It’s almost like getting two games for the price of one...and you can even...read the complete Rome: Total War review at Game Revolution
The campaign mode is where gamers will experience the impressive structure of Rome: Total War, combining turn based gameplay with RTS gameplay. This is not by any means the first game to combine turn based with RTS (Rise of Nations is a recent example)....read the complete Rome: Total War review at UnderGroundOnline
Many games are excellent world-builders, and many are deep real time strategy war games. Rome: Total War sets out to be both and pulls it off wonderfully....read the complete Rome: Total War review at Gaming Age
As with any real-time strategy, gameplay is everything and this is where Rome Total War really gets it right. Rome Total War is like the other Total War games and uses standard right and left click mouse buttons, drag boxes, and attack commands, but what...read the complete Rome: Total War review at Gamerz-Edge
The game engine holds up remarkably well in these massive clashes, and the action can be viewed from a bird's eye view or zoomed right into the very midst of the skirmishes. Even on a modest computer there isn't a hint of slowdown, which is a notable...read the complete Rome: Total War review at Jaded Gamer
This is a MUST HAVE GAME, with stunning graphics, depth, detail and playability. This game provides a new level of challenge and enjoyment that other games will now be judged against....read the complete Rome: Total War review at Gaming Illustrated
naval warfare, but alas, all naval battles in Rome: Total War are automatically decided based on numbers, experience and type of ships. It’s very role-playing-esque, and I realize naval battles would be hard to render as well as the battlefield scenarios ...read the complete Rome: Total War review at DailyGame
Like Romeo and Juliet, I was deprived of my love for so long, but the third Total War has made the franchise accessible to all but the most casual of gamers....read the complete Rome: Total War review at Gamers Europe
The year is 270 B.C. The republic of Rome has reached a critical stage in its development as a new political and military power in the Mediterranean. To the north the Gauls and Germans assemble their barbaric warriors to prey on the republic's provinces,...read the complete Rome: Total War review at Computer Games RO
The campaign mode is where gamers will experience the impressive structure of Rome: Total War, combining turn based gameplay with RTS gameplay. This is not by any means the first game to combine turn based with RTS (Rise of Nations as a recent example),...read the complete Rome: Total War review at 3D Avenue
Rome: Total War is nothing less than awesome, and is engrossing enough to provide weeks of play at the very least....read the complete Rome: Total War review at Jolt Online Gaming UK
Learning the new aspects of the campaign mode shouldn�t be a problem, because you need to go through the tutorial section before going on to a normal campaign game. The freedom of movement experienced in Rome: Total War for your armies on the map is...read the complete Rome: Total War review at GamePlasma
The time is right. The weather is fair, and your men are fresh and ready. With the flick of your wrist, the lives of thousands come under your will. Will they live to fight another day, or perish under the might of crazed barbarians? It‘s up to you....read the complete Rome: Total War review at Videogame City
The emperor of strategy games....read the complete Rome: Total War review at IGN
The Imperial Campaign gives you the choice to control four different factions: the Roman Julii, Roman Brutii, Roman Scipii or the non-Roman Gauls. Each faction begins the game in different areas on the map and has access to different types of soldiers....read the complete Rome: Total War review at Gamer Within
Revolution does not come without some form of evolution, especially in video games. The real-time strategy genre has been pretty stagnant since the release of Warcraft III in 2002, but that being so amazing, still held to the same static formula we’ve...read the complete Rome: Total War review at Amped IGO
deep yet intuitive strategy map Fiendishly lifelike AI Perfect for veterans and newcomers alike Inten...read the complete Rome: Total War review at Computer and Video Games
An ideal strategy game as it combines two rather different gameplay approaches into one very cohesive package....read the complete Rome: Total War review at PGNx Media
As a total game experience, it is enchanting, and sometimes even astounding, if you have a machine that can handle it well....read the complete Rome: Total War review at Worth Playing
Here lately, it seems as though the majority of the RTS games that I have played have revolved around marching armies of orks, elves, spacemen, or any number of fantasy creatures around looking to conquer a fictional empire. This is not a bad thing of...read the complete Rome: Total War review at GameZone
Rome's campaign mode can be a bit daunting for all but the most hardcore RTS veterans....read the complete Rome: Total War review at Game Chronicles
If you loved "RISK," you’ll feel right at home with this title....read the complete Rome: Total War review at VGPub
A constantly impressive element is the rousing speech your general hollers before a battle....read the complete Rome: Total War review at Gaming Nexus
