Imperium Romanum

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  • Summary: Imperium Romanum puts the player in the role of a governor of a province, where he or she must strive to build a well organized, prosperous and commanding settlement. Set in the time of the Roman Empire at its peak, players construct fortifications, towers, gates and bridges, while payingImperium Romanum puts the player in the role of a governor of a province, where he or she must strive to build a well organized, prosperous and commanding settlement. Set in the time of the Roman Empire at its peak, players construct fortifications, towers, gates and bridges, while paying for them with a new currency. Imperium Romanum is a challenging, enjoyable, and authentic quest to rule the world. With missions based on real events and locations and enhanced by elements like crime and economics, Imperium Romanum is the complete historical strategy gaming experience. Impressive graphics showcase historically accurate buildings, natural disasters, and siege machines, as well as an improved battle system where the player commands their armies. The missions are interactive, so the players activate the goals when they choose. Build. Rule. Conquer! [SouthPeak Interactive]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19
  1. Cheat Code Central
    94
    Imperium Romanum offers tons of replay value, with different modes and virtually unlimited ways to play each scenario.
  2. AceGamez
    80
    Imperium Romanum ticks all the right boxes; with an intuitive and easy to understand interface, a varied mix of scenarios to play through and a substantially improved graphics engine, there's a lot to like about it - but it isn't perfect.
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  3. PC Zone UK
    75
    If you can turn a blind eye to the ropey skirmishes, you'll be in for weeks of city building goodness. [Apr 2006, p.85]
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  4. Game Over Online
    67
    It’s a little boring and it’s a little easy and it’s a little basic, but if you’ve never tried the city-building genre before, then you might find it to be of some value. However, if you’re familiar with the genre at all, then you might as well skip Imperium Romanum, because you’ve already played better versions of it.
  5. IGN
    60
    Everything here has a very paint-by-numbers feel to it and, while we're not enemies of following the traditions and conventions of the genre, there's no reason to make yet another Roman-themed city builder if you're not going to try to do it in a way that is noticeably different from the other three that are still sitting on store shelves.
  6. Play (Poland)
    60
    This ancient city planning simulator got a bit more interesting, but is still lacking many managing options and the scale is certainly sub par, especially considering that the population of Rome at its peak was over 1 million. [May 2008]
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  7. 1UP
    25
    You can play a few pointless sandbox maps that demonstrate the straightjacketed city progression, whether you're in Capua, Venice, Sparta, or Memphis.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. PascalG.
    Apr 1, 2008
    10
    Imho one of the best city-builders on the market...just perfect to relax after a long day of work...which is right now.
  2. DanaM
    Oct 24, 2008
    9
    Great to relax with, lay out your city so it is functional and watch it grow. Challenge is not over the top, but just plain fun.
  4. [ANONYMOUS]
    Nov 28, 2009
    9
    Very nice graphics, Good gameplay, Interesting features and historical notes. Good game!
  5. FarhanS.
    Mar 3, 2008
    8
    The game's basic funda is city building as defined by the tag line. It covers all the part from the game CIV CITY ROME, with a touch of The game's basic funda is city building as defined by the tag line. It covers all the part from the game CIV CITY ROME, with a touch of SIM CITY. Its value is in Graphics, AI system, and game mechanics or interface. Enjoyed Playing it.… Expand
  6. lemafish
    Feb 9, 2013
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. very good city building game, had loads of fun, although there needs to be more random or better events which take place. still great game to play could play all day in fact nearly did!!… Expand
  7. BenjaminP
    Aug 20, 2009
    8
    A lot of indepth gameplay once scratching past the surface
  8. RobH.
    Mar 11, 2008
    2
    There's nothing particularly innovative or exciting about this game. I'm a big fan of city-builders but this does nothing to There's nothing particularly innovative or exciting about this game. I'm a big fan of city-builders but this does nothing to improve on what's already out there, and in many ways is actually worse. At best, it feels like I… Expand

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