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- So crashprone that its almost unplayable, Basic design is too dated and generic, Not enough Roman history or flavor, Horribly limited army management and combat
Imperium Romanum
68
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By Good Gear Guide
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Imperium Romanum has some significant problems – its a buggy mess, has horrible combat mechanics, and doesnt really get across what the problems with your city is – but in spite of these problems there is still a good amount of fun to be...
By GamePro
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70
Rome wasnt built in a day. Imperium Romanum wasnt either, but sometimes it seems to have been. Ive been a fan of city building games on and off since I first got my hands on Caesar III. Over the past few years though I generally lapsed out of the...
By 1Up
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Having made Glory of the Roman Empire, a streamlined city-builder set in Ancient Rome, developer Haemimont now turns its efforts to...Ancient Rome? Again? Really? That's what you're doing, huh? OK. But a quick tip, Haemimont: If you're going...
By GamePyre
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Lately Ive come across some good games and some bad one, but even the good games were lacking something that I could not put my finger on. Finally, with the release of Imperium Romanum I can say that Ive reviewed a good video game; a video game...
By IGN Gear
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Though the urban sophistication of the Romans is certainly ripe territory for strategy game developers, we have to say that this Roman city builder has definitely run its course, especially when you consider the near total lack of style of invention...
By Custom PC
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FinalumWhat you have in Imperium Romanum is a sedentary Sim-City of Antiquity that does a reasonably good job of providing the entire City Prefect experience, albeit on a very rigid X/Y axis. Unfortunately, the combat is lacklustre, a little more...
By GameSpot
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Old-fashioned city building and bugs turn Imperium Romanum into an ancient ruin....
By DarkZero
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Imperium Romanum, Age of Empires with a growth disorder, stuck in the late great era of Rome.As is with this type of city builder/strategy game, you start of with a structure and a set amount of supplies, and from then on it is up to you to seek out...
By Cheat Code Central
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94
Imperium Romanum is an empire building sim that cuts to the chase with simple commands and lots of gameplay variety. It eschews the tedious micromanagement elements in favor of a more streamlined gameplay. It all adds up to a game that lets you spend...
By Expert Reviews
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The Roman Empire has provided video gaming with more than its fair share of material over the years, but few Roman-themed titles have been as entertaining and accomplished as this top-quality city-management offering. The premise is simple: build...
By Strategy Informer
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Our hands-on preview of Imperium Romanum a little over two weeks ago left us wanting to spend more time with the finished product, and with the full release now only a couple of days away, we finally have the chance to revisit the glory of Rome...
By Games Radar
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The ubiquitous “they” warn sternly that, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” While it obviously took Haemimont more than several days to develop Imperium Romanum, a sequel to 2006’s Glory of the Roman Empire, the results...
By ImpulseGamer
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John SudukisClassification: PG8.7Imperium Romanum could almost be considered a sequel to Haemimont Games Glory of the Roman Empire as players once again return to this ancient and powerful empire. Needless to say, the title has received a thorough...
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