About Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition: Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battle.
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Release Date: 2 Sep, 2013

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About Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition:

Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battle.

In addition, Emperor Edition includes all content and feature updates made available for ROME II since its launch in September 2013. These include Twitch.TV integration, touchscreen controls, new playable factions and units, and Mac compatibility.
The Imperator Augustus Campaign Pack and all Emperor Edition content and features are free, via automatic update, to all existing ROME II owners.

About the Imperator Augustus Campaign Pack

The Imperator Augustus Campaign Pack is a new playable campaign for ROME II, which rivals the original ROME II Grand Campaign in both scope and scale. This campaign comes as part of Total War™: ROME II – Emperor Edition and is available as a free, automatic update to existing owners of Total War™: ROME II.
The Imperator Augustus Campaign Pack is set in 42 BC during the chaotic aftermath of Caesar’s grisly murder. The republic remains whole, but its soul is divided as three great men, the members of the Second Triumvirate, hold the future of Rome in the palms of their hands.

Octavian, Caesar’s adoptive son and the heir to his legacy.

Marc Antony, Caesar’s loyal friend and most trusted lieutenant.

Lepidus, Pontifex Maximus of Rome and the man who secured Caesar’s dictatorship.

With the territories of The Republic divided between them and the military might of Rome at their beck-and-call, the members of The Second Triumvirate are each in a position to make a bid for leadership, and rule Rome as its first – and only – emperor.

However, external forces are on the move, looking to exploit the instability of Rome and expand their own territories. Will you fight as a defender of Rome and defeat the other members of the Triumvirate? Or lead another faction on a campaign of conquest and expansion, and take advantage of the chaos as the Roman civil war rages?

Playable Factions

Players may embark on a new Campaign as one of the following playable factions:
Marc Antony
Lepidus
Octavian
Pompey
Iceni
Marcomanni
Dacia
Egypt
Parthia
Armenia (also now playable in the ROME II Grand Campaign).

How far will you go for Rome?

The award-winning Total War series returns to Rome, setting a brand new quality benchmark for Strategy gaming. Become the world’s first superpower and command the Ancient world’s most incredible war machine. Dominate your enemies by military, economic and political means. Your ascension will bring both admiration and jealousy, even from your closest allies.

Will you suffer betrayal or will you be the first to turn on old friends? Will you fight to save the Republic, or plot to rule alone as Emperor?

✢ Plan your conquest of the known world in a massive sandbox turn-based campaign mode (supporting additional 2-player cooperative & competitive modes). Conspiracies, politics, intrigue, revolts, loyalty, honour, ambition, betrayal. Your decisions will write your own story.

✢ Build vast armies and take to the battlefield in real-time combat mode. Put your tactical skills to the test as you directly control tens of thousands of men clashing in epic land and sea battles.

✢ Play for the glory of Rome as one of three families or take command of a huge variety of rival civilisations – each offers a notably different form of gameplay experience with hundreds of unique units from siege engines and heavy cavalry to steel-plated legionaries and barbarian berserkers.

✢ See exotic ancient cities and colossal armies rendered in incredible detail, as jaw-dropping battles unfold. Detailed camera perspectives allow you to see your men shout in victory or scream in pain on the frontline, while a new tactical cam allows a god’s eye view of the carnage to better inform your strategic decisions.

✢ Extremely scalable experience, with gameplay and graphics performance optimised to match low and high-end hardware alike.

