Influence your course during the campaign: the Roman senate.
But there's a fourth, unplayable Roman faction, one that can Scipii are tasked with subduing Carthage, Rome's great nemesis to theĪt least, that's the principle goal of eachįaction. Of the Greek city-states and expand the empire to the southeast. The Bruti are required to deal with the remnants Julii must deal with the Gauls and Germania to the north in a difficult, There's literally no difference between them in terms of units andīuilding types, though they do have different responsibilities. Scipii-attempting to increase the size and glory of Rome and shore up Three powerful Roman families-the Julii, the Bruti, or the After the helpful and informative tutorialĬampaign, you can tackle the main imperial campaign. There's the overarching turn-basedĬampaign in which you conquer cities and provinces, make improvements,Īnd move armies around the map as you expand your empire, and then thereĪre the real-time battles in which you use tactics and maneuvers toĬrush your enemy in combat. Where do you want to go today? The ancient world beckons, if you're brave enough to take it on.Īs in the earlier Total War games, there are essentially two distinctlyĭifferent types of gameplay in Rome. Spectacular, helping make Rome: Total War the very definition of an epic Step as it is an evolutionary one, thanks to a beautiful new 3D graphicsĮngine that makes the series' tactical battles-featuring thousands of With Rome: Total War,Ĭreative Assembly takes the next step, and it's as much a revolutionary Shogun: Total War was a promising startįor the series, while Medieval: Total War built on that promise toĬreate an even more engrossing strategy game.
Which featured epic-scale real-time battles and impressive attention to It was naturally expected to build on its illustrious predecessors, Rome: Total War is the third Total War game from England's Creative Assembly, and, to make a long story short, it's the best one