Total War Rome 2

Total War: Rome II is the second installment of the Rome Total War games. Once again, like any proper Total War, it mixes turn-based strategy phases and real-time battles (a little feeling of recycling this sentence in every article about a Total War game).

As its name suggests, the game is set in Antiquity, more precisely during the Roman era. The main campaign begins during Rome’s rise. It is not yet a great empire but is beginning to dominate Italy little by little. If you want to play the Republic, you can thus decide to expand in a fairly historical way. Or explore other possibilities (uchronias are fun).
For example, head full steam east! Conquer Greece, Anatolia and why not all the way to Persia and reconstitute Alexander the Great’s empire? Or head north and subdue the Germanic tribes and become a powerful continental empire.
In short, the possibilities, as always in this type of game, are infinite!

You will have understood: the map is big, bigger than in the predecessor Rome: Total War. From Britain to Persia via Arabia and Central Europe… there is plenty to do!

The game also brings a new political management system. Indeed, powers are made up of factions that compete for power. These power struggles can, for example, lead to revolts or even civil wars. You will therefore have to be vigilant about these intrigues. It would be a shame to build a huge empire only for it to split at the first opportunity.

The game received several DLCs adding mostly new playable factions, but some offer new campaigns focused on a very specific period and event.