Rome: Pathway to Power
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Rome: Pathway to Power is an adventure game with strategic
elements set in ancient Rome
. The objective is to advance a character from a Roman slave throughout the ranks of Roman society and eventually become Caesar
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Rome: Pathway to Power used an isometric interface and was based on an engine developed by Steve Grand
in 1979 called Microcosm. Microcosm was the base of several educational adventures for children before Rome. Another game by Steve Grand using the same engine is The Adventures of Robin Hood
.
The game is divided into 6 chapters:
Strategy game
A strategy game or strategic game is a game in which the players' uncoerced, and often autonomous decision-making skills have a high significance in determining the outcome...
elements set in 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....
. The objective is to advance a character from a Roman slave throughout the ranks of Roman society and eventually become Caesar
Caesar (title)
Caesar is a title of imperial character. It derives from the cognomen of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator...
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Rome: Pathway to Power used an isometric interface and was based on an engine developed by Steve Grand
Steve Grand
Steve Grand OBE is an English computer scientist and an internationally recognised roboticist. He was the creator and lead programmer of the Creatures artificial life simulation, which he discussed in his first book Creation: Life and how to make it, a finalist for the 2001 Aventis Prize for...
in 1979 called Microcosm. Microcosm was the base of several educational adventures for children before Rome. Another game by Steve Grand using the same engine is The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (video game)
The Adventures of Robin Hood is a video game released in the autumn of 1991 by Millennium Interactive.The protagonist, Robin of Loxley, is robbed of his castle by the Sheriff of Nottingham and has to get it back with the help of Maid Marian, Little John, Will Scarlet and Friar Tuck.The gameplay can...
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The game is divided into 6 chapters:
- 1 - HerculaneumHerculaneumHerculaneum was an ancient Roman town destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows in AD 79, located in the territory of the current commune of Ercolano, in the Italian region of Campania in the shadow of Mt...
: You have to advance from slave to citizen and escape the eruption of Vesuvius. - 2 - Rome 1: You have to warn emperor about planned assassination.
- 3 - Britain - You have to fight the Britons.
- 4 - Rome 2 - You have to be elected to Roman senateRoman SenateThe Senate of the Roman Republic was a political institution in the ancient Roman Republic, however, it was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the censors. After a magistrate served his term in office, it usually was followed with automatic...
. - 5 - EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
- You have to protect Cleopatra. - 6 - Rome 3 - You have to become emperor.