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Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion Expansion Pack
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Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Sega Of America, Inc.
EAN: 0010086851571
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Format: Unknown format
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Sega of America, Inc.
Manufacturer: Sega of America, Inc.
Model: 85157
MPN: 100722
Platform: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP
Publisher: Sega of America, Inc.
Release Date: September 27, 2005
Studio: Sega of America, Inc.
Features:- Defend Roman Empire from invading barbarians; set in 363 A.D.
- Expansion pack to the award-winning Rome: Total War game
- Experience brand-new generals, maps, battle conditions, and more
- 10 new playable factions, each with strategic options and exclusive army units
- For 1 player
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Editorial Review:
The expansion moves the action on 350 years to a time when the Roman Empire is in deep trouble, beset by enemies inside and out, and possibly even dying. The year is 363 AD, and the Roman Empire has split into two parts ruled from the cities of Rome (for the Western Empire) and Constantinople (for the Eastern Empire). If this weren't bad enough, barbarian tribes have been massing on the Imperial frontiers in Europe for many years. In the East the Empire faces a renewed threat from the Persian Empire, under new vigorous rulers, the Sassanids. This is an exciting and turbulent period of Roman history: the Fall of Rome itself and the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the slaughter of Emperor Valens and a complete Roman army at Adrianople in 378, the arrival in Europe of the terrifying Huns, the political in-fighting that saw Rome's best generals hounded as traitors, and the final humiliation of the last Emperor of the West being forced to retire in 476 AD as a barbarian took his throne. Romulus Augustulus simply wasn't enough of a threat to be worth killing.
It starts just after the last Emperor of a unified Romehas died. His successors in Rome and Constantinople are now uneasy allies and rivals for power. The ?barbarians' are massing along the borders, and in some cases are living inside what used to be Roman territory. There are many, many challenges for a Roman to face - and some may be almost unbeatable!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Good expansion pack to a good game.
Much has changed since the original rome:total war, this game is set in the downfall of rome era. Instead of rome being in charge now its the barbarians. Unfortunatlly there are some factions you can play as like the Vandals,Western Rome, Eastern Rome, Saxons, Huns, Goths, Alemmini, Franks,Sassaids and a few more. But there are factions you can't play as such as the Berbers, Slavs, Romona Britans, Lombardii, Ostrogoths, Western Rome(rebels), Eastern Roman(rebels), ad a few more. I just wish they ... Read More
Rating: - Not good, not great, just...different.
While I extensively enjoyed the gameplay in the original Rome: Total war, I think that Barbarian Invasion lacks something. The game is much shinier, giving a better visual appeal and obviously some bugs have disappeared, making it better quality. However, the campaign is too short, leaving the player to "expand, expand, expand or die." Okay, so you won't die, you just won't meet your goals.
If you thought that the original Rome: Total War was slow, this might be the game for you. ... Read More
Rating:  - Not so Hot
Barbarian Invasion installation corrupted Rome Total War, requiring a complete reinstall. I did not include BI in the reinstall.
Rating: - Rome: Total War Barbarian Invasion
Great Game. Slightly different rules than the original. Unlike the original, your group plays differently. Good for all levels of play.
Rating: - Not much has changed... not worth too much money, but definitely worth it
This expansion pack is much more historically accurate than the original game, but really, not much has changed since then.
The original game covers the Roman Republic, from 270 BC (when Rome totally dominated the Italian peninsula) to 14 AD (when Augustus dies, Rome's empire greatly expanded)
In this expansion pack, it takes you WAY ahead in the future, to the waning years of the Empire, where Rome is split in two, the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire, ... Read More
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