Spartan

by Graphic Simulations

Product Features

• Take command of vast empires in this engrossing turn-based strategy game
• Empire-building combined with tactical troop deployment and battle command
• Expand cities, manage resources, raise armies, and conquer the ancient world
• Move armies over beautifully hand-crafted 3D rendered campaign maps
• Engage the enemy in epic battles; 2-player feature via GameSpy

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00025LDKO
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: May 25, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,061 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Take command of vast empires with Spartan, an engrossing turn-based strategy game that builds on the success of Legion and Chariots of War. Steeped in history, Spartan combines strategic empire-building with tactical troop deployment and battle command. Expand cities, manage resources, raise armies, and conquer the ancient world!

Features:

• Develop your cities to produce the resources needed to wage war and conqueror the ancient world.
• Move your armies over beautifully hand-crafted 3D rendered campaign maps. Capture enemy cities to conqueror the world.
• Engage the enemy in epic battles using vast armies of thousands of soldiers per side. Watch the battle unfold in full 3D using zoom and rotate.
• Battle a friend over the Internet with the innovative "Always Active" two-player feature via GameSpy.
• Play over 100 different nations on a huge campaign map that spans Greece and the ancient near east. Missions include historic events and capital cities.
• Manage resources, technologies, nations, leaders, units, structures, events, barbarians, and more.
• Use ships to travel from island to island, fight naval battles, and perform naval invasions.
• Siege castles and assault them when they are weakened. Then advance to capture the city.
• Use diplomacy to initiate trade agreements, make tributes, spy sabotage, and more.

Product Description

Spartan challenges you to conquer the world, as you take charge of the ancient world's most renowned soldiers! March your Greek armies across beautiful 3D maps, and engage the enemy in epic battles. Watch the events unfold in full 3D, using the zoom and rotate tools. Build Epic structures that announce your power to the world - The Acropolis, the Colossus, the Oracle's Temple and more Go to war against a friend with the innovative Always Active two-player feature

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST AI I've EVER PLAYED AGAINST, game is great too ;), June 21, 2004

By 

raginhood "raginhood" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spartan (CD-ROM)

This is one of the better games from Slitherine. While it takes some getting used to the fact you don't get individual control over your units in the tactical battles, the command orders and instructions part before the battles are actually more realistic.

The campaign map is beautiful to behold. The UI (user interface) is simple and easy to get used to.

If you like Greeks and Spartans and Persians and always wanted to play something that reminded you of the movie 300 Spartans, this is the game for you.

This game has one of the best and "hardest" AI's, you will encounter in a computer strategy game up to the present, on the harder difficulties of play just surviving takes talent and real grey matter. Don't expect to push over this AI, it will overwhelm you in a heartbeat.

To me this game is like taking a part of the Civilization series of games and slowing time down and actually playing out an era of time, an Ancients time. And if you like Ancients, I believe you will like/love SPARTAN.

I'm pretty critical of most games these days, so if you see me give a good review of a game, especially the strategic and tactical value of it and that the AI performs better than any other, you can put that in your pipe and smoke it. ;)

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Game, September 22, 2004

By 

Giovannini Pascal (Bern, Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Spartan (CD-ROM)

I wasn't so keen on the previous games of Slitherine before (Legion & Chariots of war) as they seemed to simplistic to me (Diplomacy, battles..). I tried the demo of Spartan after reading many good reviews and the same evening it made my order for Spartan & Gates of Troy (the add-on). I am currently playing the game all the time. The game is a lot deeper than the previous ones. It has a great AI and a lot of nice features (Trade, diplomacy, buildings). You may compare this to a CIV game limited to Greece in the antics. Some major differences:

1. You cannot create new cities (but can improve them).

2. Battles are more realistic (no more luck as in CIV3)

3. You may still win the game if you don't control a specific resource as you can trade for it.

I recommend trying the demo if like Greeks and the "good old times"

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun!, November 8, 2011

By 

David - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Spartan (CD-ROM)

I purchased this game with high hopes (Having played Chariots of War and loved it) and this game met those expectations well. Spartan provides a different style of play from Chariots of War, and is in some ways an entirely different game - it is definately much harder (if one continues playing after victory)! Spartan also has great maps and the new commands in battle add a whole new dynamic that makes the game truely something! I would definately reccomend this game to anyone! It is a great way to play a nice quick half-an-hour game or a VERY long campaign across the Hellenic world.