Europa Universalis: Rome | 
| From: Paradox
List Price: $39.99
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 2020
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp, Windows
Genre: Strategy Games
ESRB: Rating Pending
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 1.3
MPN: PDX29
UPC: 897021001150
EAN: 0897021001150
ASIN: B001392HJY
Release Date: April 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| 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 civilzations |
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Product Description
Enjoy plenty of empire building, conquest and warfare in Europa Universalis: Rome. Nearly infinite customization and thousands of player options let you control countries, characters, cultures and provinces. Only the wisest rulers will excel in this setting. Know when to team up with your neighbors and when to overtake them. Sometimes it's better to focus on technology and trade than to expend your efforts on expansion. Political intrigue and tactical strategy play a large part in this chapter of the series. Decide which situations require diplomacy and when military might is in order. Let the saga begin at any date between 280 and 27 B.C. in the ancient past. From there, choose from 10 different cultures with more than 53 playable factions. The incredibly detailed 3D map spans hundreds of provinces. Greece, Carthage, Egypt, Germany, Rome and other domains are all up for grabs. See if you can unite them all in the name of the Roman Empire. You'll also see your characters develop new traits as they interact with others. Up to 32 players can compete against each other or team up in Co-op mode. However you choose to play, Europa Universalis: Rome provides a unique experience every time.
Watch characters develop new traits as political intrigue unfolds Battle with or against up to 32 players at a time Windows Vista / XP
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| Customer Reviews:
Well Done June 24, 2008
Jacob Clemen (Western Springs, Illinois United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Being a fan of Europa Universalis III, I naturally found this game appealing. Here are my thoughts:
The good
1. Large amount of depth from managing family tree and characters in your empire - from throwing celebratory triumphs for characters whose loyalty is wavering to assassinating enemies of your king, from carefully deciding which characters to honor with a governorship to deciding how to deal with a general/governor who will no longer obey your commands (although not yet in open revolt) - this is a wonderful addition!
2. Troop loyalty: troops get more loyal to generals they fight under; the more battles they have the faster they become loyal to their general. This is yet another reason to carefully watch, punish, and reward characters within your empire.
3. Barbarians spawning from unoccupied areas based on the size of the barbarian presence in that area. While this may get irritating after a while, I like that you can always send a large army through and clean out the barbarian populations (although they slowly regrow, which makes sense) to prevent most barbarian raids from happening.
4. Colonization is much slower than in EU3 but much more sensible.
5. Added level of resource depth- you now need certain resources to build certain troops (elephants and heavy infantry, for example). That being said, all resources offer some level of benefits to the territories that possess them or trade for them.
6. Technology tree improvements: making technological 'discoveries' is now based on chance and your particular tech level, which increases with more competent characters being assigned to research, rather than a guaranteed "get 558 research points and you will receive technologies a, b, & c"
The bad
1. Slower gameplay overall as there are fewer major wars and conflicts.
The addition of a family tree and managing friends/enemies of important characters in your empire is very enjoyable. Having to deal with all the issues surrounding character competence and, ahem, loyalty, adds some spice to the gameplay. Moreover, sending characters from your empire on diplomatic missions (rather than being limited by generic 'diplomats')gives a little more depth to the gameplay... On the whole, although the game speed is slower than in EU3 (ie. fewer wars, less action) I have found there to be significantly more depth and I would recommend purchasing this game.
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