Imperium Romanum (video game)

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Imperium Romanum
Developer(s)	Kalypso Media Haemimont Games
Publisher(s)	Southpeak Interactive
Version	1.02
Platform(s)	PC Windows
Release date	^NA March 11, 2008^[1] ^EU February, 2008^[2]
Genre(s)	City-building game, Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Mode(s)	Single player, 4 Player Online Co-op, System-Link, Online Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone 10+ PEGI: 7+

Imperium Romanum is a video game for the PC developed by Haemimont Games and published by Southpeak Interactive as well as Kalypso Media. The game is a city-building game where players are governor of a province and must build and maintain a thriving and prosperous settlement. The game takes place during the reign of the Roman Empire and players build Roman towers, gates, and bridges using a new currency with which to do so.^[3]

1 About the Game
2 Reception
3 External links
4 References

[edit] About the Game

Imperium Romanum is a sequel to the well-received title by the same developer called Glory of the Roman Empire. Imperium Romanum features significantly improved graphics than its predecessor, and also adds some big Roman monuments such as the Circus Maximus and the Colosseum. The game doesn't necessarily have a 'campaign' mode like some other city-building games, but instead has the player play through different scenarios such as life in the chaos of Pompeii under the terror of Mount Vesuvius. Along with maintaining cities, the players must also keep them very well-organized and keep money spread out among the people. If there are cases of extreme poverty, then the people of the city may turn to lives of crime, which has a number of negative effects on the city.

The game features full 3D structures and people and allow the player to zoom in and out of the scene as well as rotate the camera around a full 360 degrees. While much of the game is focused on building and maintaining cities, there are some RTS elements when opposing cities and civilization do battle with the player's. Along with building fortified walls and towers around the cities to prevent enemy attacks, players may also build objects such as trebuchets to go on the offensive against opposing nations.

[edit] Reception

GamingShogun reviewed the game, calling it a "fun city-builder that won't drive you insane with intricacies while you build your cities, yet has enough detail to entertain the stodgiest city-building game fan."^[4], giving it a 7.7 out of 10. Strategy Informer gave it a 7.8 out of 10, with the reviewer noting, "On a personal note, I couldn't be more happy that the microscopic detail takes care of itself, as I'd rather be free to concentrate on the overall picture..." ^[5] However, Gamespot gave it a 3.5 out of 10 due to bugs.