Set in ancient Rome, your objectives were to keep a stable political and economic conditions, expand your territory, and fight off invaders. It was important to recruit commanders and soldiers to meet your requirements while making sure that you keep enough funds to build up your cities. In all fairness, this game plays out like most strategy games. As I mentioned, you build up an empire and then your win. So that begs the question, what makes this old game a classic but still relevant today? The actual tactical battles that take place.
In Rome: Total War, your armies met on the battlefield to determine the victor. What made this experience unique was that you controlled all units. You choose where to send them and what actions they had to take. You were the commander of the battlefield and one slight misstep could cost you the battle. Everything had to be tactical. It was tough to win a battle by attacking an enemy straight on. Actually, it usually ended suicidal and your army being crushed. In harder difficulties during campaign, it was tough to recover after a crushing defeat.
Battles would take place in three different scenarios. It was either an open battlefield, a bridge, or a siege map. The siege maps were intense as well as annoying. If you were trying to climb a castle of a wall, you were generally meet with a barrage of arrows and hot oil. It never ended well. The bridge battles were tough because spearmen could chock you right on the bridge--damn those Greeks and their phalanx formations. The open maps were the best. These types of maps really pushed you into choosing sacrificing some units for the better of the whole army.
The best part of this game was the large modding community. If you are fortunate enough to have a physical copy or computer savvy with steam, you could add expansions created by enthusiasts. These mods would have new units and new maps. They were pretty intense. All-in-all, if you want a true military game experience, this would be the game to pick up.
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