System Requirements

Windows
Mac OS X
    Minimum
    • OS: XP/ Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8
    • Processor:2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor / 2.6 GHz Intel Single Core processor
    • Memory:2GB RAM
    • Graphics:512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 3, vertex texture fetch support).
    • DirectX®:9.0c
    • Hard Drive:35 GB HD space
    • Additional:Screen Resolution - 1024x768
    Recommended:
    • OS:Windows 7 / Windows 8
    • Processor:2nd Generation Intel Core i5 processor (or greater)
    • Memory:4GB RAM
    • Graphics:1024 MB DirectX 11 compatible graphics card.
    • DirectX®:11
    • Hard Drive:35 GB HD space
    • Additional:Screen Resolution - 1920x1080
    • Operating System: OS X 10.7.5
    • Processor: 1.7 GHz Intel Core i5
    • RAM: 4 GB RAM
    • Hard Drive: 25 GB
    • Video Card: 512 MB AMD Radeon HD 4850, NVidia GeForce 640 or Intel HD 4000
    • Screen Resolution: 1024x768.

    Unsupported graphics chipsets for Mac: NVidia GeForce 9 series, GeForce 300 series, GeForce Quadro series, AMD Radeon HD 4000 series, Radeon HD 2000 series
    • Operating System: OS X 10.7.5 (or later)
    • Processor: 2nd Generation
    Intel Core i5 (or greater)
    • RAM: 8 GB RAM
    • Hard Drive: 25 GB
    • Video Card: 1 GB NVidia 750 (or better)
    • Screen Resolution: 1920x1080.

    Unsupported graphics chipsets for Mac: NVidia GeForce 9 series, GeForce 300 series, GeForce Quadro series, AMD Radeon HD 4000 series, Radeon HD 2000 series
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Killroy
( 361.2 hrs on record )
Posted: 15 August
Do not support CA/SEGA and this ♥♥♥♥ instalment of a game.


Released as a finished product, but was in fact a ♥♥♥♥ing beta. It took more than three years to "Fix" many of the problems this game faces. Yet still suffers from game breaking bugs and game mechanics. The moderators on the forums would ban anyone that attempted to report a bug for the first two months, and many people suffered from problems that were never solved.

DLC is overpriced, and some of which was removed from the game post release and labeled as a DLC. Such as the beast of war DLC.

Playable factions were removed and you were forced to purchase them as a DLC.


Now, you can see that I have about 400+ in this game, despite hating it. There is a simple reason for this. For the first year this game was out, it would crash after the 50th turn. Throwing any amount of hours put into the game/campaign into the trash. Then there is the fact it cost 60 bucks and I want to have some exsperience to warrant that price tag.
Guess what, never succeded. This game is ♥♥♥♥, the developers can suck a ♥♥♥♥ and anyone and everyone that worked on this game in any factor (apart from commmunity Mods) should not be a developer.
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Mr.Pikey
( 96.5 hrs on record )
Posted: 15 August
Weak ♥♥♥ mosh pit simulator. Coded by cash grabbing lazy asses.
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Karradery
( 105.9 hrs on record )
Posted: 15 August
A riveting success in the impressive Total War series. Truly phenomanel.
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Emperor Donald Trump
( 1.2 hrs on record )
Posted: 15 August
Game has been out how long and is still full of bugs and still charging $60?? Comeon. Can't even play it without it crashing.
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Thy Ogrelord
( 26.7 hrs on record )
Posted: 15 August
I got wrecked by a bot.
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technomancer
( 805.9 hrs on record )
Posted: 15 August
buying the game at full price is a no but when there is a sale buy it
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GOPNIK 4 LIFE
( 73.1 hrs on record )
Posted: 15 August
bought the Greek states DLC, played as sparta got REKT by rome in 5 turns.
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Steal yo ' Gurl
( 115.7 hrs on record )
Posted: 14 August
I really enjoyed this game and id heavily recommend it for a intro total war game.
However for whatever reason, my Game doesn't even launch on my steam....

I'd recommend buying this game and all its expansions on sale.
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( 7.9 hrs on record )
Posted: 14 August
This is SPARTAAAAAA for 16.99
ARE U KIDDING ME
but i am enjoying the game so i can hold my anger
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Most Helpful Reviews  In the past 30 days
43 of 52 people (83%) found this review helpful
17 people found this review funny
Recommended
137.1 hrs on record
Posted: 23 July
Rome was not patched in a day - Some guy

That's the raw truth, you know. Ever since the huge pile of bullsh bugs and unbalances this game was upon release, things are a lot different now. And for the best.