The best part is that players can zoom in to watch the battle in glorious detail, and players will want to zoom in just to sit back and watch the action....read the complete Rome: Total War review at Netjak
Where do you want to go today? The ancient world beckons, if you're brave enough to take it on....read the complete Rome: Total War review at GameSpot
Almost a perfect strategy game. It has strategic scope and splendor nearly matching that of "Civilization" and a tactical game unlike anything else on the market....read the complete Rome: Total War review at 1UP
It seamlessly combines real-time and turn-based gameplay, gives the player ultimate control of their experience, and provides a level of depth that verges on bottomless....read the complete Rome: Total War review at Adrenaline Vault
For people who loved "Gladiator," fans of top-shelf strategy games and history aficionados of any stripe - all roads lead to Rome....read the complete Rome: Total War review at Games Radar
Hardcore PC strategy gamers fondly remember...read the complete Rome: Total War review at GameSpy
Rome is family based. Players play a patriarch, the leader of one of three powerful families, and must manage all things military and socially. Watch as heirs marry, gain influence, provide you with more generals, governors, and influence. The three...read the complete Rome: Total War review at GamerDad
In any real-time strategy game you'll fight desperate battles against hopeless odds, but here, thanks to the strategy side, you know the precise cost of loss will be. It's a magical, beautiful synergy and there's nothing quite like it in the entire...read the complete Rome: Total War review at Eurogamer
This was a big hit with strategy gamers who were getting tired of the traditional RTS style of 'build-the-buildings-which-build-the-units' formula. Medieval: Total War still had that, but it was all kept back in the strategic part of the game where it...read the complete Rome: Total War review at Gameplanet
No matter if you’re a fan of strategy, combat, really angry guys with spears or some mixture of all of the above, Rome: Total War will definitely please....read the complete Rome: Total War review at Game Over Online
The game starts you off with a tutorial prologue that introduces the controls and the gameplay workings of the series. Being a franchise newbie I took it upon myself to listen to every advising sound-bite and read every scroll presented to me so I...read the complete Rome: Total War review at ESC Magazine
The Total War series is one that I felt was a niche market; previous titles felt like your basic RTS, with the only change being that units were, instead of single units, multiple-person squadrons acting as one. It was an interesting idea, but felt more...read the complete Rome: Total War review at Glide Underground
The atmosphere in R:TW is breathtaking...This game is by far the best Total War game released yet and, in our opinion possibly the best strategy game of all time....read the complete Rome: Total War review at Xequted
Taking on the powers of the ancient world, players get to choose to be the leader of either the House of Scipii, Julii, or Brutii as they look to not only expand the Roman Empire, but also their house's political position. Starting off, the player will...read the complete Rome: Total War review at Entertainment Depot
Primarily for hardcore strategy fans but, thanks to the great tutorial, it's still accessible enough for the casual gamer interested in delving further into the world of armchair generals. The game play is steeped in depth and can sometimes be...read the complete Rome: Total War review at My Gamer
The Game also offers up a whole slew of factions to choose from ranging from three Roman families to the Nubians, each with its own introduction movies. Even though some of the races are almost copies of each other they all have enough of their own...read the complete Rome: Total War review at DreamStation.cc
While I wouldn’t way Rome: Total War is a good title for novice strategy players, there’s plenty of depth and fun in this masterful effort from Creative Assembly without being overwhelming....read the complete Rome: Total War review at Armchair Empire
Loading, installing and verifying my CD code was a flawless matter accomplished quickly and efficiently. Then you fire up the game and get to watch the intro video. I always watch that the first time I play a new game to kind of get me in the spirit of...read the complete Rome: Total War review at Game Industry News
With the second series of Time Commanders in full swing at the time of writing, now seems like an opportune moment to publish a somewhat belated review of the third game in The Creative Assembly's Total War series. Time Commanders is an appropriate...read the complete Rome: Total War review at Pro-G
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...read the complete Rome: Total War review at AllGame
Niggly controls, cheating AI, cluttered management screens, a rash of aggravating bugs and an unshakeable sense of over familiarity all combine to keep Rome: Total War from being an outright classic....read the complete Rome: Total War review at Ferrago
As far as tactics and empire management are concerned, this is not a (much) more elaborate strategy game, and the AI does have its faults, but this is certainly an infinitely more cinematic and spectacular looking strategy game than before....read the complete Rome: Total War review at ActionTrip
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