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Game » consists of 5 releases. Released Jan 10, 2004
Many faction have horse archers like Scythians , Armenians etc.
All the factions have horse units in the game.
Equines that go 'neigh' and tend to eat hay. Some are the stars of motion pictures. The truest of companions to many adventurers.
Hotkeys allow advanced players to map game functions to a single button on a keyboard for quick and easy access.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
The 2005 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games of 2004.
A heavily armored soldier in the service of a lord or cause. Typically a champion of good and a defender of the innocent.
After Marius reform legionnaires are allowed to be trained.
You can loot the enemy settlements every time you capture one.
In real time strategy games, Macromanagement or "macro" is a loose term used to describe the ability to produce units.
From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
Micromanagement is the act of increasing the efficiency and longevity of units during a battle, or managing equipment, statistics and abilities on an obsessive level.
The minimap is a small, simplified version of a larger map. This plays a vital role in many games, especially Real Time Strategy, where it is important to have an overview of the entire map.
The extraction of valuable minerals from the earth.
The mental and emotional condition (confidence, doubt) of an individual or group with regard to the function or tasks at hand.
Each faction have a small video for ending.
Ships are the key in Rome total war you can block enemy ports for resource reduction or transport your units from the one edge of the world to the other faster.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
Peasants are agricultural laborers and countryfolk who are working the land, usually for others. Hobbies include farming, paying taxes, getting in the way of swordfights and being eaten by dragons.
A phalanx is a rectangular formation of long spears and shields facing the enemy. Ranks would be tight, perhaps locking shields together, to present the enemy with a wall of spear points and shields. A typical phalanx unit was ten by ten men.
Games that used to be available on Steam, but have since been removed.
A battle manoeuvre where a combat unit escapes the conflict.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
The Roman Empire was an empire that was founded in 31 BC and lasted until 476 AD. At their peak, they ruled most of the Mediterranean region, including most of Europe and parts of the Middle East and North Africa
The hindrance of an operation and destruction of property.
The assault on a city, or classically a castle, by an opposing force with intentions of conquest or pillaging. This is commonly accompanied by siege weaponry.
Forced labor, indentured servitude, humans relegated to property. One of the greatest affronts to individual freedom. Some games employ this as a gameplay mechanic or a major story point.
Major unit for knowing the enemy armies and structures and reducing the public order in settlements. Also very helpful to prevent other spies of entering your own cities.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Steam Trading Cards is a built in feature in the Steam client. It lets users collect cards from certain games and trade them and receive rewards for complete sets.
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