The full package of Rome II: Emperor Edition includes a Grand Campaign, 4 DLC Campaigns, 9 gameplay packs, 10 million dollars, a prostitu, never mind, I think you get the point. Some of these DLCs are free and others are a bit too pricey for what they offer. My advice? get them during steam sales.

For the sake of briefness, we will mostly stick to the Grand Campaign. You got a map stretching from the Brittanic Isles and Iberia to Northern Africa and Bactria. The faction you choose will be somewhere inside this vast landscape, and your goal is to fulfill certain objectives to beat the game. The map is historically accurate, and please, show some understanding and don't complain about certain "historical cities" missing, if every aspect of history was added in this game, we would have a giant mess to deal with that would be pretty unplayable.

The gameplay is pretty complex. As your faction's leader you got access everywhere: from internal politics between parties and dynasties, to economy, to constructing new buildings, armies, navies, to recruiting agents, to foreign policies and much more. You have so much to do and so many ways to destroy or subjugate your enemies, you will never be bored. Every playthrough is unique and always something new and different happens, requiring your skills to take care of it. Diplomacy, economy, military, they all are the means to an end. And you have to learn how to use them properly.

When is comes to AI things are a bit obvious: it's completely predictable. The AI does this certain loop: build big armies, attack neighbours, refuse 80% of the time to trade, repeat. Seriously, no idea why it's so impossible to trade with other factions in this game. You have to make huge coin offers that will obliterate your coffers and most of the times, it's just not worth it. Particularly, I can't recall Rome as a faction to ever accept my trade offers. What a bunch of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥s they are.

As for the battle AI, things are better there. The enemy actually adapts to your tactics, trying to counter your movements and is not afraid to use dirty tactics to finish you off (like using huge amounts of javelins or hit-and-run tactics with cheap units). If you don't know what you are doing or take too long to come up with a proper strategy and battle plan, the AI will proudly march back home with your general's head mounted on a spear. SPOILER ALERT: pikes and horse archers beat anything. Kind of.

Not gonna lie though, the game is BEAUTIFUL. The sounds are top notch, the soldiers are detailed, the animations very cool and there are thousands of soldiers on the battlefield, ready to slaughter each other for your amusement. Combine it with graphics mods and all you have to do is order a roman armor from ebay to complete your immersion. It's simply that good.

Rome II still has several flaws, many of them fixed by Attila. That doesn't mean the game is unplayable, in fact it's extremely enjoyable and has a tremendous amount of replayability. Trying out new factions with different playstyle, take different courses than your last playthrough, epic, massive scale battles and cunning diplomacy combine in an amazing package of fun. And for those that want to take it more competitive, there's also the option to play online.

RATING:

Gameplay:
7.5/10

Presentation:
9.5/10

Story:
9/10

Unique Factor: Replayability:
10/10

OVERALL: 9/10
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34 of 44 people (77%) found this review helpful
22 people found this review funny
Recommended
119.6 hrs on record
Posted: 20 July
Pay £3 if you want gore
Pay £10 if you want to play as factions already in the game
Pay £10 if you want more units
pay £10 if you want more priates
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23 of 28 people (82%) found this review helpful
16 people found this review funny
Recommended
188.1 hrs on record
Posted: 22 July
-Started as Sparta
-Took over Athens
-Macedon declares war on me
-Eperius sends over thosands of troops at me
-I take Larissa
-Macedon attacks Larissa with a 20 stack
-Eperius lands their army on my shores of Sparta
-Macedon macrhes on Athens
-I lose
-Eperius and Macedon make a Millitary Alliance
-Eperius attacks my capital with the help of Macedon
-I try to run out my genreals unit
-Get him with half health
-Get chased down by Macedon

