Rome: Total War

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Summary

Set during the rule of the late Roman Republic and the early Roman Empire, Rome: Total War is a real-time tactics and turn-based strategy game that takes place across Europe, North Africa and the Near East. The player assumes control of one of three Roman families with eight other factions playable outside the main campaign. The main goal of the campaign is to become emperor of Rome by conquering fifty provinces with the support of the people before capturing Rome itself although a short campaign is also available wherein success depends on besting other factions in a race to seize control of 15 provinces.

Genres

Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical

Platforms

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac

Developers

The Creative Assembly

Release Date

September 21, 2004 (20 years and 10 months ago)

Publishers

Activision, Sega, Feral Interactive

Content Rating

T Violence

Franchises

Total War

Community

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Reviews

<em>Total War: Rome II</em>: The Kotaku Review

Reviews

Total War: Rome II: The Kotaku Review

**Updated with final verdict**

Luke Plunkett

PublishedOctober 15, 2013

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9/23/13

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Jason Schreier

PublishedSeptember 23, 2013

9/20/13

The Thracian way to scare enemies off in Total War: Rome II. Say hello to the giant, smiling hypno-shield, the greatest weapon of ancient times. Read more

Gergo Vas

PublishedSeptember 20, 2013

9/13/13

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Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs is a great horror sequel filled with tons of NOPE moments. Even its glitches are…

Gergo Vas

PublishedSeptember 13, 2013

9/6/13

I Wish All Games Had Glitches Like Total War: Rome II

Fiendish stares from hell, death animations that look like dance moves, subterrestrial ships, a Superman army, weird…

Gergo Vas

PublishedSeptember 6, 2013

9/4/13

Rome II is Busted. Hopefully This Patch Can Help.

Total War: Rome II is getting a patch this Friday. Which is good, because as it stands, the game is a mess.

Luke Plunkett

PublishedSeptember 4, 2013

9/3/13

Nooo! I didn't know the Samnites in Total War: Rome II were actually zombie cannibals. When the graphics are running on extreme, a minor, probably temporary glitch could render this horrifying—yet hilarious—texture-effect. Read more

Gergo Vas

PublishedSeptember 3, 2013

9/3/13

Creative Assembly's latest PC strategy game, Total War: Rome II, is out today. Make sure to watch your back while slaughtering armies and conquering all those cities, lest you end up lying in a pool of your own blood. Don't follow the trailer's example, folks.

András Neltz

PublishedSeptember 3, 2013

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