The History Channel: Great Battles of Rome

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

1
Average:

1
Bad:

2

Pros:

Semiinteresting, RPGlight army promotions.
Educating, Authentic footage from History Channel, A long campaign mode Multiplayer

Cons:

Shallow strategic options, Generic battles against mostly generic enemy troops, Provides no sense of history or any serious context for these "great battles", Abysmal graphics and sound.
Strategy at its most basic, AI dont always do what you tell them

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Last revision on February 3, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Semiinteresting, RPGlight army promotions
Educating, Authentic footage from History Channel, A long campaign mode Multiplayer

Reviewers Didn't Like

Shallow strategic options, Generic battles against mostly generic enemy troops, Provides no sense of history or any serious context for these "great battles", Abysmal graphics and sound
Strategy at its most basic, AI dont always do what you tell them

Expert reviews and ratings

By GameSpot on October 25, 2007 35

Recycled edutainment and terrible production values make this RTS survey of Roman history stale and simple....

By GameZone on October 04, 2007 62

I am Marcus Aurellis, emperor of all that lies before me. … I rule over Rome and Rome is the center of the world. In blood, the greatest words are written and so Rome became a mighty scribe. Her destiny has been carved in steel; let not the world...

By GadgetSpeak on August 09, 2007 72

The title "The History Guide: " says it all. This is a real time strategy game which involves taking part in ancient battles between the and opposing forces. The action is supplemented by material from the History Channel series. Unfortunately, as I...

By Yet Another Review Site on May 09, 2007 80

Over the years there have been many strategy games. Most recently the Total War series has set the bar for what strategy games should look like and how they should play.So when I picked up the History Channel approved Great Battles of Rome, I was a...

By HEXUS.net on May 03, 2007

For all its ambition to recreate some epic battles, the game doesnt quite capture the violence or intensity of what must have been a bloody war. Zoom into the action and youll see some soldiers standing completely still right in the middle of fight...