Sega's acclaimed Rome: Total War is receiving a massive new update in the form of the Alexander expansion, available only from www.sega.com, www.totalwar.com, and www.sega-europe.com. The update goes live this Monday, 19th June, priced at just £8.50, €10.00 or $ 15.00.
Which is not bad at all, given the expansion, in development for well over a year at beloved Sega studio Creative Assembly, offers over 30 hours of brand new gameplay - as much as you could expect with a new stand-alone game release if not a shade more.
Alexander utilises the unique gameplay of Rome to bring to life the meteoric rise of one of history’s most brilliant generals: Alexander the Great. The expansion pack also includes six new historical battles portraying Alexander’s triumphs against the Greek, Persian, and Indian forces. Also available for multiplayer LAN and on-line play is a brand new Tournament mode that enables players to take on opponents over a series of historical battles.
A brand new campaign game – A unique Total War experience that recreates Alexander’s epic push to conquer the known world. Replicate the feats of the greatest general that ever lived and push relentlessly through the vast Persian Empire, conquering all before you.
Six new historical battles - Recreate Alexander’s most momentous conflicts in six brand new historical battles. Will you choose to replicate the tactics of one of history’s greatest battlefield strategists, or hatch your own battle plans and put them to the test against seemingly insurmountable odds?
Multiplayer battles – Play each of the historical battles in multiplayer with varying player setups, such as 1v1, 2v2 and 3v1.
Four new factions – Alexander’s Macedonian army, The Persians, The Indians and The Barbarians.
More than 60 new units – The expansion includes the mighty Indian war elephants, Persian immortals and Indian naked female archers. Alexander’s forces include some of his most famous units, including the Hypaspists, Phalangists and Companion cavalry.
Voiceover by Brian Blessed – the renowned actor lends his considerable voice to campaign and historical battle scene-setting movies.
The new campaign in Alexander gives players the objective of matching the achievements of one of the greatest generals in Western civilization. It adds four new factions to the original game, including the Macedonians and Persians. More than 60 new units are also now available, including Persian scythed chariots, elite immortals, and all of Alexander's most famous units, including the Hypaspists, Phalangists, and Companion cavalry.
The Alexander add-on, an essential companion to the stunning Rome: Total War, is available from 19th June everywhere in the world from www.sega.com, www.totalwar.com, and www.sega-europe.com priced at £8.50, €10.00 or $ 15.00.
Which is not bad at all, given the expansion, in development for well over a year at beloved Sega studio Creative Assembly, offers over 30 hours of brand new gameplay - as much as you could expect with a new stand-alone game release if not a shade more.
Alexander utilises the unique gameplay of Rome to bring to life the meteoric rise of one of history’s most brilliant generals: Alexander the Great. The expansion pack also includes six new historical battles portraying Alexander’s triumphs against the Greek, Persian, and Indian forces. Also available for multiplayer LAN and on-line play is a brand new Tournament mode that enables players to take on opponents over a series of historical battles.
A brand new campaign game – A unique Total War experience that recreates Alexander’s epic push to conquer the known world. Replicate the feats of the greatest general that ever lived and push relentlessly through the vast Persian Empire, conquering all before you.
Six new historical battles - Recreate Alexander’s most momentous conflicts in six brand new historical battles. Will you choose to replicate the tactics of one of history’s greatest battlefield strategists, or hatch your own battle plans and put them to the test against seemingly insurmountable odds?
Multiplayer battles – Play each of the historical battles in multiplayer with varying player setups, such as 1v1, 2v2 and 3v1.
Four new factions – Alexander’s Macedonian army, The Persians, The Indians and The Barbarians.
More than 60 new units – The expansion includes the mighty Indian war elephants, Persian immortals and Indian naked female archers. Alexander’s forces include some of his most famous units, including the Hypaspists, Phalangists and Companion cavalry.
Voiceover by Brian Blessed – the renowned actor lends his considerable voice to campaign and historical battle scene-setting movies.
The new campaign in Alexander gives players the objective of matching the achievements of one of the greatest generals in Western civilization. It adds four new factions to the original game, including the Macedonians and Persians. More than 60 new units are also now available, including Persian scythed chariots, elite immortals, and all of Alexander's most famous units, including the Hypaspists, Phalangists, and Companion cavalry.
The Alexander add-on, an essential companion to the stunning Rome: Total War, is available from 19th June everywhere in the world from www.sega.com, www.totalwar.com, and www.sega-europe.com priced at £8.50, €10.00 or $ 15.00.
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TigerUppercut 20 Jun 2006 06:44
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If you play games that are faithful to events of the past, do you learn? Or might it as well be MegaBot 4000 units fighting for control of Gamma Quadrant?
Just a thought...
Just a thought...
king skins 20 Jun 2006 10:01
2/2
TigerUppercut wrote:
If you play games that are faithful to events of the past, do you learn? Or might it as well be MegaBot 4000 units fighting for control of Gamma Quadrant?
Just a thought...
Just a thought...
Well I always had an interest in ancient history, but after playing games like this (Rome: TW) I have gone on to read about Rome, Alexander and the Greeks and learn more.
Though I think the scope for games like this to help you learn is limited. It can teach you about troops and troop types and different civilisations back in the day and in a limited way the interaction between the two. But its not going to teach you about what it was like to live during the time of the Roman Empire or how politics was run or about the culture of these civilisations.
Although this game could be a little different as it focusing on a single person and you might have more scope to learn about the man himself and his military accomplishments...
I think the best you can hope for is to pass on a little knowledge covertly and then maybe hope that you get someone interested enough to go a pick up a book about Alexander and learn a little more for themselves.