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Product details

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.6 x 5.4 x 1.3 inches; 6.88 ounces
Our Recommended age ‏ : ‎ 12 - 20 years
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 507
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 14, 2009
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Viva Media
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001Q55D5K

Best Sellers Rank: #154,052 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
- #7,479 in PC-compatible Games

Customer Reviews:
3.5 47 ratings

Product Description

Raise massive armies and embark on epic campaigns to expand the Empire and take control of the known world! Engage in grand-scale city building and create magnificent cities with creativity and control like never before. Intuitive controls make it easy to launch bone-crushing combat missions and manage every aspect of your thriving civilization. After decades in exile, your family name has been all but forgotten in Rome. But the departure of the tyrant Sulla has changed everything, and Rome stands on the brink of a new era. Sides must be chosen as Caesar and Pompey battle for control of the Republic.The stage is set for you to gain power and influence over one of the greatest civilizations in history. Build an Empire worth fighting for! Featuring 4X Real-Time Strategy: Explore - Journey to ancient Gaul, Britannia, Egypt, and more to colonize barbarians and establish new trade routes. Expand - Stake your claim throughout the known world in the name of Rome! Help build the empire through military conquest and economic prowess. Exploit - Natural resources are yours for the taking as you establish farming, mining, and logging operations. Raze barbarian villages for riches, labor, and property. Exterminate - Destroy all who stand in the way of Rome’s glory! Defend your territories by land and sea to secure peace and prosperity for the empire Set Your Sights on Domination!

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Raise massive armies and embark on epic campaigns to expand the Empire and take control of the known world! Engage in grand-scale city building and create magnificent cities with creativity and control like never before. Intuitive controls make it easy to launch bone-crushing combat missions and manage every aspect of your thriving civilization.

The stage is set for you to gain power and influence over one of the greatest civilizations in history. Click to enlarge.

Journey to ancient Gaul, Britannia, Egypt, and more to colonize barbarians and establish new trade routes. Click to enlarge.

Help build the empire through military conquest and economic prowess. Click to enlarge.

Take command of 18 different military units, including naval command, elephant cavalry, and mercenary forces. Click to enlarge.

Raze barbarian villages for riches, labor, and property. Click to enlarge.

Build an Empire Worth Fighting For

After decades in exile, your family name has been all but forgotten in Rome. But the departure of the tyrant Sulla has changed everything, and Rome stands on the brink of a new era. Sides must be chosen as Caesar and Pompey battle for control of the Republic.

The stage is set for you to gain power and influence over one of the greatest civilizations in history.

Advanced Battle System
Take command of 18 different military units, including naval command, elephant cavalry, and mercenary forces. Recruit citizens of Rome, draft captured enemy forces, and pay foreign squads for their special skills. Defend and expand the Empire by land and sea with exciting RTS gameplay.

Intense Multiplayer
LAN and online multiplayer functionality with 6 different strategy modes Ð play competitively or cooperatively. Create buddy lists and challenge your friends to a battle, or use the matching system and take on an unknown foe with the same skill level. Advance your career and increase your rank from praetor to consul and beyond.

Epic Campaigns
Rub shoulders with Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Cleopatra and more in a non-linear historical campaign featuring over 40 missions. Choose your own fate as you create and destroy alliances with more than 20 different historical figures. Celebrate your victories by erecting legendary monuments such as the Coliseum, Circus Maximus, the Pantheon, and more.

Complex Economy
Flow resources eliminate tedious micromanagement, giving you the freedom to create thriving cities with multi-leveled economic systems. Information overlays visualize the city economy and satisfaction of the people on every location on the map.

4X Real-Time Strategy

Explore
Journey to ancient Gaul, Britannia, Egypt, and more to colonize barbarians and establish new trade routes.

Expand
Stake your claim throughout the known world in the name of Rome! Help build the empire through military conquest and economic prowess.

