PSP - The Godfather Reviewed

Speak to almost any bloke and they will be able to give you numerous quotes from the Godfather trilogy. Simply a classic, one of the masterpieces of the movies. The plots, the camera work - the lines - the struggle over the generations, revenge - classic. Lines like "leave the gun, take the canoli", "Bonarseta, what have I done to insult you", "one day, and that day may never come, I may call upon you to do a service for me" add to these the famous theme music and you have a great package.
To fully appreciate all the characters and whats going on in the trilogy you need to watch it 3 or 4 times.

Given that the Godfather is so loved and respected EA games were treading on dangerous ground in making a game on the movie.

Having played the game on the Playstation portable I must say EA pulled it off. The game it faithful to the movie whilst allowing free play as well. They pulled this off by having you play two story lines in the games - one follows the original movie and the other allows you to build an empire in New York.

In the movie plot you are a new young punk brought into the family slowly increasing your rank as you complete missions for the family - like beating up the thugs who tried to rape Boneseta's daughter, wacking paulie. Along with these events you have other tasks to complete like getting protection money from shop keepers and back room illegals like brothels and gambling dens. Smashing up the shop - rather than the shop keeper is the best way to achieve this goal. If you go overboard then you will fail - the idea is to intimidate, rather than exterminate - leave that for your rival gangs.

As you get money you can buy weapons upgrades and move from pistols, automatics to the street sweeper shot gun and the formidable Tommy gun - allowing you to mow down scores of your enemies. To remove really stubborn opposition you sometimes plant a bomb with big results - just make sure you can get to the exit quick enough all you will go up with the bomb - i.e. RUN!

Most of the controls are easy to use. The difficulty the PSP has with aiming (i.e. not having a mouse like a PC) is removed by having an auto aim feature for your firearms which is activated on a new target by pushing the R button. This is easy to use - but with numerous enemies trying to kill you - you will want to take them down as quick as possible.

The only difficulty I had with the controls was when you had to throw someone over a ledge, which can be tricky - first you have to get them to the ledge, lift them and then toss them - read the instruction guide for advice on how to best do this.

The voices and the characters are true to the movie - all except Michael who looks and sounds nothing like the actor. As for the rest - the Godfather, Sonny, etc they are true to the movie.

The game took me a day to polish off and the re playablity is low - once your seen the storyline - you've seen it - and hitting other gangs head quarters gets repetitive - i.e. bombing two houses - identical in each gang's headquarters - the programmers could have made each one different design to make the game more interesting.

On the whole the game was worth the $25 I paid for it. It is certainly not a kids games and has an MA 15+ rating. The game is very violent like the movie, in fact even more violent than the movie.

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PSP - Medal of Honor HEROES

The medal of honor series is a legend among world war two action simulators. I've loved playing it on the PC. The original MOH - and the expansions - spearhead and breakthrough have given me many hours of fun - hell weeks of fun if I'm going to be honest. Using a mouse and the keyboard on the PC was easy to use.

I was worried that converting the game to the PSP would be a tough ask. Medal of Honor HEROES for the PSP is graphically nice but I found the interface very hard to use. Aiming is difficult and I had to enter the options and change the way the controllers are set up to play the game. I found it was easiest to use the thumb controller to aim the gun site. That said once your used to the controls you can have a good game.

Though personally I don't think it comes close to the experience on the PC. The game loses some of that being their feel on the small screen - whereas a PC with a large screen and surround sound with the sub woofer blasting out the shoots and explosions really immerse you into the game.

That said, if you a fan of the series and want more the PSP game gives a new series of missions to complete in Italy, Holland and Belgium - some of the more forgotten battles and arenas of the war.

On the PSP the game is very fast paced and the battle areas seem smaller than the on the PC. As the game is no longer a new release you can pick it up in a store like Big W for $25 AUD - which is about as cheap as PSP games get unless you pick up a bargain bid on ebay.

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World Series of Poker - Tournament of Champions

Watching the world series of poker one wonders how you might do yourself playing against the best poker players in the world. Whilst this is unlikely for most of us, we can get a taste of the fun and excitement thanks to Activision game for the Playstation Portable.

