Nemesis of the Roman Empire Review

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(More customer reviews)First of all, if you love Romans or eras with sword fighting and cavalries, don't wait any further and buy this game right now. It's very cheap for $25.
Now, this game doesn't require super-fast computers. I have a rusty Celeron 766 MHz with 128 RAM and 16 MB vid. card. It runs perfectly smooth on my comp...except for the cinematics. For some reason, they are choppy. But that's not our main concern here.
Tutorial starts off great with basic RTS elements which eventually leads to showing probably the biggest aspect of this game, the RPG feature. And eventually, you get a chance to defeat a Roman legion at the end of tutorial. I felt that tutorial was too easy to start a player off with but then again, like The Simpsons say, "99% of the games start off with easy tutorial level". But it pretty much lets you get a good grip on the game's interface, environment, etc.
If you have ever played Stronghold, you will notice that the way you can train troops and research technologies in this game is very similar to that of Stronghold. Just like Stronghold, you have a certain population you must manage while keeping them and your army fed throughout the whole scenario. Speaking of food, there is an interesting feature in this game which changes thing tactically. You must keep your army fed throughout the whole process. If they don't eat, they don't fight and morale goes down, and you lose. Therefore, you can make a pack mule from the tavern which will follow your army around. Make sure this pack mule doesn't die otherwise you can be screwed.
There is another interesting concept in this game which is heroes and their item carrying capability. Heroes are strong, generals who have certain experience level and some special abilites such as greater health or greater strength. These heroes or leaders can also lead a group of many different units under their command. You can minimize the tedious clicking and selecting the whole group or cycling through group numbers assigned to each group while remembering which group has which units, by assigning a group to follow a leader. Just by selecting leader, you select the whole group under the leader's command and it gets really easy for you to manage your troops. Groups also get certain bonuses when they follow a hero.
The only thing missing in this RTS is base building. In fact, this actually makes it more easier for the player to concentrate more on the troops and tactical aspect of the game while not worrying too much about micromanaging the economy or the population. If you've ever played Prateorains, you know what I'm talking about.
Animations are iffy sometimes but for the most part they are very beautifully depicted. The amazing swings of a macemen while the burning arrows fired by the archers and the brave fighting styles of a Prateorian will satisfy you to a great deal making you feel like you are watching a movie.
In the end, I must say kudos to Enlight for creating such an outstanding game, one of its own kind. Roman era buffs like me have been wanting for a game like this to be made and I can truly say that my wish has come true. Again, this game is worth $25 that you will spend. If you are having second thoughts, then don't. Just buy this great game. Kudos, Enlight, kudos.

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Product InformationWelcome to the Nemesis of the Roman Empire website sequel to theaward-winning Celtic Kings: Rage of War Real-Time Strategy game. Nemesisof the Roman Empire picks up where the award-winning Celtic Kings: Rage of Warleft off.In the height of its glory Carthage was the greatest power in the ancient world.With trade routes throughout the entire Mediterranean there the was no othernation to dispute its strength. Goods gold and slaves poured in to the majesticcity--the source of its might.Countless mercenaries armies were constantly bought to ensure that all whothreatened Carthage or its interest would be dealt with. However another Empirewas also on the rise. The city of Rome too had begun to gain strength. TheRomans soon decided openly to challenge their Carthaginian rivals. The time ofthe Punic Wars had begun.The Roman CampaignSeeing the power and influence of Carthage the Senate of Rome decided thatsomething should be done. An army was prepared and sent under a false pretext toSicily. The First Punic war started during which Carthage lost its advantage andwas forced to withdraw from Sicily Corsica and Sardinia.However the Carthaginians were not prepared to lose their world dominancejust like that. Its attention became focused on the Spanish peninsula. Seeingthis Rome responded and a territory grabbing began ultimately resulting in theSecond Punic War. Yet at that time Rome had already achieved dominance in Europeand managed to claim victory once more. All Carthaginian remnants were sweptaway from the continent though that did not calm the Senate of Rome. There werestill feats that Carthage might rise and pose a threat once more.In order to prevent the Third Punic war Roman legions were sent to Africawith orders to attack the rival city itself. Only a victory there woulddetermine which of the two powers would remain.The Carthaginian CampaignFor generations the city of Carthage was se