Gaming News - January 2003
London, UK (January 24, 2003) - Activision today announced the
development of Rome: Total War for the PC, the next game to be released in the
Total War series and the follow-up title to Medieval: Total War.
"One of the biggest challenges we've faced so far with Rome: Total War is
getting people to believe what they see when we show them the game," states Tim
Ansell, managing director, The Creative Assembly. "The cinematic battles are
beyond anything ever before seen in a game. So, when people see a screenshot or
the game running, they automatically assume that we're showing a cutscene or
that it's going to take a super computer to run the game. Nothing could be
further from the truth. Even before final optimizations the engine performance
and the system specs are already very competitive."
From Activision:
In the game players return to the golden age of antiquity to
take command of the most fearsome armies in a bid to rewrite the annals of
history and be proclaimed Imperator.
Following more than two years of development, the revolutionary,
all new Total War(tm) engine brings to life epic, cinematic battles beyond
anything ever seen before in a game. The player controls mighty armies of up to
10,000 fully polygonal, highly detailed, motion-captured warriors clashing in
panoramic real-time battles. Players can fight as, or against ancient history's
most legendary generals including Julius Caesar, Hannibal and the rebel
Spartacus.
At players' disposal will be hundreds different troop types
including legionaries, hoplites, barbarian hordes, war elephants, gladiators and
scythe chariots to colossal war machines such as siege towers, battering rams
and catapults hurling flaming missiles. Additionally, more than 10,000 unique
battlefields based on the topography of Europe and North Africa set the stage
for the carnage. However, conflict is not the only way to gain favor with the
senate and people of Rome as, politics, diplomacy the gladiatorial games will
play key roles in the player's quest to be declared Imperator.
For more information and regular updates visit:
www.totalwar.com/rome.htm
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