Metascore
46

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 9
  2. Negative: 5 out of 9
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  1. PC Gamer UK
    65
    Get "Legion Arena" instead. [July 2007, p.88]
  2. PC Format
    63
    There is little new here that would make you choose this over the demonstrably superior games from Creative Assembly. [July 2007, p.72]
  3. PC Zone UK
    30
    Unexciting...Unrewarding...Uninteresting... Ungood. [Aug 2007, p.82]
  4. The battle graphics get the job done, but everything else is a wash. The game is simple to play and though it does try to complicate matters, does a poor job – which reveals the simplistic nature of this title.
  5. Recycled edutainment and terrible production values make this RTS survey of Roman history stale and simple.
  6. Unlike Total War, there is no strategic dimension to the map. It’s all just a linear series of tactical battles one after the other.
  7. If you really want to learn more about the battles of Rome and to try your hand at recreating them, you're far, far better off simply renting a History Channel Special and picking up a copy of Rome: Total War.
  8. PC Gamer
    48
    Rome seems rushed and poorly realized. [Apr 2008, p.70]
  9. Great Battles of Rome = Epic Fail.
User Score
3.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Negative: 4 out of 6
  1. IanH.
    Aug 30, 2007
    1
    This game is a complet copy of the total war series, if you you seriously want great batlles with romans buy rome:total war.Not this poor excuse.
  2. SteeleX
    Jul 30, 2007
    0
    When I started playing this game, i continously checked the date of when this game was made. I can not believe that this game was made inWhen I started playing this game, i continously checked the date of when this game was made. I can not believe that this game was made in 2007!!
    I would give this game a 7 or 6 if it was made in 7 years ago. So the more I play this game, the more I wanted to play Medieval 2.
    EVEN IF YOU'RE GETTING THIS GAME FOR FREE I SUGGEST YOU NOT, BECAUSE I'M SURE EVEN ROMAN TIMES LOVERS WOULDN'T EVEN TOUCH THIS GAME!!!!!
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