ROME: Total War

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Rome: Total War is a turn-based strategy. It is third of the numerous Total War titles: the main series counts as many as 13 titles, with 4 games being spin-offs. Rome: Total War is estimated to be one of the best PC strategies.
The story follows a line of three Roman families: Julii, Brutii, or Scipii. The story takes place in the late Roman Empire. As the plot is driven entirely by the player's actions, it is possible to have numerous outcomes — one's story may end at the end of a battle, while another may start at the same time.

Gameplay

There are dramatic gameplay differences in the title: the concept of a city is introduced: a fraction is considered defeated when it loses all the cities. The city can be lost in three ways: either conquered, bribed or contracted.

Visuals and other features

There are a total of 21 fractions within a game with each economy being summed up by some factors: trade industry, taxes, agriculture, and mining.

Release Date

Sep 22, 2004

Metacritic Score

88

Rating

DLCs

1

Play Time

33.5 hours

Games in Series

1

ESRB

Teen: Violence

System Requirements

  • CPU: Pentium III 1.0GHz or Athlon 1.0GHz processor or higher
  • RAM: 256 MB
  • GPU: 64MB Hardware Accelerated video card with Shader 1 support and the latest drivers, Must be 100% DirectX 9.0b compatible
  • HDD: 2.9GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 500MB for Windows swap file)

Interesting Facts

  • The game’s main campaign takes place from 270 BC to 14 AD.
  • The player initially assumes control of one of three Roman families.
  • Gameplay is split between real-time tactical battles and a turn-based strategic campaign.
  • Each faction starts with a set of family members.
  • There are three types of agents: spies, diplomats, and assassins.
  • It features a playable version of the Battle of River Trebia, with the player taking the role of the brilliant general Hannibal.
  • Rome: Total War allows for the manipulation of some game resources, including its text files and textures, which has led to the creation of modifications.

Mod Support

Yes

Cheats support

Yes

Contains Game/Battle Pass

No

Virtual Reality Support

Yes

Number of maps

11

Platforms

Android iOS macOS PC

Genres

SimulationStrategy

Game Engine

TW Engine 2

Protagonist sex

Male

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