The player is also able to control several other factions, which present similar options for internal politics.
Campaign goals remain the same for the player, regardless of whichever family they select how those goals are achieved depends on personal discretion. Several new features have been introduced, such as combined land and sea battles, an abstract 'tactical' map for battlefields and the combination of territories on the turn-based strategy map into larger 'provinces'.Īs in the original Rome, if the player takes control of the Roman faction, than they must choose one of several patrician houses to represent - Cornelia, Julia, or Junia - each enabling their own unique perks.
As a sequel to Rome: Total War, it returns to classical antiquity and the rise of the Roman Republic/ Empire. Total War: Rome II is a game in the Total War strategy series, released on September 3rd, 2013.