Rome: Total War
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Rome: Total War (sometimes abbreviated here to RTW) is a popular computer game in the Total War Series which combines turned based strategic play on a campaign map with real time battles which can include thousands of troops. The game was developed by Creative Assembly and released on September 22, 2004.
Imperial Campaign play starts in 270 BC and is set on a map including Europe, the Mediterranean part of Africa and the Middle East.
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Gameplay
See Rome: Total War and Expansions for game-play considerations common to Rome: Total War, Barbarian Invasion and Alexander.
Campaign Play
The Player takes control of one of the many factions, and attempts to emulate or exceed the historic achievements of the faction on the campaign map, in a two turns per year system. The Campaign starts in 270B.C and finishes in 14A.D. You control armies on the campaign map until you meet an enemy army at which time you switch to real time. You also control diplomats, spies and assassins on this map.
Factions
- *See main article:RTW Factions
Initial play is restricted to the three playable Roman factions, the Julii, Scipii and Brutii with other factions becoming accessible after successful completion of a campaign. The three playable Roman factions are allied to each other and the Senate. The Senate issues missions to each of the Roman factions, successful completion of Senate missions improves your factions standing with the Senate. A high popularity level is necessary to be able to initiate a civil war against one of the other Roman factions.
Other factions designed to be played after successful completion of your first campaign are: Egypt, Seleucid Empire, Carthage, Parthia, Gaul, Germania , Britannia and the Greek Cities.
The Campaign Map
Rome: Total War's Imperial Campaign map includes Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, parts of North Africa and the Middle East. The campaign map offers many different features. Along with various locations such as settlements and ports there are also several different campaign map characters. Amongst those are generals, captains, diplomats, spies and assassins. The settlements and characters are controlled by the different factions which fight against each other in order to achieve supremacy. Each faction can only see areas which its characters have scouted and regions which are out of sight are covered by the Fog of War.
Battle Play
Battles in Rome: Total War can be epic events containing thousands of individual soldiers.
- *See Rome: Total War and Expansions for overview of the battle play common to all three games.
- *See Battle Map Play - RTW for elements specific to Rome: Total War.
Historic Accuracy
Various criticisms have been levelled at the game in regards to historical inaccuracies see:
Expansions
- Barbarian Invasion, released on September 27, 2005.
- Alexander, released on June 19, 2006 - initially available by download only, but subsequently included in the Total War: Eras combined pack.
See Also
External Links
Players Guides
- frogbeastegg’s Guide to Rome: Total War and the Barbarian Invasion at the Guild
- Quietus' Rome: Total War Guide at the Guild
Reviews
- Gamespot - Score 9.1 - Editors Choice Award "The results are nothing short of spectacular, helping make Rome: Total War the very definition of an epic strategy game...." read more
- Gamespy - "Pros: Incredibly deep, addictive strategy with a historically authentic feel. Tons of gameplay modes. Cons: Less than stellar AI can get on your nerves...." read more
- IGN - Score 9.4 - Editors Choice Award "Personally, I've never given a score this high before but Rome Total War is without a doubt one of the best games I've ever played. The combination of subject matter, game mechanics, and outstanding visuals add up to one of the best experiences you'll have on the PC...." read more