10/10 Would Get F*cked over again
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9 of 10 people (90%) found this review helpful
2 people found this review funny
Recommended
760.3 hrs on record
Posted: 27 July
I know a large amount of people hate on this game (I think its one of the lowest rated Total War games ever)...and at release it was so buggy that it would make you vomit, it was the classic example of a failed launch. However, with the launch of the Emperor Edition and mods.. "DEI"(Dresden Shot out to you and thank you for saving this game!) and numerous others it quickly became one of my favorite games. With my 700+ hours in game if you enjoy strategy games...you will like and love it like me! My wife hates it, but what does she know about strategy and legions damnit!..hahaha! It is worth picking it up if your a fan of the time period and enjoy strategy.
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11 of 15 people (73%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Not Recommended
24.4 hrs on record
Posted: 26 July
After playing from ROME 1 to Medieval 2 to Empire to Napoleon to Shogun 2... this is the worst total war I have ever play... its just simply not interesting at all and boring... the family system, its boring... the traits, its nothing special... it's not interesting as the previous total wars... and i dont understand - why all the units from different faction doesn't look much diferent? and the technologies... is damn boring... it shouldn't be that way... is very disappointing and this is the first total war that make me feel bored JUST AFTER 7 HOURS OF GAMEPLAY!!
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4 of 4 people (100%) found this review helpful
2 people found this review funny
Recommended
569.5 hrs on record
Posted: 12 August
Not the best Total war.. Not even the second best, or the third best, but i did play it for 500+ hours.
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5 of 6 people (83%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
251.6 hrs on record
Posted: 18 July
this started of as a 4/10

now it's 8.5/10 thanks to patching & salvaging from the devs

hoping a medieval remake is on the cards for the next release

or WW1
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6 of 8 people (75%) found this review helpful
3 people found this review funny
Recommended
12.9 hrs on record
Posted: 3 August
If you like Rome and hate stupid barbarians buy this.
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2 of 2 people (100%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
120.1 hrs on record
Posted: 19 July
I got into the total war games recently and this is amazing.
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2 of 2 people (100%) found this review helpful
Not Recommended
36.4 hrs on record
Posted: 11 August
I'd heard this game was fixed since its disastrous launch so I decided to give it a try.

Conclusion: shouldn't have given it a try.

By far the biggest issue with this game is how absurdly easy it is, combat especially so (all of the following are my experiences from playing on Legendary difficulty). You can beat a force that has four times your numbers with next to no strategizing. Want to win every fight? Here's how. Take the high ground with your general and melee troops. Send your skirmishers and archers to shoot at the enemy. The enemy will probably stand there and take the punishment, letting you crush their morale and take out a sizable chunk of their army. On the off chance they attack your skirmishers, don't fret. Just walk back to your hill. The one unit they send (they only ever send one unit) will follow the skirmishers indefinitely, including into a wall of spears.

If they send cavalry after your skirmishers, fear not: cavalry love charging into pikes. Put a pike or spear near an AI cavalry unit and they'll ram into it like a bull into a red cape.

Besieging a city? Don't bother. Disband some of your troops from your army so that the AI gets confident and let them sally out to attack. Then proceed to do the above. After the entire garrison is dead, just autoresolve the siege and boom, you took a city with less than 200 casualties.

Don't even get me started on the abomination that is naval battle.

It's disgraceful that a real time strategy game requires so little strategy. AI is the most important part of these games, period. For some reason it was put on the backburner for Rome II.

Next up, the tech tree. Awful. The tech times are so ludicrously slow that you'll have conquered over half the continent by the time you build your first Tier III building.

Gold? Don't worry about it. After 10 or so turns you'll be making more than you know what to do with, unless you start out as Rome, where you have more gold than you'll ever need at turn 1.

Diplomacy is better than Civilization V, but that isn't saying much.

To wrap up: at first its fun to crush your enemies, but you'll find yourself thirsting for a challenge that will never come.
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