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Rome: Total War Barbarian Invasion
Released On: Sep 27, 2005
82
8.4
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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86% Positive
19 Reviews
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9% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
82
86% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
9% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Despite the short list of new features, Barbarian Invasion complements Rome: Total War perfectly. [Nov 2005]
I am really looking forward to seeing what the developers of this game have to offer in their next game.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 119 User Ratings
8.4
78% Positive
93 Ratings
93 Ratings
20% Mixed
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
2% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 119 User Ratings
8.4
78% Positive
93 Ratings
93 Ratings
20% Mixed
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
2% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
One of the best strategic games of all time.
awesome soundtrack, gameplay and lots of great details in the game make it a masterpiece.
It's best Total War game according to its release time.
I think because of its Faction variety Barbarian invasion is even better than Rome total war.
If you like Grand Strategy games, you must experience this even in 2023.
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La expansion de Rome total war siguió mostrando lo bueno que fue Rome Total War , las mejoras como las antorchas en los combates nocturnos fue bastante innovador (tambien el modo hordas y saqueo ) y lo poco negativo que tiene no tiene mucha variedad de unidades barbaras mas o menos todas son iguales . Mi opinión mi expansión favorita de la saga
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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]
For those of us who crave battles with thousands of bloodthirsty warriors on each side, the Total War series is still your best bet for total carnage.
There is certainly enough new here to recommend it to even casual fans. [Jan 2006, p.60]
Though this particular invasion doesn't really change the scope of the battle, it certainly adds some berserk energy to your armchair strategizing. Trust in Crom.
A poor expansion, with not much in the way of expanding on the previous. In fact it's possibly made the game a damn sight less playable, although hopefully my love for Total War will return with time.
This add-on brings some game-engine improvements, new tactic against hordes of barbarians, religion level of each territory, you may conquer the banner of some legion & you will be the target of the other roman legions for some turns. Some of unofficial DLS are still updated. Try it, enjoy it, have fun.
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Equally exciting and challenging as the original Rome Total War, Barbarian Invasion brings you to another stage of history: the downfall of the great Roman Empire, which is, to me, as interesting as the rise of Rome portrayed in the Vanilla. Still the same world and map you'll be fighting in, but there are totally new factions that never appeared in Rome: Total War, and along with them, of course, are new threats. Really tough, and also extremely breathtaking.
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It's okay, but when you take an enemies final city and utterly destroy all of their population, they will still spawn a massive roaming army that can easily take just about any city. It makes destroying civilizations much more difficult and ruins the gameplay.
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As much as I enjoyed Rome Total War, i cannot say I found Barbarian Invasion enjoyable. Exactly the same but with fewer likable factions.
6/10 - Ben Hazelden
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I was rather disappointed with this expansion. Provinces have been redrawn so that they are now much bigger, but still only have one main city each--which means that the action is far more spaced out than before, and hence less exciting. I tried playing through the campaign but after a couple hours found that most of my neighbors were too powerful or far away to fight, and the barbarian hordes which give the game its name were mindlessly wandering far to the north. Given some of the changes (such as national religions), this could have been a good expansion, but its let down by the lousy AI and lack of action.
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Summary Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion commences just after the last Emperor of a unified Rome has 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. Two hundred years have now passed...
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- PC
- iOS (iPhone/iPad)
Initial Release Date: Sep 27, 2005
Developer:
- Creative Assembly
Publisher: Sega
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