Rome: Total War

Publisher: Activision
Features:

Build your empire across the Roman world through diplomacy and war
Total War engine creates spectacular, cinematic graphics
Epic real-time battles with up to 10,000 3D units on screen at once
Fun for novice or expert gamers, includes tutorial
Play online with up to 8 friends

A Unique Genre unto Itself, Superior to Classical RTS Games
I have been been playing complex strategy board games by Avalon Hill and other companies since the mid-1970's and I have been playing real-time strategy games since "Dune II" in the early 1990's, which was the very first real-time strategy game ever released.... more

Much more than I expected!
All I can say is WOW!!!! I have Shogun: Total War, and I only played the campaign once, and a couple dozen skirmish battles before I tired of the game.

I was worried that I'd feel the same about Rome: Total War, but boy was I wrong! This... more

Delenda est Carthago
This improvement on the Total War series warrants huge praise. The technology has finally arrived to give the player a sense of immersion in the times, places, and events of history. What a great educational tool. People interested in classical history... more

The Finest Game in Existence
Although years ago I used to play many electronic games on a variety of platforms, these days I rarely do. In fact it is safe to say that there are only three games I regularly play these days: Shogun: Total War, Medieval: Total War (and the splendid... more

The best game on PC
I love this game. You don't need good reflexes like most other RTS games and the game is almost perfectly balanced.

This game has "SCALE". It is awesome to see your army of 2000 troops charge into the enemy from the front, then charge the... more

The best strategy game on the field
If I were to say RTW is a good game, that would be an understatement. Solid gameplay with deep politics. I have many issues with this game though and I eventually gave up playing it. Firstly, the campaign is way too long. I play on the highest difficulty.... more

Beautiful
This game is the one I've been waiting for ever since I started playing video games. The ability to place yourself as a general commanding realistically rendered units as you look out over the battlefield. Its the "almost being there" quality that gives... more

Tjaka Erasmus, Ellisras, South Africa
I don't want to say much because there are excellent "educational" reviews about this game by other players. I just want to add my voice to the chorus that sings: "Whauw, great, great, great". This pc game is a hobby, not a toy. "Total War" is the biggest,... more

The Realism makes this game Addictive!
I'm playing this game EVERY free waking hour I have & my Partner's started complaining.

At first I found playing the Battles confusing as moving large bodies of men in co-ordination wasn't easy.

But after sufficient "Whoopings"... more

Brilliant! Never seen anything like it before
Ive yet to find any sort of flaw in this game. I played it for 4 straight months at least once a day. The graphics are outstanding although it requires a great video card, and the game play is really fun. You can spend hours on campaign mode launching... more

Your own stupidity
If you don't like your own men shot in the back, or want your men too kill each other, there is the function of action orientated battles. that means that it is more action orientated, meaning they will reduce realism, ie. shooting your own men. this... more

This Game Rocks
Rome: Total War is a fun, yet occasionaly stale, game of strategy. The confusing thing about it is the paradoxes it presents. The campaign is addictive, yet monotonus. The battle map is fun, yet insubstatial. Overall, I enjoyed the game, however it seemed... more

Puzzled by "perfect" ratings.
After seeing perfect/five-star ratings for this game, I bought it. But then I PLAYED it. Within minutes I saw troops that could easily be attacked from behind without fighting back. I found the battles very easy as one can simply bait a unit in, then... more

Very good game
This is the game I've always wanted to play. It has such a blend of so many elements. Of course there will be something people don't like, but there are many mods out there to tweak it to your exact taste.

No other game can capture the scope... more

Best historical strategy ever
This game is as close to perfect as any I have ever seen. The economics, the strategy, the battle engine, the background, the diplomacy, are all fantastic!

Only two minor issues. First, when I exterminate a population I expect the survivors... more

First of all Im not a Kid Im to Lazy to deal with registerin
This game is nothing less than a complete Roman Empire simulator. Decide when and where to invade, form and recruit armies, control the economy, and then take real-time control of your forces in every battle in a spectacular 3D engine. This is the first... more

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