- Publisher: Sega
- Release Date: Sep 2, 2013
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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3974 Ratings
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Positive: 1,184 out of 3974
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Mixed: 613 out of 3974
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Negative: 2,177 out of 3974
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Sep 27, 2013
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Sep 27, 2013If you are a fan of the total war series you will want to avoid this game.
It was released fours weeks ago and still has problems with loads of bugs.
The game has been simplified and a lot of content has been removed.
The game is boring and lacking in any strategy. Seriously, there is so little to playing this game, if you have a pulse you can play this game.
Don't buy this game. -
Oct 3, 2013
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Oct 8, 2013Biggest failure of beloved game. What a shame. They cut from game best features and instead it's full of bugs and terrible design decisions. Pre-launch marketing were lies and this is disgraceful.
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Nov 1, 2013Huge fan of the series stunned they could go so far backwards in AI, UI, battles and campaign mode.
Game doesn't deserve the current rating of 76 on metacritic and it's disgusting to see so many review sites posted positive reviews at release. Never trust paid critics folks. -
Mar 5, 2014Absolute Garbage. Purchased on Steam, can't play as it keeps randomly crashing. I wish I'd read all the reviews about bugs before buying. Can't get any sense from the support, the support forums are useless, and can't speak to anyone about a refund. CA have literally stolen my £30. I used to love Total War. I will never again give CA or the total war series my money. Unbelievable.
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Mar 26, 2014I bought this game at launch worked till decemeber, since then doesent work, keep getting the sam CTD. So I recommend wait 2-3 years for the modders to fix it, this is just a store platform for CA to sell buggy crap. I even made a complaint to my local consumer protectio agency as this people are scammers.
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Sep 5, 2013
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Nov 17, 2013Great franchise which i liked since the first Rome. But this game is terrible. they just made out a raw game, which is practically unplayable with its poor optimization and crashes. Obviously they would fix everything but the first impression is ruined. Hope next time they won't treat their fans like that.
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Sep 8, 2013Apart from the bugs there are some serious game breakers for me; not in the least the capture points during battles. Don't too be tempted by the critic reviews, most of them aren't TW players anyway.
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Oct 2, 2013What a joke, the internet is kidding itself Just look to the left and bow down for the might of the.. (wait for it)... "Critics"!! #gotpaidmuch!?
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Sep 30, 2014This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Feb 17, 2015It's more like Total Fail, than Total War. No in depth diplomatic systems, no in depth political system, just random actions.
My god, this was the worse Total War game I ever played, I really don't understand what's going with CA, Shogun 2 was really amazing and I thought I could only get better, but I didn't knew how creedy SEGA was, the ruined everything. -
Mar 8, 2015
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Oct 3, 2018One of my pet peeves are games that bill themselves as being historically accurate but then make very deliberate decisions to be demonstrably inaccurate. If that annoys you, too, then stay away from this game.
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Sep 29, 2018Tolerance that violates any common sense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sep 29, 2018
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Sep 7, 2013Poorly optimized GFX and AI
UI reminiscent of a console game feels really dumbed down.
Too many factions takes too long to process AI's turn.
It's against my princples, but really wished I'd pirated this rather than pre-ordered.... -
Sep 7, 2013
Awards & Rankings
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Nov 18, 2013The game is far less polished than Shogun 2, and a few more patches will help, but Rome II is still a flawed game that is underwhelming when compared to previous titles in the franchise.
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Nov 6, 2013And here’s the rub: every addition, every sub-system, every mechanic is subservient to War. War is what Total War is really about. Everything else not directly related to conflict comes across as ancillary. Rome II is a game for warmongers, on both the campaign map and, obviously, on the battlefield. When peace is happening, nothing is happening. When war is happening, Rome comes alive.
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PC PowerPlayOct 28, 2013If you will play literally anything featuring Total War and Rome in the same title and don't value your time, this is for you. [Nov 2013, p.80]