Exploit
Natural resources are yours for the taking as you establish farming, mining, and logging operations. Raze barbarian villages for riches, labor, and property.

Exterminate
Destroy all who stand in the way of Rome's glory! Defend your territories by land and sea to secure peace and prosperity for the empire.

Military Units
Archers
Hastati
Berber Raiders
Gaul Berserkers
Triarii
Equestri
Nubian Warriors
Bow Maidens
Highlanders
Ballista
Praetorian Guard
Secutores
Gladiators
War Elephants
Teutonic Raiders
Catapults

Friends and Foes
Julius Caesar
Emperor Augustus
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Marcus Licinius Crassus
Pompey Magnus
Mark Antony
Cleopatra
Cato the Younger
Marcus Junius Brutus
Spartacus
And more!

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3.5 out of 5

47 global ratings

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Customers like the graphics in the video game software. They say the vistas are engaging and other worldly. They also appreciate the beautiful sunsets and bring a warm ethereal glow. However, some customers have mixed opinions on the quality and instructions of the product.

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6 customers mention6 positive0 negative

Customers find the graphics in the video game to be beautiful, engaging, and other worldly. They also say the vistas are breathtaking at ground level and bring a warm ethereal glow. Overall, customers say the game is very entertaining and rewarded with hours of enjoyment.

"...If you want a stratagy game, this is for you.Coupled with beautiful graphics, which are not too demanding, and a Historically correct timeline..." Read more

"...2 star because it has good graph, and music." Read more

"...is a nicely updated version of IMPERIUM ROMANUM with breathtaking vistas at ground level and greatly improved military choices...." Read more

"...It follows the same basic format as Imperium Romanum, but has improved graphics and tighter trading requirements...." Read more

8 customers mention5 positive3 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the video game. Some mention it's fun for the most part, entertaining, and keeps them busy for hours. However, others say that it'll not be a good game if you are not patient.

"...It is fun for the most part, and is definitely worth the eight bucks amazon has it going for right now...." Read more

"...It is very entertaining and has kep me busy for hours...." Read more

"Its a good game its not a good game if you are not a patient person the game it self is usually kinda hard the people you rule are never satisfied ...." Read more

"...its a good challenge in the beginning then u figure it out and its just fun...." Read more

5 customers mention2 positive3 negative

Customers are mixed about the instructions. Some mention that some elements of the game are easy, while most are very challenging. They say the game is one of the most demanding games, with a historically correct timeline. However, others say that there are no instructions and no helpful help. They also mention that there is a learning curve and the in-game information does not do enough.

"...Coupled with beautiful graphics, which are not too demanding, and a Historically correct timeline, you can actually learn from this game...." Read more

"...Secondly, there is a learning curve, and the in game information does not do enough to help you along the curve...." Read more

"This game is good its not too easy, its a good challenge in the beginning then u figure it out and its just fun...." Read more

"...But it makes no sense, I cannot get anything done. I'm not past the part in the demo! I still can't get the army out of the barracks!..." Read more

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Pooky

Grand Ages Rome

Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2009

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Grand Ages Rome is by far one of the most demanding games. If you want a stratagy game, this is for you.
Coupled with beautiful graphics, which are not too demanding, and a Historically correct timeline, you can actually learn from this game. Some elements of the game are easy, but most are very challenging. I know some people cannot get through the fact that there are fires set in your cities due to unhappy residence. This is easily overcome with a bit of patience and an understanding of why they are unhappy. It is easily one of the most sleep, bathroom, wife, depriving games made. I love it, my wife on the other hand...you know..

2 people found this helpful

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SirSefi

Generally good

Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2011

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I like the high quality of game graphics, but, if you like to get into battles and strategy more than having to spend too many hours and days constructing buildings ans cities and streets, this game is not the right one.
Other than that, it's good.

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Dan the man

In my opinion your wasting your money!

