Rome: Total War review:5 stars (The best strategy game of all time) - This game is thorougly excellent and well worth its price. I normally don't play strategy computer games, but this one blew me away.

There are so many pros that it's difficult to list them all. The game begins in 270 B.C., and if it's your first time playing it, you have the option of playing as one of three powerful Roman factions. As you play the game, you can unlock the other factions (the Carthiginians, Gauls, Britons, Egyptians, etc) as you conquer them. Your goal is to expand your empire across the known world, which you can do by battling enemy armies, taking their settlements, and building and maintaining your own armies and settlements.

The battle scenes are stunning and cinematic. Unlike other strategy games, this game truly allows the player to demonstrate his prowess with military tactics. And the program is so intuitive that it actually matters how you go about fighting your battle. For instance, using cavalry to attack the enemy from behind will actually result in more enemy casualties than an attack from the front.

The only negative aspect of this game that I can think of is the lack of any player involvement in naval battles. If you are attacked by an enemy fleet, you cannot fight yourself; you must allow the computer to determine the outcome automatically, which is not good because if the enemy has more ships, he will always win.

Aside from that, however, this is an excellent game and you'd be doing yourself a disservice if you are a computer game afficianado and do not already own it.5 stars (The Most Phenomenal achievment of the human race) - Well what can anyone say about Rome Total War? it's the toughest thing anyone can possibly be made to answer. Maybe it's wise to start with the other great human endeavours, the Ancient Greeks, the Pyramids, The European Rennaisance, Beethoven, Einstein. Put these in a melting pot and the end result would stll be vastly inferior to Rome Total War. The human mind is simply unable to comprehend the dizzying magnitude of Rome Total War's genius. It's like trying to comprehend the vastness of the Cosmos. Every single man woman and child on the planet must do 60 years of penance for failing to be in the same league as Rome Total War. Rome Total War is the greatest thing in the history of existence. We are but worms in the Almighty prescence of Rome Total War .5 stars (Excellent Buy) - Rome Total War is easily one of the best games i have ever bought. It gives the kind of tactical and strategic freedom most other similiar games can only touch upon. You really are allowed full control, but also have the aid of the AI any time you get overwhelmed; the whole experience stays quite smooth. I definetely recommend Rome for anybody who likes history and/or military history . It is amazingly fun and well paced, but the developers have also taken a lot of time and interest to add in a lot of interesting and accurate historical information. All in all it's a extremely solid product: well researched, well executed, and amazing to play.
Rome: Total War Features:
Computer Games
Action
Adventure
Strategy (Strategic)
Historical (historic) Recreation (Recreations)
Military (Wargames
CD
Play online with up to 8 friends
Build your empire across the Roman world through diplomacy and war
Total War engine creates spectacular, cinematic graphics
Epic real-time battles with up to 10,000 3D units on screen at once
Fun for novice or expert gamers, includes tutorial

Rome- Total War is the CD-ROM version. The full version can be purchased by clicking on the "CLICK HERE TO ORDER" button below for around 39.99USD.