HISTORY Great Empires: Rome

Valcon Games announces History Channel DS Strategy Game
Valcon Games announced today that its Nintendo DS™ game, History Great Empires: Rome, is shipping in North America

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HISTORY™ Great Empires: Rome is an accessible and compelling strategy game in which the player takes centre stage in building the biggest empire the world has ever seen. Through a fascinating blend of strategy, diplomacy and warfare, players develop vast, diverse cities and create powerful armies to defend, explore and conquer.

The game offers exceptional historical accuracy, drawing on the programming resources of the global television network, HISTORY. Like the emperors of ancient Rome, players are able to direct armies, manage resources, forge alliances and go to battle on the road to creating their own Roman Empire. The inclusion of a series of bonus mini-games allows the player to be immersed in the historical context of the era.

• Play more than 20 tribes from the period of the Roman Empire
• Raise a personal army - choose the best unit type for the job
• Deep battle strategy, with squad management, orders, and troop formations
• Buildings, city upgrades, and recruitment strategies shape your growing empire
• Diplomatic relations, including treaties, neutral nations, and formal declarations of war
• 4 Roman-themed mini-games for quick play