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2013

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I read all of the reviews and debated wheather I should or shouldn't buy this game. Well, I should have listened to my inner self. This was a loss as far as I'm concerned. It wasn't all that expensive, but none the less I lost my money. The graphis are less than satisfactory and I'm just not pleased as will you. Don't bother to try and waste your money, but times as well. What in the world was I thinking? Silly me!

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2010

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If you look through the reviews, you will see that either people like this game for what it is, don't like it for what it isn't, or just don't understand. First off, this is a city building game with minimal combat to distinguish it from tropico or sim city. The game in no way intends to be like Rome: Total War, Age of Empires, or any other game from the RTS genre. I find it astounding that there are so many negative reviews stating "This is no TW!!!" when there has been a demo available that lets you play the first several missions. Not only could you google the game and learn about what it is truly about before clicking Buy Now, but you could have tried it hands on and seen for yourself what the game is about.

Secondly, there is a learning curve, and the in game information does not do enough to help you along the curve. I too found the game frustrating when my first city burned to the ground for no apparent reason and with absolutely no remedy available. I would recommend finding a walkthrough online for the first and second mission. After doing this, I realized why my stuff was burning and fixed how I was playing. Whether you find this lack of information a deal breaker or not is up to you; there is a demo, find out for yourself before you buy the game.

Anything positive I could say about the game has already been mentioned a couple of times before. It is fun for the most part, and is definitely worth the eight bucks amazon has it going for right now. However please don't be ignorant, do at least a minimal amount of research before you spend money on something.

5 people found this helpful

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Letty

Great and fun game

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2012

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Its a good game its not a good game if you are not a patient person the game it self is usually kinda hard the people you rule are never satisfied . EX:The only need foo but start complaining over entertainment and religon.The replay value is great there are many different families each with there own campaign and choices and there is free build in which you can choose to build a city from the past in your own style. overall great game

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2014

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The "range" of the building make this game very limited... I regret on buying this game even it is $3.79 dollars, I feel it is waste. After a hour, I deleted it, and I don't want to play it anymore.

Gameplay
*in order to make a building working you should have the "resource" building in his range. For example, if I build a wheat farm, I need a plebs house in its range, if not, it can't put it in work. and it is the same for the flour building. if you want to produce flour, you have to be close the wheat farm... and some plebs house might start to have crime, no food, etc etc...

*you can't store any resource... let say your woodcut building produce 30 wood. your brick have a consumption of 10 wood. it will remain on your "storage" 20 woods no matter how long it pass. So when you build more building that consume wood, you will end up with a "stagnation", which mean "the construction times for all building are tripled".... etc etc and many other problem that you can think of from this...

*in order to get food you need field or from port(fish), and field are very limited when you start. So to provide food for all the plebs house, it is very annoying seen all the field are in one spot. And the port for fishing, you can't build a port whenever you want, they are in fit location, and they usually they are very far from other resource, so you might need other building to deliver the food(fish) little bit farther... but more building for work, mean more food demand... you will end up with the problem of no place to build other building....
NOTE: at least that going to happen for beginning players... I am not sure for those player who have high experience on this kind of game, or those who have very good ability to organize that.

Written by a not beginning players, nor I am a high experience player. I have played many settler game before, tons of strategy game.

2 star because it has good graph, and music.

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Native Texan

Beautiful graphics and improved military choices

Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2009

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This is a nicely updated version of IMPERIUM ROMANUM with breathtaking vistas at ground level and greatly improved military choices. I'm running it on a 64 bit Gateway with the graphics choices at max. Part of the game is keeping your citizens happy (fed, entertained, y'know, the Roman masses stuff) so they don't turn to crime or burn down your city. That's the urban planning part and it can be a challenge. If you don't like city building you won't like this game. There are interesting people who pop up in the cities including a mime who will do the "invisible box" and "pulling an invisible rope" as well as a man with a tamed hyena. TIP: For excellent wallpaper screenshots spend some time building Alexandria and take shots from the ocean.

19 people found this helpful

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Vinfox

Three Stars

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2015

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