Rome Total War Anthology (Total War, Alexander & Barbarian)

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Rome Total War Anthology (Total War, Alexander & Barbarian) From Sega List Price: $69.99 Price: $28.61 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Ships from and sold by BLS Mart 7 new or used available from $25.49 Average customer review:

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Includes Rome: Total War and the 2 OfficialExpansion Packs!Product InformationThree Rome: Total War titles in one collection.  In Rome: Total War themightiest armies and the most brilliant commanders of ancient times clash in anepic war game only Total War can create.  An all new campaign map extendsthe Rome: Total War experience further Eastward than ever before taking youinto Macedonia and the Persian Empire. A host of new content includes four newfactions and 60 all new units in Rome: Total War Barbarian Invasion ExpansionPack.  It is 363 AD and the last Emperor of the unified Rome is dead. Hissuccessors now rule a divided Empire. Beyond the frontiers of the sunderedEmpire new enemies are lurking. The barbarians are at the gates in this officialexpansion pack for Rome: Total War Alexander.Product Title Included Rome: Total War Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion Expansion Pack Rome: Total War - Alexander Expansion PackProduct OverviewRome: Total WarStorm clouds gather over Europe Asia and North Africa as mighty armies marchforward in Rome: Total War.  Command the greatest forces of the ancientworld including the Roman Legions Carthage and Gaul; lay siege tocivilizations using powerful war engines; and decimate your enemies usingspecial units like ferocious war dogs armored elephants or Scythed chariots. In Rome: Total War the most epic cinematic real-time 3D battles ever seen in agame come to life with awe-inspiring graphics.  Vast armies are led bybrilliant generals such as Hannibal leader of the Carthaginians and JuliusCaesar Rome's greatest general and leader.  The mightiest armies and themost brilliant commanders of ancient times clash in an epic war game only TotalWar can create.Features: Easily manage vast cities and gigantic battles with the aid of advisors auto managing tools and pick-up and play controls. Forge an empire on the revolutionary 3D campaign map with

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #2853 in Video Games
• Brand: Sega
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Dimensions: .40 pounds

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A true classic PC game While I haven't had much time to mess around with the Alexander expansion, I have to say that there are few, if any, video games that have sucked me in as much as Rome Total War and the Barbarian Invasion expansion. While I obviously love Medieval 2 Total War as much as the next guy (when I get to borrow my ex's super laptop anyway :), there's something amazing -- especially for a history buff -- about the diversity, challenge, and overall feel of the RTW games, never mind the various mods available which pretty much keep it from becoming obsolete. Generally, I am the type of gamer who avoids flavor of the month games, but who REALLY gets into 2-3 great games a year (typically console games, e.g. I'm way too into Fallout 3 right now, as I was codependent with Assassin's Creed a year ago), and I kind of laughed at my good friend who recommended this game to me a few years ago (yes, yes...I know: I'm totally with it...). It just seemed like too much time and trouble. After borrowing it from him in August of 2006, I think he finally got it back in late 2007, right after I bought my own copy. :) I've played various custom battles and campaigns with various factions with all kinds of difficulties and I NEVER get sick of it. I'm a fledgling writer who studies ancient, medieval, and modern history (both eastern and western), along with general military history and theory, pretty seriously, so conquering the world with Parthia or Rome never gets old--EVER! The sheer quality of the Total War games, let alone the constant barrage of and variety of mods, make them worth every penny. I HATED RTS games prior to experiencing this series: now I LOVE 'EM. I can't think of a better compliment than that. Fun but one major drawback I have enjoyed playing Rome Total War and I think the concept is great but what I hate is the civil disorder aspect. It seems that there is nothing you can do to stop it. The population starts rioting in your cities so you add troops but eventually they rebel and evict your troops anyway and suddenly there is this huge rebel army in your city and since these cities are usually behind your main lines of conflict it is difficult to get the troops there to retake the city. Especially since this usually starts happening in earnest right at the critical time when you are just starting to battle your strongest enemies for dominance. I was fighting as the egyptians and was just starting the critical battles with the 3 Roman factions and suddenly one after another of my cities rebelled (even though they were strongly garrisoned) until it had cut back my income to the point that I was losing money each turn and couldnt reinforce or retrain my vital armies. I ended up quiting the game even though I had played for days to get to that point. The Barbarian Invasion version is even worse as you have your generals suddenly switch sides and you are dealing with huge armies invading your territory so it is difficult enough dealing with them even with all of your armies staying loyal. I only played that one once and that was enough for me. Maybe there is something I am not doing or dont understand but overall I think it was a waste of money for me because I cant see myself putting in the time it takes to get to the critical point just to have something beyond my control decide the game. AWSOME GAME THIS GAME IS TOTALLY AWSOME....MANY HOURS HAVE BEEN SPENT ON THIS GAME IN MY HOME.....I RECOMMEND IT TO ALL GAMERS