Europa Universalis: Rome | |
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Developer(s) | Paradox Development Studio |
Publisher(s) | Paradox Interactive |
Distributor(s) | Steam |
Producer(s) | Johan Andersson |
Programmer(s) | Thomas Johansson |
Artist(s) | Jonas Jakobsson Mikael Olsson |
Composer(s) | Andreas Waldetoft |
Series | Europa Universalis |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X |
Release | |
Genre(s) | Grand strategy |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Aggregate score | |
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Aggregator | Score |
Metacritic | 73% |
Review scores | |
Publication | Score |
1UP.com | C |
Eurogamer | 7/10 |
GameSpy | 3/5 |
IGN | 8.7/10 |
Europa Universalis: Rome is a grand strategy game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. The game is set during the time of the Roman Republic, beginning in 280 BC with the start of the Pyrrhic war, and ending with the rise of the Roman Empire in 27 BC. Players have a choice of leading any of over 53 factions, which represent 10 prominent cultures including Carthaginian, Celtic, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman. The game was released for Microsoft Windows in April 2008, followed by an OS X version ported by Virtual Programming in July 2008.
On 23 July 2010, Virtual Programming published the Mac OS X version of the Europa Universalis: Rome Gold Edition, which includes the Vae Victis expansion pack.
On November 19, 2008, the game's only expansion, Vae Victis, was released.
On MetaCritic the following reception was achieved by Paradox Development Studio: