Glory of the Roman Empire
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Glory of the Roman Empire is a city-building game
set during the height of the Roman Empire
, developed by Haemimont Games
. The game was released on 26 June 2006 in the United States
. The game features a three dimensional
game engine
and individual modeling of game character behaviors
. The game has then been released in Spain and Italy in December 2006 by FX Interactive under the name Imperium Civitas. The difference in naming is explained by the popularity of Haemimont's previous games, Imperium I, II and III, which sold more than 1 million copies in these countries.
In the game, the player assumes the roles of city planner, governor, and military leader. Successful players will need planning skills, economic savvy and—should those fail—military might. Glory of the Roman Empire will challenge gamers to grow a small village into a thriving community through trade with neighbors, while also expanding and defending its borders through more militaristic means. Players will need to focus on the physical and emotional health of the citizenry; as villagers age and mature under strong leadership, they contribute to the development of more advanced societies and larger cities.
A demo was released by Haemimont games on June 14, 2006, and a sequel - Imperium Romanum
- was released in 2008.
, Caesar IV
) that came out in 2006. The game has full 3D structures, units and environment. It has dozens of historically inspired structures and environments rendered in full detail in a 3D world. Buildings can be placed easily in every direction.
An interesting aspect of the game is the inclusion of slaves
(servī) as it was indeed an important aspect of ancient Rome
More than 30 missions based in 11 historically inspired towns will immerse players in the historical aspects of the Roman Empire. Florentia (5 missions), Pompeii (1 mission), Syracusae (4 missions), Toletum (3 missions), Kartagena (3 missions), Massilia (2 missions), Mediolanum (2 missions), Lugdunum (2 missions), Londinium (3 missions) and Colonia Claudia (1 mission)
There are seven more scenarios that are sandboxes: Mountain Paradise, Desert, Highlander, Across the river, Mamertum, Halkedonia, and Rome
.
It also has a challenge mode where the player has to achieve random goals for 4 different cities.
Imperim Civitas:
There are two campaigns instead of one as in GotRE. A military and a peaceful campaign.
There are 12 freebuild cities...5 more than in GotRE and not exactly the same cities: Burdigala, Colonia Agrippina, Syena, Andautonia, Roma, Geneva, Venetia, Tamiatis, Labacum, Antium, Salamantica, Emerita Augusta
In the challenge mode you can choose the city you want to build (no random selection as in GotRE): Londinium, Lutetia, Colonia Agrippina, Burdigala, Lugdunum, Mediolanum,, Andautonia, Tarraco, Carthago Nova, Tingis, Caralis, Carthago, Syracusae, Pompeii, Roma.
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City-building game
City-building games are a genre of strategy computer game where players act as the overall planner and leader of a city, looking down on it from above, and being responsible for its growth and management...
set during the height of the Roman Empire
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
, developed by Haemimont Games
Haemimont Games
Haemimont Games is a Bulgarian video game developer founded in September 1997 and based in Sofia. The company primarily concentrates on producing medieval and ancient history strategy games and has about 50 employees, making it Bulgaria's largest video game developer.-Games:-External links:* * *...
. The game was released on 26 June 2006 in the United States
United States
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. The game features a three dimensional
3D computer graphics
3D computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images...
game engine
Game engine
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and individual modeling of game character behaviors
Human behavior
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. The game has then been released in Spain and Italy in December 2006 by FX Interactive under the name Imperium Civitas. The difference in naming is explained by the popularity of Haemimont's previous games, Imperium I, II and III, which sold more than 1 million copies in these countries.
In the game, the player assumes the roles of city planner, governor, and military leader. Successful players will need planning skills, economic savvy and—should those fail—military might. Glory of the Roman Empire will challenge gamers to grow a small village into a thriving community through trade with neighbors, while also expanding and defending its borders through more militaristic means. Players will need to focus on the physical and emotional health of the citizenry; as villagers age and mature under strong leadership, they contribute to the development of more advanced societies and larger cities.
A demo was released by Haemimont games on June 14, 2006, and a sequel - Imperium Romanum
Imperium Romanum (video game)
Imperium Romanum is a video game for Microsoft Windows developed by Haemimont Games and published by Kalypso Media . The game is a city-building game where players are governor of a province and must build and maintain a thriving and prosperous settlement...
- was released in 2008.
Features
Glory of the Roman Empire is the first of three games on the subject (CivCity: RomeCivCity: Rome
CivCity: Rome is a city building strategy game by Firefly Studios and Firaxis. As a collaboration between Firefly Studios and Firaxis Games, the game invites players to shift focus from building a multi-city empire and zoom-in on the great cities of the Roman Empire, culminating in Rome itself...
, Caesar IV
Caesar IV
Caesar IV is a city-building game set in ancient Rome, developed by Tilted Mill Entertainment. The game was released on September 26, 2006 in North America. The game features a three-dimensional game engine and individual modeling of game character behaviors.Like its original release Caesar in...
) that came out in 2006. The game has full 3D structures, units and environment. It has dozens of historically inspired structures and environments rendered in full detail in a 3D world. Buildings can be placed easily in every direction.
An interesting aspect of the game is the inclusion of slaves
Slavery in antiquity
Slavery in the ancient world, specifically, in Mediterranean cultures, comprised a mixture of debt-slavery, slavery as a punishment for crime, and the enslavement of prisoners of war....
(servī) as it was indeed an important aspect of ancient Rome
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
Glitches
In at least one instance, citizens have reached ages in their late 90's and gone to 100+ years of age, while still working.Scenarios
Glory of the Roman Empire:More than 30 missions based in 11 historically inspired towns will immerse players in the historical aspects of the Roman Empire. Florentia (5 missions), Pompeii (1 mission), Syracusae (4 missions), Toletum (3 missions), Kartagena (3 missions), Massilia (2 missions), Mediolanum (2 missions), Lugdunum (2 missions), Londinium (3 missions) and Colonia Claudia (1 mission)
There are seven more scenarios that are sandboxes: Mountain Paradise, Desert, Highlander, Across the river, Mamertum, Halkedonia, and Rome
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
.
It also has a challenge mode where the player has to achieve random goals for 4 different cities.
Imperim Civitas:
There are two campaigns instead of one as in GotRE. A military and a peaceful campaign.
There are 12 freebuild cities...5 more than in GotRE and not exactly the same cities: Burdigala, Colonia Agrippina, Syena, Andautonia, Roma, Geneva, Venetia, Tamiatis, Labacum, Antium, Salamantica, Emerita Augusta
In the challenge mode you can choose the city you want to build (no random selection as in GotRE): Londinium, Lutetia, Colonia Agrippina, Burdigala, Lugdunum, Mediolanum,, Andautonia, Tarraco, Carthago Nova, Tingis, Caralis, Carthago, Syracusae, Pompeii, Roma.
See also
- Haemimont GamesHaemimont GamesHaemimont Games is a Bulgarian video game developer founded in September 1997 and based in Sofia. The company primarily concentrates on producing medieval and ancient history strategy games and has about 50 employees, making it Bulgaria's largest video game developer.-Games:-External links:* * *...
- City-building gameCity-building gameCity-building games are a genre of strategy computer game where players act as the overall planner and leader of a city, looking down on it from above, and being responsible for its growth and management...
- Computer and video gamesComputer and video gamesA video game is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The word video in video game traditionally referred to a raster display device, but following popularization of the term "video game", it now implies any type of...
- Portal:Video games
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