Overall, we can’t recommend Rome: Total War enough

It’s obviously had a lot of visual polish in the move to the Retina screen but it really does look great, and stands out as one of the best looking games on the platform. We’re also pretty amazed at how beautiful it is for a game that’s about to turn 15 years old.

From managing the minutiae of city life to directing our units around a packed battlefield, it all handled incredibly smoothly and lends itself to touch screen controls nicely. The UI has seen extensive rework for a touchscreen and we had no trouble with any aspect of it. Its move to mobile hasn’t changed that and, in fact, it’s found a very comfortable home on the smaller screen. Ultimately, we all know that Rome: Total War is an excellent game, and easily one of the finest strategy games of all time. The two expansions introduce massive new campaigns, new factions, and a whole new story focusing on different periods of the Roman Empire. Battles are either straight up kill everyone before they kill you or sieges, in which you have to either defend or attack a city Capturing a city involves holding the town center for a period of time, without the opposition taking it back. Demoralised troops will flee the battlefield.īattles are either straight up kill everyone before they kill you or sieges, in which you have to either defend or attack a city. Keep them happy and they’ll fight hard for you. Each has its own set of hit points, morale, and combat skills to manage, which kind of compares to the city management aspect. Speaking of units, you’ve got infantry, cavalry, archers, siege weapons, and more. You’ll have to pay attention to the terrain, as it can affect your units in a variety of negative and positive ways. You’ll manage every aspect of your army, including formations and positioning on the battlefield. The second part is a real-time battle mode featuring enormous armies in full 3D. In fact, if you don’t manage your cities properly, they can actually rebel and revert back to their previous faction. That involves building and maintaining the necessary amenities like temples, aqueducts, and amphitheatres. Your goal in Rome: Total War is to become emperor by taking control of the fifteen different in-game provincesĮach city provides tax for your empire and you get more tax and lower maintenance costs from the cities that you manage properly.

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