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Game Information
- Platform: Windows XP
- PEGI Rating: Ages 12 and Over
- Media: DVD-ROM
Frequently Bought Together
Product Features
- Europa Universalis Rome:
- Fully 3D map with integrated graphics and detailed topography
- Start at any date between 280 B.C. and 27 B.C.
- Choose between 10 different cultures, including the Roman, Celtic, Greek and Egyptian civilizations, with more than 53 playable factions on a map spanning hundreds of provinces
- Watch your characters develop new traits through political intrigue and various interactions with thousands of other characters
- Robust multiplayer allows you to challenge up to 32 players either competitively or in co-op mode
- Europa Universalis Vae Victis:
- Completely revised military AI, particularly in the area of military campaigns
- Dynamics of the characters that live in the Republic will come to life as the men & women have their own personal goals and agendas
- As a republic you will now need to take the Senate into the account. Characters will belong to various parties depending on their goals, values, and ambitions
- Monarchies & Tribes will have their own courts, beware of bootlickers & sycophants who will stop at nothing to replace your divinely appointed ruler
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Manufacturer's Description
Europa Universalis Rome Gold combines the epic strategy title Europa Universalis Rome with the expansion pack Vae Victis. Experience one of the most defining periods in world history in this game with great strategic and tactical depth.
Product Description
Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition combines the epic strategy title 'Europa Universalis: Rome' with the expansion pack 'Vae Victis'. Experience one of the most defining periods in world history in this game with great strategic and tactical depth.
Europa Universalis: Rome features
- Fully 3D map with integrated graphics and detailed topography
- Start at any date between 280 B.C. and 27 B.C.
- Choose between 10 different cultures, including the Roman, Celtic, Greek and Egyptian civilizations, with more than 53 playable factions on a map spanning hundreds of provinces
- Watch your characters develop new traits through political intrigue and various interactions with thousands of other characters
- Robust multiplayer allows you to challenge up to 32 players either competitively or in co-op mode
Vae Victis Expansion Pack features
- Completely revised military AI, particularly in the area of military campaigns
- Dynamics of the characters that live in the Republic will come to life as the men and women have their own personal goals and agendas
- As a republic you will now need to take the Senate into the account - characters will belong to various parties depending on their goals, values, and ambitions
- Monarchies and Tribes will have their own courts, beware of bootlickers and sycophants who will stop at nothing to replace your divinely appointed ruler
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
I bought the Gold Edition of Rome because I love most of what Paradox Games do, although ambition often exceeds playability.
This is an improvement on the original, it has missions and a lot more "politics" in the real sense of the word.
It really is only worth playing as one of the superPowers,Carthage, Egypt or Rome, which does add to its realism. Although the prospect of taking a small state into the big league is tantalising, its not really possible I'm afraid (thus only 3 stars for "fun")
All in all though, a good representation of the period which should provide days of entertainment
This is an improvement on the original, it has missions and a lot more "politics" in the real sense of the word.
It really is only worth playing as one of the superPowers,Carthage, Egypt or Rome, which does add to its realism. Although the prospect of taking a small state into the big league is tantalising, its not really possible I'm afraid (thus only 3 stars for "fun")
All in all though, a good representation of the period which should provide days of entertainment
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
This is one of the best strategy games I've bought. In true Paradox style it revolves around grand strategy on a massive map over a massive timeframe.
This time the game revolves around the Roman Republic from its early years (around 280BC) up to the beginnings of the Empire a timeframe of around 200 years. Considering a year goes by roughly once a second on normal speed this is an almighty game. You can choose to start from a number of different events as well though such as the Punic Wars against Carthage or Caesars invasion of Gaul.
You control the whole Republic in assigning magistrates etc, moving armies, constructing buildings, envoking omens etc and a lot of the game is spent trying to avoid getting your senate overun by the Populist party - a group of wasters and rebels who try to cause as much trouble as possible.
Along with the usual parts of strategy gameplay such a wars, rebellions, invasions, managements etc a large part of the game revolves around your 'characters' - the important people in your civilisation who have ambitions, faults and strengths that may well be at odds with your own ideas. Over the years your Republic changes with the needs and wants of your characters, you see some becoming important people with titles and money whilst others may get themselves imprisoned or killed by rivals. This adds a massive amount of new interesting gameplay to the whole premise and is unlike most other strategy games around. Ive spent hours trying to survive a massive rebellion, and then had my whole rebulic changed around by the character just after I thought I knew where it was going.
