Rome: Caesar's Will

by Montparnasse Multimedia

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004NHNR
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: November 29, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,478 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #64 in Software > Education & Reference > History
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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This is an adventure game at the heart of Roman power. Thanks to an innovative dialogue engine, the behavior of the characters closely simulates human reality. Depending on your behavior, their reactions can vary according to infinite combinations. Choose the appropriate attitude to make allies, to obtain information, to seduce, or to entrap.

In real time, explore luxurious locations: the Forum, the Temple of Vesta, Cicero's house, and the Roman port of Ostia. In a breathtaking reconstitution of the Roman world, you are confronted with the hustle and bustle of Roman daily life: learn how to count in sesterces, to wield a sword, or to prepare love potions. As an insider, discover the habits and customs of one of history's most fascinating civilizations.

The intrigue in Rome is not linear: several roads lead to the truth, all strewn with traps and pitfalls. The suspense continues to mount until the final, impressive public trial where you must confront the guilty parties before the mob in the forum. It is up to you to win their support by calling on witnesses and producing incriminating evidence. But watch out, time is limited, and the life of Aurelia is in jeopardy.

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I've been there!, November 21, 2000

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mark (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rome: Caesar's Will (CD-ROM)

I've bought Rome, Caesar's Will recently and wanted to share a few things with you out there.

I have been playing games for quite a while now. In fact, I remember inserting those gigantic floppy discs at the time when an Apple IIE was a force to be reckoned with... Like everyone, i've (and still do occasionally)enjoyed the shoot'em all and RPG games but I tend to find the Adventure games more mind boggling than the average blast it all game. With Rome, (i had never encountered that feature in a game!!) you can access many jargon free files describing the Roman world at this time (45 BC), its economy, politics, religion, everyday life, a bio of the characters (who really existed like Cleopatra or Brutus!!) and some pratical info to help you with your investigation. That comes in real handy as you have to choose your behavior with tricky people like Mark Antony (fellow Historians there will know what i'm taking about!). And no, this is not like eating a dozen encyclopedia, the info is really user-friendly and a pleasure to go through.

More, the Roman scenes encountered in the explorations are beautifully portrayed, researched to be historically accurate (i've checked on a few things -:)) and alone are worth the price of the program. I've found the animation good even though the characters get a bit blocky at times. The plot quickly becomes totally involving, you're not just a by-stander, so it's easy to become addicted!! I had to pay the price on a few mornings!!

So i'll recommend it for murder-mystery buffs and adventure fans. More, needless is to say that if you have an opened eye for Roman history....

When's the next episode coming up?

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat limited., January 27, 2001

By 

Michael Valdivielso (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rome: Caesar's Will (CD-ROM)

The game starts out very well. Clues and information piles up pretty fast. In fact, there are there are so many plots and plans happening in Rome, you might need a flow chart. But than, BAM, you hit a wall. For example, not to give anything away, I know where there are more clues to be had, but can't for the life of me know what item or information is needed to get at them. Also, while you know how much time you have left, you don't KNOW the date or time of day which would be nice. How can I go to a party or meeting I have been invited to, where I plan to pump people for more clues, if I don't know what the current date is? So what happens is I waste the last 20 days bouncing about trying to guess where the next clue is. Was this game even betatested? I give it 3 stars for the interesting setting and for the interesting files on Rome, but have to take 2 stars away for the hours I spent running around Rome and feeling very cheated, because I am sure I knew who did it, just could not prove it!

6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic idea, but needs XP update, August 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Rome: Caesar's Will (CD-ROM)

Anyone have any ideas how to get this to install on Windows XP?