Rome: Total War Gold Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)I originally played this game for the PC and was excited when it finally came out for mac. My impression has been mixed.
Rome: Total War
This is the better of the two games. I first started playing as Brutii and so far so good. I have had no problems. However, when I tried the game as Gaul, problems started to arise. I was besieged early on by a Roman army, but when I tried to attack with the army in the settlement, the game just froze. On one settlement, there were added buildings to one of the religious buildings (5 tiers of upgrades instead of the usual 3).
Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion
This is the game I have had problems with. I started playing with the Franks. When I tried to capture the Saxons capital, the game crashed. I tried several ways (play the battle out, auto-resolve, etc.) but the game crashed each time. The same thing happened when I played as the Saxons trying to take London from the Romano-British.
Overall, the game has been fun to play. Other than the above mentioned problems, the game play has been very smooth. I am hoping a future update will fix some of these problems. I have sent an email to Ferral Support, and am still waiting to hear back. Until then, I will give the game 3 stars for the conversion problems.

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Rome: Total War Gold Edition brings together Rome: Total War and it's expansion, Barbarian Invasion. Available in one offering, this is the opportunity for armchair Generals to conquer and control the greatest empire ever known by man. In Rome: Total War you must guide one of three noble Roman families on a century spanning quest to seize control of the Roman Empire. In Barbarian Invasion witness the decline of Rome as it come under attack from Barbarian Hordes and a bitter internal struggle between rival factions. Rome: Total War Gold Edition is the 2nd in the "Feral Legends" series that brings classic games to the Mac for the first time, with unbeatable prices for a "legendary" value!

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Caesar III Review

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(More customer reviews)The best way to visualize _Caesar III_ is to think of SimCity: the player creates urban environments, then attempts to profitably adjust to the influx of people, random (and not-so-random) events, and Imperial demands. You build and govern a city for awhile as part of a campaign; when you achieve the given objectives, you move up to a more challenging and involved assignment.
It's very attractive visually; the user interface is pretty good; the hotkeys make sense. The only thing that chapped me a little was the documentation: it was classic Sierra documentation, one of those books that looks and feels great until you actually need it to look up information. For example: when setting up trade routes for the first time, I experienced a shipwreck. Ok, very well, I thought, let's figure out what happens now since it seems to be blocking my harbour. I looked in many pertinent sections of the manual; not a word on shipwrecks. I just had to wait and hope it went away after awhile. Even though the manual has an actual index--rare enough with game documentation or strategy guides--it could have been better. Also lacking was an in-book reference for the tutorial; all reference for it is in-game. That's fine except that one reason you have a manual is so you can take it away from your computer and read up.
Very good game. Fine graphics. Ok manual. Superb dollar value--it has dropped in price to the point where you can hardly lose.

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Build rule and defendProduct InformationAs a provincial governor charged with spreading the glory of Rome your missionis clear; build cities foster trade and industry make money. How youaccomplish this entirely up to you. Gain wealth and power make a career out ofpleasing the emperor battle Barbarians and repel invaders or concentrate onbuilding the next Eternal City. Fail and you'll end up as lunch for the lions.Prove your strength of mind and spirit and you just may be crowned Caesar!Product FeaturesBuild rule and defend on one screen - no more switching between city province and battle screens.Use the City Construction Kit to build the perfect city or climb the ladder of Roman politics with a career.Now your citizens can give you a glimpse into the life of the common man - talk to them for clues about how to improve your city.Appease 5 gods with temples and festivals. Each god has its own sphere of influence; Please Ceres and your crops will thrive. But dishonor Neptune and watch your trade ships sink into the sea.Various new structures and challenges arise throughout your governor's career for tremendous depth of play and replay-ability.A truly intuitive helpful interface let's you jump right in and startbuilding.Additional FeaturesPlayers of Caesar III are immersed in a city simulation set inthe age of the ancient Roman Empire. Players place buildings on previouslyempty terrain and construct a city. These buildings come to life and thecity begins to evolve. As the city grows it encounters various problemswhich must be overcome. Players have specific objectives to achieve althoughmany players will not use these but rather will content themselves indesigning their idea of the perfect city.The game is structured as a career beginning with

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