Legion Arena
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Legion Arena is a real-time tactical
Real-time tactics
Real-time tactics or RTT is a subgenre of tactical wargames played in real-time simulating the considerations and circumstances of operational warfare and military tactics...

 RPG by Slitherine Strategies
Slitherine Strategies
Slitherine was created on July 4, 2000.The company develops and publishes videogames, and is responsible for the production of a tabletop wargame known as Field of Glory....

 that allows the player to play as several tribes during the rise of the Roman Empire
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....

. The player can play as the Latin tribes, the Celts and the Romans. It is published by Freeverse Software for Mac OS X
Mac OS X
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 and Strategy First
Strategy First
Strategy First is a software company based in Montreal, Canada. Founded in 1988, the company has published numerous well-known games, such as the Disciples series, Jagged Alliance series, Space Empires series, and Galactic Civilizations....

 for Windows
Microsoft Windows
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. Legion Arena includes many different units including war elephants and barbarians. Though it seems to be very similar to Rome: Total War
Rome: Total War
Rome: Total War is a PC strategy game developed by The Creative Assembly and released on by Activision...

, there are many differences. Though its graphics can't match Rome: Total Wars, the game has more realistic features. For example, not all men of the same unit are dressed in the same attire. Also, Legion Arena boasts more realistic tactics. Light infantry fights best in the woods and on boggy ground, and an enemy can take advantage of this by either hitting the light infantry in the open or drawing cavalry or heavy infantry onto boggy ground or into a forest.

Expansion: Cult of Mithras

In 2006 an expansion to Legion Arena was released under the title of Legion Arena: Cult of Mithras. It incorporated mythical elements into the normal game.

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