The game is very easy to play. You are mentored in the world poker tour by Chris Ferguson who gives you advice on how to approach the game and particular individuals styles and talents. Going "ALL IN" will back off a lot of computer opponents, but some of the pros will take you on, on a frightening regular basis which if you don't have the best hand you will lose your stack very quickly. I find the best way to play is to play tight at first until you have a good chip lead and then use that lead to dominate the other players - going all in on a regular basis with a good hand. The computer players are a lot more hesitant to call you if they know they are going to go out with a lost. If you want to win some tourneys, your either going have to play very well or save often.

The game has lots of information available - statistics like pot odds, outs, hand odds give you an added edge when making tough decisions.


World poker series has increased the popularity of poker to super star levels. The huge wins - in the millions of dollars and the personalities on the tour - Chris Ferguson, the Unibomber - Phil Laak, Joe Hachen and others add to the interest.

If you like watching it on T.V. - you'll enjoy playing the game on the PSP. There are a number of "collector" chips to get as well as expanding that bankroll to keep your interest.


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Disney Pixar CARS for the PSP reviewed.

I've been reviewing PC games in this blog, but now my 7 year old son has a Sony PSP (sony playstation portable) I thought I should add some reviews of PSP games so here goes.

Cars is a movie my two year old just loves and forces me to watch it over and over again with him. If that wasn't bad enough my sons PSP has a new cars game so now that I'm swamped by CARS I thought I would reviewed the game for you.

It's a great racing game, in a cartoon feel with jumps, boost, tight turns, ramps and hidden passages, as well as a bunch of tracks mainly inspired from the film.

You are encouraged to complete the game by unlocking new tracks and cars. It can be quite a challenge and in the later tracks you are unlikely to win unless you get use to the layout of the bends, corners and shortcuts, which can take some practice on the more complex tracks.

The tracks are as follows:-
Figure 8
Radiator Springs
Desert Canyon Dash
Radiator Cap Run
DJ Boss Race
Mesa Ravine
Turbine Canyon
Frank's Field
Snot Rod Boss Race
Ironhorse Junction
Torquetown
Interstate
Wingo Boss Race
Diesel Forest
Wheel Well
Crankshaft mine
Boost Boss Race
Chick Boss Battle

The Cars are as follows:-

Cars with good cornering and acceleration but low top end speed
DJ, Wingo, Sally (184MPH)

Cars with a good top speed but less cornering and acceleration
Lightning McQueen, Flo, Chick, Boost, Snot Rod, Ramone (197MPH)

Cars with great top speed but poor cornering and acceleration
Mater, Doc Hudson, Sheriff (210MPH)

There are three other cars that can be unlocked but only in Multiplayer mode by beating other players and winning postcards.

The top left button allows you to jump, but the right top button is the most important on later tracks with tight corners as it lets you power slide through the corners.

On the whole I rate this game highly. Great 50's music, good engine sounds, great graphics and high re playability.

You have options of story mode, postcard mode, time trials and 4 track cups.

Now that this is a PSP Platinum game meaning its great value and cheap - I suggest add it to your collection. Add two if you have two Sony PSP machines as I'd imagine it would be great fun racing against your mates and doing a Chick special of crashing them out.

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Mark of CHAOS reviewed

Thanks to White Dwarf Magazine many people have been introduced to the fun of war games. The models and the painting can be fun, but most people are attracted to the game play. Hence why Warhammer and Warhammer40000 are a natural for putting onto the computer for great game play without the expense of buying thousands of models.

Having already owned and played the Dawn of War series, including Winter Assault and Dark Crusade I was hanging out to play Mark of Chaos as I prefer the ancient weapons, etc. I was so disappointed. Mark of Chaos feels like a half completed game. It feels like the developer got bored half way through and said, screw it release the game anyhow. Although the campaigns are good with nice cut scenes they are too linear.

As for the gameplay - it is good, with the units prefect and functioning just like you would expect them too with the favourites like the hellblaster gun and the pistoliers and the like, but what use is this if you can only used them in the campaigns.

I wanted something like the Dawn of War series where you could battle over a campaign map or have individual battles against an AI. This is a huge missing gap. They probably thought that most people battle online anyhow so just have an online battle option. However the controls for logging on the internet and building an army are disgraceful.



