Total War: Rome II review | Thunderbolt

Nick Horth, Thunderbolt writes:

After a focused, elegant and relatively small-scale return to Japan with Shogun II, hopes were high for Creative Assembly’s next Total War title. They couldn’t have chosen a more exciting era to cover than the rise of Rome. It’s territory that the developers have covered before, but with the possibilities offered by modern technology it seemed an opportune time to try and rediscover the grandeur, excitement and brutality of the classical age. Rather than the bold confidence and adventure of the Roman Empire at its prime, however, Rome II feels more like the civilisation at the end of its glory years; bloated, ragged and rife with internal issues.