i love historical RTS games. I thought AOE, AOM, Rise of Nations were the best it could get, then i suddenly got hands on Rome Total war few years ago, the moment i saw the View of the Battlefield, i was astounded, such an accurate representation of real battlefield. It actually comes closest to recreating the true historical battlefield. Battlefield views, Melee Attacks, Cavalry Charge, Unit Movements, Siege warfare, Weapons etc. Goosebumps on me, not even blockbuster hollywood movies come close to this game in recreating the battlefield in 3D. True Immersive experience, its like actually i am in middle of battlefield. This is what probably every game aspires to do, but this one has surely done it perfectly. The Soundtrack is awesome, adding to grandeur of battlefield.
RTW is much more than a game, it taught me how romans fought, won battles, reason behind building such an powerful empire. I never knew Hannibal was such a great military general, the defeat he handed to romans were extremely impressive, battle of cannae is like a dream come true for any military commander. never before i have heard of an underdog, outnumbered militia handing such humiliating defeat to Professional, Massive, Disciplined Army.
eagerly waiting for RTW-2.