To deep silver - you really butchered this one. You had a great franchise that could have produced an awesome game like the dawn of war series but instead you have a flop, a disaster, a disgrace. No wonder my local computer games shop was selling it at half price - they were trying to unload a dud game.

Don't get me wrong - the magic is good, the upgrading of a character ok, the animation and graphics are fantastic but none of that counts for anything if there is no place to use it - two straight campaigns and online battles does not make a game - shame, shame, shame.

Min. Requirements are Windows 2000/XP, 2.4GHz Pentium 4, 256MB Geforce 68000, 512 MB RAM.

Empire At War - Forces of Corruption Expansion

Empire At War - Forces of Corruption Expansion

Many of the complaints I had with Empire at War have been fixed with forces of Corruption. However Princess Leia in her Jabba the Hutt outfit is still missing! However A-Wings and B-Wings have been added and you will need them. As the Rebellion you seem to spend most of your time building replacement fighters and bombers as the corruption forces have a distinct advantage over you. The empire now also has interceptors, phantoms and defenders to add to the hordes of tie fighters and bombers.


The new added characters are numerous - one - Silri - a dark force user can even call forth her own raptor - you also need to watch out for her light saber witch. The concept of corruption gives the Zann consortium the chance to earn huge amounts of income without having to straight away conquer every planet. Through slavery, black markets, kidnapping, piracy, racketeering and bribery your web of corruption spreads.


Also added for the consortium are some serious capital ships with special weapons and the ability to self destruct and take lots of the enemy out with their demise. The Aggressor-class destroyer and Keldabe-class battleship aren't pretty but they dish out serious punishment and seem to take forever to destroy.

Destroyer Droids make a comeback with shields, blasters and all. Also added is orbital bombardment and mobile defense units.


The previous huge advantage in capital ships the rebellion had is lost, both the consortium and the empire now have some serious firepower, the empire with Thawn's capital ship, and Darth Varder's Super Star destroyer - so big it fills half the screen - with more hitpoints and lazers than can be aimed on just one ship. To stop you building nothing but super star destroyers these types of special capital ships are linked to characters only. The second death star also makes its comeback.


Whereas in Empire at War the rebellion had an unfair advantage in capital ships, with these new updates the rebellion finds itself in a more difficult proposition. To try and make up this new balance the rebellion has been given MC30 Frigates - a light Mon Calamari craft designed to quickly destroy larger ships. The only problem is that it has a lack of armor and therefor staying power - it does have a nice cluster bomb feature which if time well can get rid of some of those annoying Zann consortium fighters - the StarVipers


Like most game expansions the expansions has what the original should have included. The concept of corruption is interesting but annoying for the empire and rebellion as getting rid of corruption eats up a sizable portion of your budget.

Now for a bit of humor this is a look at the 'computer help desk' for the death star!!

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Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Star Wars - Empire at War Reviewed.

Before I reviewed yet another star wars game I wanted to review world of war craft for my readers. However first I brought the $2 game and they wanted me to download 3.5 GIGA bytes of data which would have blown my broadband budget and probably cost me big dollars so I didn't bother. I then brought the game at EB games with Empire at War in a 2 for $50 bundle and WOW needed me to downline a 450 MB patch. Two days later with the patch down loaded there are still problems. I am waiting for a response to my nasty e-mail to the WOW people. I will update you with results.



Enough of that. Empire at War is a GREAT game. A combination of rebellion with galactic battlegrounds Empire War is a great play. I like the fact you can play both a space battle and a land battle. Building troops is easy to do but you spend cash faster than it generates which can leave you waiting around a while for more money.

I also found it weird that for the rebellion the hero characters included Obi Wan but not princess Leia? I suppose it was necessary for the story option where you can follow a path of either the rebellion or empire pre-death star. Another surprise is Luke is more important as the leader of Red Squadron rather than a young Jedi - it might have been interesting to have him and the emperor go hammer and thong on the battlefield.

You can also choose to just go the galactic option and battle for control of the galaxy - although a massive raid on the capital with killing the emperor can end things kind of quickly.

Overall the graphics and sound are excellent. The space battles are good, but I would have liked more ships available and always battling a space station can get boring. More fleet on fleet action would be good.

