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Game Information
Product Features
- The Gold Edition includes
- Rome: Total War
- Guide one of three noble Roman families on a century spanning quest to seize control of the Roman Empire.
- Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion (official expansion pack to Rome: Total War)
- Witness the decline of Rome as Barbarian hordes attack, forcing a bitter internal struggle between rival factions.
- Features
- . Fight alongside or against history's greatest leaders such as Julius Caesar, Spartacus, and Hannibal to expand or destroy the Roman Empire
- . Lay siege against the Romans as Attila the Hun, fearful Saxons, or other savage factions using signature weapons and abilities
- . Command warrior-tested legions in cinematic epic battles with thousands of soldiers on-screen at once
- . A century-spanning campaign charges players with strategically managing the economic, civil, religious and military arms of their empire
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Manufacturer's Description
Once the Roman Empire is under your command, don't lay down your sword just yet - the Barbarians are coming. With two award-winning titles from the esteemed Total War series, you'll have twice as many obstacles and opportunities to control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man.
Product Description
The Gold Edition includes
- Rome: Total War
- Guide one of three noble Roman families on a century spanning quest to seize control of the Roman Empire
- Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion (official expansion pack to Rome: Total War)
- Witness the decline of Rome as Barbarian hordes attack, forcing a bitter internal struggle between rival factions.
Features
- Fight alongside or against history's greatest leaders such as Julius Caesar, Spartacus, and Hannibal to expand or destroy the Roman Empire
- Lay siege against the Romans as Attila the Hun, fearful Saxons, or other savage factions using signature weapons and abilities
- Command warrior-tested legions in cinematic epic battles with thousands of soldiers on-screen at once
- A century-spanning campaign charges players with strategically managing the economic, civil, religious and military arms of their empire
Once the Roman Empire is under your command, don't lay down your sword just yet - the Barbarians are coming. With two award-winning titles from the esteemed Total War series, you'll have twice as many obstacles and opportunities to control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man.
Minimum system Requirements
Mac OS Mac OS X 10.5.8 or higher
CPU - 1.6GHz
Video 128MB VRAM
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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
Having thoroughly enjoyed this game on PC it was the one game I hoped one day would be produced for mac. I ordered it June '09 and waited patiently while one release date after another came and went...and now it has arrived. I have played for about 2 hours and the port to mac appears seemless and the game runs perfectly on an intel imac 2.8GHz 4GB Ram - But beware it does not run on non-intel macs. Slightly surprised at the optimum resolution settings which are not set at 1920x1200 which is the display res for the 24" screen there'll be a technical reason for that no doubt - but it looks ok. The controls are pretty much the same as the PC version and I found no dificulty with in-game controls.
For those not familiar with the total war series these are the best real time strategy games I've ever seen - combining a nice level of politics,diplomacy and battle tactics with lovely(although now looking just a little dated) graphics - more sophisticated than the average game with an historical backdrop that's interesting but might give a serious historian the hump (its's only a game after all) but there's no silly gimmickery here to distract you from your attempts to rule the world. Although an old(ish) game now it holds its own and has a lot of playing time in it. Highly recommended and a fantastic addition to the growing number of mac games.
For those not familiar with the total war series these are the best real time strategy games I've ever seen - combining a nice level of politics,diplomacy and battle tactics with lovely(although now looking just a little dated) graphics - more sophisticated than the average game with an historical backdrop that's interesting but might give a serious historian the hump (its's only a game after all) but there's no silly gimmickery here to distract you from your attempts to rule the world. Although an old(ish) game now it holds its own and has a lot of playing time in it. Highly recommended and a fantastic addition to the growing number of mac games.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
My son sent me an amazon gift voucher for my birthday and I knew I wanted a couple of books but that left some money over. I looked at games for the Mac and discovered this new title for the Mac. Since receiving it I have played nearly every day. In the first game you play as one of the major Roman families helping Rome defend itself and extend it's territories.The aim is to eventually become Emperor. Interest and problems are that you need family members to govern your towns and command your armies, and these members are born, die , or are killed in battle, meaning you often do not have a big enough family for further expansion. The towns need to be developed to provide men and money for your armies and navies.The Senate asks you to perform missions that sometimes conflict with your own interests so do you comply or risk their wrath? A major interest of the game is that you can fight battles and watch your troops move and fight.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
The mac version of this classic game is virtually idential to the PC - nothing's changed. Game retains its slight clunkiness (its not that smooth, even on a high end machine), but generally a sure bet.
WORTH NOTING - if playing over LAN in multiplayer, this mac version is NOT compatible with the earlier PC version.
WORTH NOTING - if playing over LAN in multiplayer, this mac version is NOT compatible with the earlier PC version.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
pants
I was looking for age of empires style game, boy i was wrong!! i deff wouldnt buy this again, or even play it probably.... second hand for a fiver anyone??
Published 2 months ago by Mr. J. Horobin
Riveting Rome
An extremely enjoyable game for use on an I-Mac. The game was well-priced, delivered promptly and has provided many hours of entertainment.
Published 6 months ago by NY
Quality game, one of the best
Quality game, exactly the same as the original release for PC, a must have game. Worth the price even though its an old game
Published 8 months ago by hha
Awesome Classic On Mac
I always loved this game and then when I threw my old Computer away and got my Imac I missed playing this game a lot. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Noah Joubert
Great game, but power hungry
This is a great game on the Macbook pro, but my only gripe about it is that it's power hungry and gobbles up 6hrs worth of power on the battery, in less than 2hrs. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Hawk
Really rather good!
I bought this as a gift and it has been quite a sucess, the gameplay is addictive with historicaly accurate scenarios.
Published 14 months ago by jerryjay
I'm biased, but I love it.
I've been a fan of this game since it came out, more so even than Medieval 2 and subsequent games in the series, and the only problem I had with my new Mac was the lack of games,... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Tom W
Disappointing
Bought the game yesterday and am pretty disappointed at the game. I have a white macbook and expected the game to run well, perhaps i was too naive. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Matt
Rome total war
i had the very original version of total war so this game is much improved o the older series but i am ddissapointed to only find one on the mac
Published 16 months ago by dazza
Mouse Controls do not work
I have had this game before on the PC and it is brilliant. On the Mac the mouse controls do not work well enough to play the game and I have had to uninstall it. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mike Mac
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