It's a theme for The History Channel: Great Empires - Rome. Nearly every element has a good and bad, its strength also its weakness. It's paced, moderately intelligent, and has a micromanagement appeal. It's also slow, occasionally simple, and has little direct control. If you can find a copy, it might go down as one of those fondly remembered little games you once played, or just one that was never as much fun as you remembered.
PixlBit | "Sometimes it's necessary in life to shake things up. The fact is, the PixlBit writers seem to have it too good, so Chessa and I (but mostly Chessa) concocted a little event for our own amusement. Rather than allow our writers to continue to cover the things they love, we've decided to force upon them the junk games that have been sitting around PixlBit HQ for ages.
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Gamed writes: "Most games take place in fantasy worlds, with little or nothing to do with our reality is. Games that we just in another world country. Once in a while there might be games that will play in our reality, especially in the past. Think of FPS games that take place in the Second World War, RTS games on the Middle Ages or, for example, games that take place in the Roman Empire. Great Empires: Rome is one of the latter."
IGN writes: "The History Channel's a relatively recent addition to the gaming industry, as its signature branding's only been seen in game stores for the past two years or so -- starting with the requisite World War II fare like Battle of the Pacific, but then traveling a bit further back through time to bring us tales of war and conquest from some of our world's most prominent past societies. But this story of the Roman Empire falls flat, as the official History logo does little to lift it out of its mediocrity in design. Some strategy fans may want to give it a look since it's priced at a reasonable level of just 20 bucks, but most gamers will want to steer clear -- its rough interface with touchy touch controls, confusing navigation, hands-off combat and mostly frustrating mini-games all come together to form a title that is, ultimately, better left in the past".