The ground forces are a real struggle and perhaps take to long to resolve. Thanks to the limited reinforcement options you can bring an overwhelming force but still be defeated. Not nice but can give the underdog a chance if they plan well. The A.I. doesn't appear to be too bad. It can be frustrating waiting for your ground troops to catch up with your front line. Particularly foot soldiers versus vehicles. It would have been nice for them to include a transport option vehicle. The AT-AT gives you a special ability of dropping squad of storm troopers.



You need to make the most of your hero special traits as they can make achieving your goals a lot easier. Individual types of vehicles, space ships and troops each have a special "attack or ability"

A nice touch is hitting the cinematic button which turns the battle into a movie - but don't get too involved or you might miss making some crucial battlefield decisions.

Most of the main vehicles and space ships are there but certainly not the selection that was available in rebellion. I presume there are more available in the expansion. There is no b-wing fighter in this version and only six types of capital ships.



The game is easy to use once you get the basics. The interface simple and logical.
Some things in the game seem not so well thought out. E.g. a smuggler cost 500 credits, but when you get them set up smuggling they are quickly taken out hardly repaying the cost at all. Not worth the effort.

Also 35 planets is a bit limited for those of us who like a saga. More characters would have been interesting as well.

Overall 8 out of 10. Worth buying at $25.

Friday, April 20, 2007

Star Wars:- Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy

One of the classics and a favorite I like to return now and again. Jedi Knight is a simple to play fun game (especially after reading a few walk through guides!).

You get to have numerous powers both light side and dark. My personal favorite is choke - picking someone up and then throwing them off the edge and listen to the scream - obviously a tribute to Darth Vaders choking of any one who got in his way. If I'm in a hurry a level three lightening bolt is a quick way to clear a room. Other dark force powers include force drain and force rage.

The light side of the force is not so much fun with force heal being not only useful but a necessity. Other light side powers include mind trick, force protect and force absorb. There are also lots of neutral powers, like force pull, push, sense. Over time and on completing missions you can choose which powers you want to upgrade up to level three. Each level increase the strength and lessen the recharge time.

The multiple different worlds and scenarios means the game doesn't get boring with the overall story flowing to keep the game together even if you do missions in different orders. There are lots of familiar Star Wars worlds and the odd tribute to the movie scene with a few inside jokes. If you take your time you can over hear the odd funny conversation between various troops - "they'll execute you for sure/ they don't know it was me/ of course they do every blaster has a log/ I think I've just got to go".


The other thing that gives the game great variety is the ability to chose different combinations of light sabers. Customizable colors and in later stages a choice of dual light sabers or a cool double bladed light saber. Mastering certain moves means you can quickly defeat other light saber welding dudes. No always the easiest of tasks, particularly if you take on three at once.

There are lots of other weapons available - non-Jedi blasters, missiles, thermal detonators, etc. I rarely use them as I find using my Jedi powers much more fun and much more effective.

There are a couple of tricky levels particularly in the metal forge which requires careful timing and jumping onto the right place.

The final level is great because you can chose to be good and fight the evil knights or fall to the dark side and fight everyone. The final showdown can be a touch challenging but if you keep on the move and do rush attacks you can win.

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What is a MMORPG?
By: Alastair Harris

What is a MMORPG? In short it is a massive multi-player online role playing game.

Online gaming has continued to increase in popularity. So much so that gaming income is now greater than the income earned by Hollywood. The future of entertainment is no longer in the hands of the pretty people from Hollywood but is more likely to be determine at the hands of the geeks and nerds working on the next big computer game.

MMORPG's are played online, 24 hours a day throughout the world and now have millions of players - massive is the only correct word for them.

Many people would have become aware of the world of online gaming through parodies in tradition forms of media, newspaper, television and movies. Perhaps one of the most popular was South Parks take on World of Warcraft which poked fun at the addictive nature of world of warcarf and MMORPG's, yet also paid homage to the power in the world of entertainment.

World of Warcraft or WoW is a complete online fantasy world - a bit like the old dungeons and dragons on steroids. You can take on the character of one of eight races and even within that there is further choices like a wizard/mage, warrior, paladin and the list go on. So popular has these games become that their is a demand for provision of some of the supplies in the game - namely Gold. So much so that people in China are making a living playing online 12 hours a day and selling the 'earned' Gold to Gold hungry players in the US, Japan and Europe. How much money potential is there in online games - well WoW has 8.5 million players each paying a monthly fee of $9.95 a month to play means someone or some company is a billionaire.

