Like previous entries in the Total War franchise, it's a mixture of turn-based strategising and real-time tussles, but this time we're returning to one of the most fertile periods of history, the rise of ancient Rome. However, waiting for us on our return home was a preview code of the said campaign, that has allowed us much more time to explore the opening battles of CA's newest title.
Who'd have thought that the house of Sonic would eventually transform into the home of hardcore PC strategy games (they recently published Relic's Company of Heroes 2, as well as Football Manager 2013)?!Īt a recent event they shipped in journalists from around Europe to a film set just outside Rome (used for the HBO TV series, Rome), and let us get hands-on with a preview build of the prologue campaign for the latest entry into the Total War series.ĭuring our time in the blistering Roman sun, we were only able to try our hand at a couple of the battles that take place during this tutorial campaign. When it comes to Creative Assembly's Total War: Rome II, there's a lot of confidence bubbling around the Sega camp.
