• Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Sep 27, 2005
User Score
8.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 24
  2. Negative: 1 out of 24

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  1. StuartR.
    Sep 9, 2005
    10
    i have played the original and i have to admit that in rome total war the title speaks for itself just as i am sure the sequel will do also......Let war commence AGAIN!!!!!!
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  2. JonasH.
    Apr 22, 2007
    10
    Great game, loads of fun. It's incredibly amusing playing as your nationality's roots and beat down The Romans. Or pwn them as Carthage with Amoured Elephants. Probably the best strategy game I've ever played.
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  3. JoshM.
    Jul 16, 2007
    9
    Not much change is put into the expansion for gameplay yet it still proves a worthwhile expansion to the Rome series. I allows u to experience the harships of the western and eastern empires as they struggle to keep power and allows u to experience the military might it takes to push back the barbarians at the borders. All in all its a pretty good expansion to Rome: Total War.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  4. Cormac
    Oct 7, 2005
    9
    Although not a huge change it is challenging and different enough to whet the appetite.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 22
  2. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. Barbarian Invasion is tweak-packed and jammed with choices, meaning that even expert Generals will be kept busy for ages. A must for fans of Rome Total War. [PC Gamer UK]
  2. So while we're disappointed with the misplaced innovation and the lack of advancement, we still can't deny that it's Rome, that it's raised our bloodlust and our hackles in equal measure, and that it refreshes those parts that other strategy games just won't reach. [PC Zone]
  3. 88
    It offers more factions, more units and a couple of cosmetic touches that will be sure to have you falling in love all over again... What is less easy to look past is the relatively homogenous nature of the barbarian factions.