Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Moderate overall intensityWhat's in it
Large real-time battles show soldiers fighting and dying with swords, spears, arrows and cavalry, with blood on the field; combat is realistic but not focused on gore or dismemberment.
Ancient warfare includes sacking and razing cities and enslaving captured populations as campaign mechanics, presented in a historical strategy frame.
War beasts such as elephants, cavalry horses and war dogs fight and die on the battlefield as a standard combat mechanic.
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What it is
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition is a grand strategy game set in the ancient Mediterranean, blending turn-based empire management with real-time tactical battles. Players choose a faction, expand through diplomacy, politics, economy and war, and command armies of thousands in battles fought with swords, spears, cavalry, war elephants and siege weapons. The main content is realistic historical combat against human troops, with blood in the fighting but no dismemberment, gore focus, sexual content, nudity or strong language. Darker material comes from the era it models: the player can sack and raze cities, enslave populations, and wage civil wars and political intrigue. Optional online multiplayer offers battles and campaigns against other players with text and voice chat, and the game supports community-made mods.
How it's framed
The game frames war and conquest as the neutral machinery of empire-building; killing enemy units, sacking cities and enslaving populations are presented as strategic tools that yield resources and territory rather than as acts judged as right or wrong. Violence is depicted at an army-scale, tactical remove rather than dwelt on individually.
Details
- Developer
- CREATIVE ASSEMBLY
- Publisher
- SEGA
- Released
- Sep 2, 2013
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