Warrior of Rome II

1992 video game
1992 video game
  • JP: May 28, 1992[1]
  • NA: May 1992
Genre(s)Real-time strategyMode(s)Single-player

Warrior of Rome II, also known as Caesar no Yabou II (シーザーの野望II, "Ambition of Caesar II") is a real-time strategy video game developed and published by Micronet in 1992 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis as a sequel to Warrior of Rome.

Plot

Warrior of Rome II is a game in which the player is Julius Caesar, utilizing the armies of Rome to defeat uprisings in Asia.[2]

Gameplay

The game features a three-quarter perspective overhead view, although the two-player mode features a split-screen view. The game plays as a real-time strategy, although the player can change the movement speed based on the difficulty level. The player has the choice to play a single stage at a time or play through the enitre campaign of 15 increasingly difficult stages.[2]

Reception

The game was reviewed in 1993 in Dragon #189 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars.[2]

Reviews

  • GamePro[3]
  • Electronic Gaming Monthly[4]

References

  1. ^ "Software List (Released by Soft Licensees)". セガ 製品情報サイト (in Japanese). Sega. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia & Lesser, Kirk (January 1993). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (189): 57–62.
  3. ^ "Game Pro Issue 36 ( July 1992)". May 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Electronic Gaming Monthly (1989 - 2003)".
  • Warrior of Rome II at IGN
  • Warrior of Rome II at GameFAQs
  • Warrior of Rome II at GameSpy