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Total War: Rome II

The Creative Assembly

2013•Strategy•PEGI 16•About 75 hours

Taste attributes: adventureanimalsdetectivehistoricaltried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceself destruction/implosionunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeExpansive and heavy: a stirring strategy game, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

IGDB rating

75 / 100

208 ratings

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About This Game

Encompassing one of the best-known periods in world history, Total War: Rome II will combines turn-based campaigns with large, cinematic real-time battles.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Become the world's first superpower and command the most incredible and vast war machine of the Ancient world. Dominate the enemies of your glorious empire by military, economic and political means. Your rise will bring admiration from your followers but will also attract greed and jealousy, even from your closest allies. Will betrayal strike you down, or will you be the first to turn on old friends? How much are you ready to sacrifice for your vision of Rome? Will you fight to save the Republic, or plot to rule alone as Dictator – as Emperor?

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureAnimalsDetectiveHistoricalAll consuming questComplex relationshipFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSelf destruction/implosionUnlikely connections

Keywords

MurderAncient romeWorld dominationConstructionTurn-basedDeathSoldierHorse

Where to play

Steam

Details

Developer: The Creative Assembly
Publisher: Sega
Released: 3 September 2013
Series: Total War
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Time to beat: 47h rushed, 75h normally, 267h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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