The addictive nature of these games is so dangerous that people have died as a result of playing for too long. In S.Korea they estimate 10 deaths a year - mainly for a person playing online for 80 hours straight and developing deep vein thrombosis - i.e. dying from blood clots. A word of caution if you love playing online games, in fact if you love the internet, get up every hours and go for a walk or do a short set of exercises.

The are numerous companies willing to jump on the bandwagon with so much money at stake. Another popular program is second life. Second life is literally that - it offers you a second life. Some people find their own real life so suckie that they get online where there life can be as they imagine they want it. Second life is interesting in that it has even created an online currency - Linden dollars - which exchange with real currency - $L 270 to $1 USD. Some people are so successful at there online fantasy businesses 'malls, casinos, shops, nightclubs' that they are earning thousands in REAL money.

These online worlds are only likely to multiple as the graphics and experience becomes more realistic. Where this will lead time will tell.

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Medieval II Total War
By: Alastair Harris

Anyone into computer gaming would be well aware of the Total War Series, Japan, Mongol Invasion, Rome, Alexander, Medieval.

The latest incarnation is a remake of Total War Medieval Two.

Basically its the same game as the original except the graphics and sound quality have been shot up into hyperspace. The graphics are so good its almost picture quality.

In fact if I had any complaint is that the battlefield fighting is so smooth and the colors of the uniforms, etc so overpowering its almost difficult to know where to look. You take a look at a fortress and you really get a sense of scale, how big the things really were. The imagery, the scenery, the sunsets, fog, snow, rain, this game has it all and sets a new gaming world standard for atmosphere. To give to a hint at how far they had gone when your men walk over hill and dale their little shadows move with them in relation to where the sun is - amazing details. The individuals in the unit no longer look identical with differences in uniform, heads, helmets, etc.

As far as game play from the original they have two types of populations centers - castle based and city based, with each building different types of units. High end knights, armor, etc are build at the fortresses which generate less money, whereas the cities have more commercial buildings and more money and more civilian type based troops. Archery have less impact compared to the original and knights aren't able to run over all units like in the original. In fact against heavy infantry once the charge is spent that can be cut down. Though I have seen one heavy cavalry cut down a whole unit of bill men. Some archers can lay stakes in front of them to protect them from horse. Armor has a longer series of developments from leather to advanced plate. Fortresses make for a longer siege now that they can have up to three walls. There are also a quite a few new unit types - highland nobles, witches, heretics, new artillery and a couple of new kingdoms - Scotland, Portugal and new enemy kingdoms from the east. Each kingdom England, France, Spain, Milan, etc have strengths and weakness and a main unit type. The crusade operates in a different way. Distance from the capital doesn't seem to make much of a difference to order however religion does.


Also new is the new world .... and new kingdoms to conquer. Although unfortunately boat travel makes this a very slow process. Thankfully you can hire mercenaries in the new world as well.

If you enjoyed the original, you'll will love this. Whilst the game play is essentially the same there are some nice improvements, including some in game movies. The game end is better with fireworks.

My only complaint is during a siege the AI is a bit thick in its assault. If you have all your troops in the center wall they just seem to sit at the outside wall not knowing what to do next. I'm sure they will fix this in a patch. Overall the graphics, sound and environment make this a great game.



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Dawn of War Anthology
By: Alastair Harris

Anyone who loves getting a white dwarf magazine is going to love this computer games package. Dawn of War Anthology is a package that includes the original Dawn of War and its two expansions. THQ produced a great series of games in the command and conquer style of battle but strongly set in the world of warhammer 40000.

Dawn of War gives you the opportunity to play 4 armies - space marines, chaos marines, orks or eldar. You have the ability to play online or play a campaign story. The introduction film is the best computer game intro. I have ever seen. There is a opportunity for an animator to make a killing if they produce a TV series based in the warhammer world similar to the quality of the intro. clip. Dawn of War Winter Assault adds a new army - the imperial guard - with very much the feel of a traditional human army. Dawn of War Dark Crusade adds the Tau and the Necrons and a new campaign map allowing the battle for a whole planet.

