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7.9 out of 10

Grand Ages: Rome

First seen: 25 february 2009

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  • User Score (15)
    5.9 5.9 from 15 reviewers
  • Expert Score (42)
    7.3 7.3 from 42 reviewers
  • Gameplay (15)
    8.2 8.2 from 15 reviewers
  • Graphics (20)
    8.9 8.9 from 20 reviewers
  • Sound (19)
    8.2 8.2 from 19 reviewers
  • Multiplayer (5)
    7.1 7.1 from 5 reviewers
  • Control (2)
    8.1 8.1 from 2 reviewers
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  • nice campaign mode, detailed environments, click build, easy to pick up, neat right
  • formulaic city, poor combat, building gameplay, not enough zoom, battle boats are hopeless

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  1. Grand Ages: Rome

    Reviewer: GameSpot
    6 April 2009

    After spending a few dozen hours with Grand Ages: Rome, it's hard to come up with many reasons why this game needs to exist. It is very similar to a game released just a year ago, and it adds very little to an overdone genre. Chances are good that fans of this sort of game already have sitting on their hard drives at least a couple of perfectly good ways to build Rome in a day. Read more

  2. Grand Ages: Rome

    Reviewer: RealGamer
    31 March 2009
    Overall 6
    6.0
    Gameplay 6
    6.0
    Graphics 8
    8.0
     

    Share: Digg It Stumble it! Del.icio.us Technorati Reddit Facebook We try to make a Grand empire! Strategy PC Haemimont Games Kalypso Media 7+ Out Now 1 Grand Ages: Rome is the sequel to last years Imperium Romanum, but does this city building strategy game build on the foundation laid by its predecessor? Well not really instead it feels very much like a tweaked version of the original game. So much so that I had to actually replay Imperium Romanum again to spot the few... Read more

  3. Grand Ages: Rome

    Reviewer: GameOn
    1 April 2009

    Many moons ago, city-building games were all the rage; Sierra's Caesar and Pharaoh series appealed to history enthusiasts, The Settlers games were the cult favourite whilst Sim City was the one to beat. Nowadays Impressions Games (the developers behind Sierra's city-builders) are no more, Blue Byte have been consumed by Ubisoft and are relegated to milking their former glory with lacklustre remakes. Will Wright is one of the few to outlast his virtual cities, however... Read more

  4. Grand Ages: Rome

    Reviewer: All About The Games
    30 January 2009

    A preview of Haemimont Games / Kalypso Media's followup to Imperium Romanum Rome wasn't built in a day... Or so the old cliche would have you believe. Fear not, it won't take you that long to get into the swing of things with Haemimont Games / Kalypso Media's upcoming sequel to the sublime Imperium Romanum ( which we rather liked, as you can see from our review ). The team have taken the heady mix of strategy, combat and resource management to dizzying new heights with... Read more

  5. Grand Ages Rome

    Reviewer: DPC GAMERS
    14 October 2009

    A leader's job is never easy. Grand Ages Rome is a city building title real-time strategy set during the times of the Roman Empire during its early days. As a minor leader in the Roman Empire the player takes upon a campaign to try and attain greater power among your fellow countrymen.  The game has interesting ideas when it comes to the rules of resource allocation. Instead of building a factory... Read more

  1. Only if you like this genre

    Reviewer: Kevin Meade, Amazon
    29 November 2009
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    This game is very representative of its genre's style. It is essentially simplified city building and simplified combat. Here are some notes: 1) no micro-management of resources. This is either a minus or a plus depending on if you want this or not. 2) no real combat AI. Combat is not anything like a RTS. It is not clear at all if there is any strategy to combat. For example, I cannot tell if there is any advantage to attempting flanking moves. Additionally the AI is... Read more

  2. A good but difficult game

    Reviewer: Amazon
    27 March 2010
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Fun: This review is from: Grand Ages Rome - Gold Edition (PC DVD) (DVD-ROM) No different from the original. Too much difficult. But I like this kind of games very much (cities construction) Read more

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