A century-spanning campaign charges players with strategically managing the economic, civil, religious and military arms of their empire.Command warrior-tested legions in cinematic epic battles with thousands of soldiers on-screen at once.Lay siege against the Romans as Attila the Hun, fearful Saxons, or other savage factions using signature weapons and abilities.Fight alongside or against history's greatest leaders such as Julius Caesar, Spartacus, and Hannibal to expand or destroy the Roman Empire.Voted 2004 Best Strategy game by IGN, GameSpy and GameSpot.(official expansion pack to Rome: Total War) Witness the decline of Rome as Barbarian hordes attack, forcing a bitter internal struggle between rival factions. Enter Rome: Total Realism, a massively ambitious fan-made mod that takes the original game, expands the world all the way out to India, squeezes out most of the less than realistic elements and replaces them with stuff that. Rome: Total War Guide one of three noble Roman families on a century spanning quest to seize control of the Roman Empire. Rome: Total War isn't too big on historical accuracy, and that readers, is what some people want in their strategy games. With two award-winning titles from the esteemed Total War series, you'll have twice as many obstacles and opportunities to control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man. Once the Roman Empire is under your command, don't lay down your sword just yet - the Barbarians are coming.