Rome: Total War

2 reviews — Strategy

• Developer: Creative Assembly
• Release: Rome: Total War (2004)
• Game Engine: TW Engine 2
• Genre: Real-time tactics, Turn-based strategy
• Gameplay: Players control one of the many Roman families on a strategy map and can engage in real-time battles against other factions
• Major Factions: The playable factions are the Julii Romans, the Brutii Romans, the Scipii Romans, the Macedonians, the Egyptians, the Seleucids, the Carthaginians, the Pontics, the Parthians, the Greeks, and the Armenians
• Legacy: Rome: Total War is regarded as one of the best games in the Total War series and a fan favorite, and it was followed by many sequels set in various historical periods
• Soundtrack: The game's epic orchestral soundtrack, composed by Jeff van Dyck, is highly regarded.