Gold comes with the original Rome game plus Vae Victus which is what you need as the expansion adds a lot of atmosphere that wasnt in the original game.
Its a great game, it keeps you on your toes, theres never a dull moment, the various missions from the senate keep it quite historical but you never feel you are not in control although sometimes you wonder where the game is going. The graphics are really nice and colourful, you can rotate the map and zoom in and out, alter the map to show trade or political areas etc, the music is superbly classical. The whole game oozes flavour and character and I cant recommend it enough. 10 out of 10, best Paradox game around and best strategy game I have ever owned.
This time the game revolves around the Roman Republic from its early years (around 280BC) up to the beginnings of the Empire a timeframe of around 200 years. Considering a year goes by roughly once a second on normal speed this is an almighty game. You can choose to start from a number of different events as well though such as the Punic Wars against Carthage or Caesars invasion of Gaul.
You control the whole Republic in assigning magistrates etc, moving armies, constructing buildings, envoking omens etc and a lot of the game is spent trying to avoid getting your senate overun by the Populist party - a group of wasters and rebels who try to cause as much trouble as possible.
Along with the usual parts of strategy gameplay such a wars, rebellions, invasions, managements etc a large part of the game revolves around your 'characters' - the important people in your civilisation who have ambitions, faults and strengths that may well be at odds with your own ideas. Over the years your Republic changes with the needs and wants of your characters, you see some becoming important people with titles and money whilst others may get themselves imprisoned or killed by rivals. This adds a massive amount of new interesting gameplay to the whole premise and is unlike most other strategy games around. Ive spent hours trying to survive a massive rebellion, and then had my whole rebulic changed around by the character just after I thought I knew where it was going.
Gold comes with the original Rome game plus Vae Victus which is what you need as the expansion adds a lot of atmosphere that wasnt in the original game.
Its a great game, it keeps you on your toes, theres never a dull moment, the various missions from the senate keep it quite historical but you never feel you are not in control although sometimes you wonder where the game is going. The graphics are really nice and colourful, you can rotate the map and zoom in and out, alter the map to show trade or political areas etc, the music is superbly classical. The whole game oozes flavour and character and I cant recommend it enough. 10 out of 10, best Paradox game around and best strategy game I have ever owned.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
Well... if you like this kind of strategy as much as I do, there's no reason not to get this one (!)
The good thing with EU - Rome, compared to EU3, is that this period is less complex, so that
you don't need to wrestle with so many parameters. But I do like EU3 very much as well : )
The graphic may not be the best ever (compared to the latest games), but I don't see any
problem with it. For the first I think it is far enough and for the second, the game's core isn't
in the graphic, but in the interaction between different factions, etc.
The good thing with EU - Rome, compared to EU3, is that this period is less complex, so that
you don't need to wrestle with so many parameters. But I do like EU3 very much as well : )
The graphic may not be the best ever (compared to the latest games), but I don't see any
problem with it. For the first I think it is far enough and for the second, the game's core isn't
in the graphic, but in the interaction between different factions, etc.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Lopsided
Europa Universalis: Rome is strategy game where you play as a nation in the ancient world (or to be more precise, a collection of characters ruling a nation) to compete with others... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Yuki
Everything just seems a bit 'off'
Paradox usually put a lot of attention into making sure that the 'models' of each of its games work for the period. Read more
Published 9 months ago by BCM
no good
can't get it to stop crashing each time i try to go into a game. Online help is too technical.
Published 9 months ago by janner
Just not fun or interesting
I enjoyed EU1-2 immensely, had fun with HOI2-3 though I got bogged down in too much micromanagement. EU Rome:VV just bored me ... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Boehm
caveat emptor
Like others, couldn't get this game to run and there is no help on the company's website. Wont be buying any products from this manufacturer again.
Published 20 months ago by Andrew Olive
Is good
Its a good game.
you control a country at the start of the roman empire, you must conquer and destroy other nations. its very large and may take alot of skill
you control a country at the start of the roman empire, you must conquer and destroy other nations. its very large and may take alot of skill
Published 21 months ago by SAW
unplayable game
recently purchased this game,my first from paradox and started playing.most nations dont really allow you to do anything and when you play one of the larger nations you are quickly... Read more
Published on 2 May 2010 by C. Jauncey
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