Rome: Total War

2004 video game

Game data

Metacritic 88

Released: 2004-09-22
User rating: 4.41 / 5
Genres: Strategy, Simulation
Platforms: PC, iOS, Android, macOS

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Set during the rule of the late Roman Republic and the early Roman Empire, Rome: Total War is a real-time tactics and turn-based strategy game that takes place across Europe, North Africa and the Near East. The player assumes control of one of three Roman families with eight other factions playable outside the main campaign. The main goal of the campaign is to become emperor of Rome by conquering fifty provinces with the support of the people before capturing Rome itself although a short campaign is also available wherein success depends on besting other factions in a race to seize control …

Released: 2004
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Engine: TW Engine 2
Franchise: Total War
Developer: The Creative Assembly
Publisher: Sega, Activision, Feral Interactive

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Key facts

Developer: Creative Assembly
Publishers: Activision (original) Sega (current) Feral Interactive (Mac OS X, iOS, Android)
Director: Michael M. Simpson
Designers: Robert T. Smith Mike Brunton Michael de Plater Jamie Ferguson Chris Gambold
Composer: Jeff van Dyck
Series: Total War
Platforms: Windows Mac OS X iOS Android Linux macOS
Release: September 22, 2004 Windows , NA : September 22, 2004 AU : September 24, 2004 EU : October 1, 2004 Mac OS X , WW : February 5, 2010 iOS , WW : November 10, 2016 Android , WW : December 19, 2018 Linux , macOS WW : April 29, 2021
Genres: Real-time tactics , turn-based strategy
Modes: Single-player , multiplayer

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Encyclopedic overview

Rome: Total War is a strategy video game developed by The Creative Assembly and originally published by Activision; its publishing rights have since passed to Sega. The game was released for Microsoft Windows in 2004. The Mac OS X version was released on February 5, 2010, by Feral Interactive, who also released the iPad version on November 10, 2016, the iPhone version on August 23, 2018, and the Android version on December 19, 2018. The game is the third title in The Creative Assembly's Total War series, following Shogun: Total War, and Medieval: Total War.

The game's main campaign takes place from 270 BC to 14 AD, showcasing the rise and final centuries of the Republican period and the early decades of the imperial period of Ancient Rome. Gameplay is split between real-time tactical battles and a turn-based strategic campaign. Within the campaign, players manage the economy, government, diplomacy, and military of their faction and attempt to accomplish a series of objectives on a map that encompasses most of Europe, North Africa, and the Near East. On the battlefield, the player controls groups of soldiers and uses them to engage in combat with enemy forces.

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