Warrior of Rome II
{{Short description|1992 video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}{{Infobox video game
| title = Warrior of Rome II
| image = Warrior of Rome II Coverart.png
| developer = Micronet
| publisher = Micronet
| designer =
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|May 28, 1992{{cite web |title=Software List (Released by Soft Licensees)|url=https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html |website=セガ 製品情報サイト |publisher=Sega |access-date=May 15, 2023 |language=ja}}|NA|May 1992}}
| genre = Real-time strategy
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
}}
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.
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 entire campaign of 15 increasingly difficult stages.
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.{{cite journal
|title=The Role of Computers
|last1=Lesser|last2=Lesser|last3=Lesser|first1=Hartley|first2=Patricia|first3=Kirk|name-list-style=amp
|journal=Dragon
|issue=189
|date=January 1993
|pages=57–62}}
Reviews
- GamePro{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-36-july-1992/page/46/mode/2up | title=Game Pro Issue 36 ( July 1992) | date=19 May 2023 }}
- Electronic Gaming Monthly{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20031%20%28February%201992%29/page/n67/mode/2up | title=Electronic Gaming Monthly (1989 - 2003) }}
References
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External links
- [http://cheats.ign.com/objects/492/492087.html Warrior of Rome II] at IGN
- [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/genesis/home/586588.html Warrior of Rome II] at GameFAQs
- [http://cheats.gamespy.com/genesis/warrior-of-rome-ii-ambition-of-cesar-ii/ Warrior of Rome II] at GameSpy
Category:Depictions of Julius Caesar in video games
Category:Sega Genesis-only games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in Japan