Total War: Rome II

September 3, 2013 The Creative Assembly Sega
Real Time Strategy (RTS) Role-playing (RPG) Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS)
PC Mac
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Encompassing one of the best-known periods in world history, Total War: Rome II will combines turn-based campaigns with large, cinematic real-time battles.
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Become the world's first superpower and command the most incredible and vast war machine of the Ancient world. Dominate the enemies of your glorious empire by military, economic and political means. Your rise will bring admiration from your followers but will also attract greed and jealousy, even from your closest allies. Will betrayal strike you down, or will you be the first to turn on old friends? How much are you ready to sacrifice for your vision of Rome? Will you fight to save the Republic, or plot to rule alone as Dictator – as Emperor?
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Game Info

Release Date September 3, 2013
Developer The Creative Assembly
Publisher Sega
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Historical
Total War: Rome II

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