The History Channel: Great Battles of Rome

by CDV Software Entertainment

Product Features

• Highlights 14 Roman Campaigns and more than 100 of the most significant battles of the Roman Empire
• 50 minutes of captivating program footage from The History Channel
• Unique soundtrack and voice talents narrate the story of Marcus Aurelius
• Three difficulty levels
• More than 20 troop types

Product Details

• ASIN: B000V98SZY
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,430 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

THE HISTORY CHANNEL Great Battles of Rome takes real-time strategy gaming and blends it with top quality program footage from The History Channel to create a truly immersive strategy experience. The game starts from the founding of the great city of Rome and continues through to the crowning of Augustus while letting players fight every great battle of the Roman Empire along the way! Your men travel with you on this historic journey, and the game treats each squad like a character, allowing the player to customize each unit's skills and appearance. A powerful gameplay engine faithfully recreates the strategies and tactics employed by Rome's greatest commanders, allowing players to pursue the ultimate goal of creating the most powerful empire the world has known. Game controls allow command of up to 20 squads simultaneously Customizable troops and battle conditions Incorporating special visual effects and advanced levels of detail including night battles Realistic battlefield conditions and terrain affect the underlying complex battle engine

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not a good game!, June 10, 2009

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Michael Osborn (USA, OR, Small town) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The History Channel: Great Battles of Rome (DVD-ROM)

Buy Rome: Total War instead, because this game is not worth the money you pay for it. You line men up, and then watch them run at each other swinging their swords or shooting their arrows. Just not worth it!

4.0 out of 5 stars Repackaged Legion Arena from Stategy First, July 20, 2009

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10th Legion "10th Legion" (Central Texas, United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The History Channel: Great Battles of Rome (DVD-ROM)

This is a repackaging of Strategy First's Legion Arena. For those ancient wargamers who have played Slitherine's Legion & Spartan Legion Gold, SPARTAN, you will find the battle mode of THC's GBR game very familiar. The game plays very differently from its two predecessors, as there is no strategic play. You play a series of battles in chronologial sequence, starting as either a Roman or a Celtic leader. The time line follows the historical sequence of events and regardless of your victory or defeat, you don't change the fixed sequence. The Roman time line ends with the Civil Wars circa 40 BC. The Celtic time line ends with combat with Caesar's expedition to Britain. You can't advance to the next battle unless you win the scenario you are in. After each battle, you have the opportunity to purchase new units and/or upgrade your existing ones. Upgrades can be equipment for better leathality, protection, mobility, level of training, or formation drill. There are different types of units from militia to Praetorian heavy infantry, light/heavy cavalry, skirmishers/archers, with tribal/national characteristics. There is a leader unit, which over time and with upgrades, can command more units, extend range of command influence, and give more commands, and therefore very important. There are limited command options once a battle begins, which is a change from the earlier games, where you set your formation commands at the start, then just watched the action. Leaders can redirect units and there are more tactical options for the formations to start a battle. The battle graphics are improved from the earlier mentioned games and you can zoom into a unit-on-unit engagement. There is a historical narrative between the each battle that gives you the context of each scenario, which is a nice teaching tool. The graphics are not state-of-the art, but also don't make heavy demands on your computer either. You don't need much more than a basic laptop to play the game, a plus in my book. For the ten dollars I paid, I found the game a great value - I only rate it 4-stars because, as far as I can tell, once you have played through the Roman and Celtic time lines, that's it. You can restart at the beginning, but you will go through the same sequence of battles.

5.0 out of 5 stars "ESSAYONS", April 12, 2009

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Armando L. Fellin "FOCKEWOLF" (South Korea) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The History Channel: Great Battles of Rome (DVD-ROM)

This game is awesome, intoxicating as well as very addictive. If you are an admirer of Ancieht Rome and wondered what it would be like to control your own Legions in desperate combat, this is it! Forget about building cities and roads, theres no time for that. The enemy is at the gates! Deploy your Legions quickly and immerse yourself in real time combat. Visuals are awesome and the Legions are impressive. I find myself playing Campaign after Campaign after Campaign. This game is very well thought out, and I hope there will be future additions to it. Thank you for a great product!