Each race, its army and buildings it very much inline with there portrayals in the white dwarf magazine. As such the developers THQ have been fantastically true to the franchise. This means you can feel the differences in playing each race. The Tau for example (saving for their kroot allies) are best at long range attack and stealth. The Imperials their tanks and squads. The Marines are just tough especially with their hard core dreadnoughts. The Orks are the masters of hand to hand combat. Eldar have an esoteric feel with mystic gates etc. The Necrons likewise with temple fortresses, etc.

The playing experience it generally top class with great graphics, sound. My only criticism is that sometimes the bigger equipment can get stuck behind buildings and can be abit thick in finding their way around the battlefield.


There is also no self destruct mechanisms. You require windows 2000/XP, 2 Ghz Intel Pentium 4, 512MB RAM, DirectX 9.0c, 64MB AGP Video Card, 9GB Free hard drive space, DVD-ROM Drive, Sound Blaster.

Friday, June 30, 2006

Rave your own Review on your Favorite Computer Games

"Well its three in the morning again and once again I am hiding in the highest window. My objectives are fixed and my target is clear. The scope is lined up and I'm ready to waste my enemy, vengeance is mine .......(Concentrating so much on the target in front Solider Sam didn't hear the pistol trigger nor the bullet which exploded his brain!)"

BATTLEFIELD 2 Special Forces:-

The battlefield series has come along way since 1942 and the slow capture the flag style of play. The originals in the series were a bit light on landscaping and other features, concentrating on the vehicles and weapons.

However Special forces has a superior landscape and better game play. I love being able to go from building to building on the zip line. Using the grappling hook climb up to my favorite sniper positions. I struggle between choosing to be a sniper or a special ops. Just love blowing sh!t up.

These games are definitely built for online play. Playing solo is just not an option. Once you've played online you never go back to solo play. Computers can never simulate the need for revenge and the tracking down of one player just to execute him from behind with a pistol. A computer would take the shot straight away, whilst the sick human beings we are wait behind the target waiting for him to turn around, see us and know his fate - bang. Come on you gamers know exactly what I mean, the satisfaction of taking that knife and killing in silence. When even once have you seen the computer AI do this????

I rate battlefield 2 special forces a must have. Don't pirate - be a lawful citizen and buy it. If you can't afford retail then go the link above and click on getfinancialfreedom4u and join ebay through the link. Good 2nd hand games are a bargain online.

Some of the many Battlefield 2 Special forces include - helicopters (a real challenge to fly), ATV, Tanks, Cars, Hummers and Jet ski's. Some of the interesting 'weapons' include tear gas, night vision goggles and knives.

One of the things I was disappointed in were the night vision goggles, for the penalty of seeing everything in green you don't get much of an increase in range of vision on the night missions. Real night vision goggles are much superior than this.

One other complaint I have is the need for more maps. Once you have played online for awhile they get a bit repetitive. Especially as people get to learn the must control spots to win the battle i.e. be the first to get the helicopters, blow your opponents bridges, in fact once some of these goals are completed by smart teams the game is a effectively over. Perhaps air power in the form of jets would have given a way to overcome this imbalance on certain maps.



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Rome – Total War

One of my personal favorites is Rome Total War. For the strategic commanders out there, this is a top game.

A short description of the game is - you take on one of the powers in the post-Alexander world, still dominated by Hellenistic powers including Ptolemies Egypt, the Selluicid empire, Macedon and the Greeks and then there are the Pathians, Carthage, Gauls, Britains, Germans and of course Rome. Each empire has specialize units and the game has a great combination of empire building and battlefields combats.

One of the favorite things has to be taking an armored Elephant unit charging through rows of soldiers - look at those pixels fly!
My only complaints of the game would be - the navy battles lack any combat action, the traveling time of the armies is extreme (Roman armies could march far further than that in six months!), making large empires difficult to manage. A specialize garrison unit would be helpful and I would have liked to have an option to play every nation - i.e. you can't play Spain, Armenians, Numidians, etc.

The sequel - Barbarian Invasion - was an interesting attempt at realistically portraying the fall of the Roman world, the impact of religion and the widespread use of the horse dominating the battlefield. My only faults with this game is the following - The game ends too early, you don't have enough turns to build an empire and once again you can't chose to control every available nation, it would have been nice to play as the Celts, or the Romo-British.

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