A good strategy game.

User Rating: 8 | Total War: Rome II PC
By lazaroaieadrian | Review Date:
On a foggy hill, deep in barbarian territory, our Roman army readies itself for battle. A few miles away, the Averni of ancient Gaul (a tribe that famously opposed Caesar and lost) amass in a forest. Our Rome is significantly outnumbered by these woad-caked tribal warriors, but army size isn't everything in Total War. We have catapults and veteran triarii with the finest armour; they have iron swords and rocks.

We select a unit on the front line and hit the new cinematic camera button. The camera swoops down and we find ourselves viewing the battlefield through the eyes of an individual soldier. Our fellow soldiers psych themselves up, jumping up and down and banging their shields with their swords. Some look nervous. "We may be outnumbered," barks a general, who's started giving a rousing speech to his men, "but victory will be ours!" And with that, we charge.

As our army roars towards the forest, we spin the cinematic camera around. It's a striking sight; thousands of soldiers, siege weapons, and war dogs stampeding down the hillside. We hear the sound of boots thundering on the ground and armour clunking. This is the most cinematic Total War yet, which gives battles and soldiers more personality. But, this being a strategy game, you won't be spending much time at ground level as the battle begins to rage.

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