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While you initially can only select from a few, the developers have allowed for an unlock cheat letting you play through with any faction without having to defeat them in the main campaign. In Rome: Total War, you can play through the Imperial Campaign which has you attempt to take over Rome as one of many factions. It happens to be the second expansion for the game and while it isn’t as good as the main game or the first expansion, it is still worth playing if you find yourself wanting more Total War. In terms of quality, Barbarian Invasion approaches the quality of the main game and is pretty damn amazing, but Alexander wasn’t as interesting or fun overall.

Combining real time strategy with turn based gameplay is something most never thought was possible, but Creative Assembly nailed it. Rome: Total War is a dream come true for any fan of the Roman time period with its superlative campaign and addictive core gameplay. Unlike Tropico, the Rome: Total War Collection is playable across older iPads as well if you’re still rocking an iPad Air 2 like I am. It will likely be updated at some point in the future making the whole collection playable on both iPhone and iPad. Barbarian Invasion got updated for free to add iPhone support but Alexander is still iPad only. With the game and one expansion playable on iPhone and both expansions playable on iPad, I thought it was a good time to review the Rome: Total War Collection that collects all three for iOS.Īs of this writing, Rome: Total War (which is the main game) is playable on both iPhone and iPad devices while only one of the two expansions is universal. Earlier this month, Feral Interactive brought Rome: Total War – Barbarian Invasion ($4.99) to iPhone after it debuted on iPad a a few years ago and since then I’ve been playing the main game and not just Barbarian Invasion but also Alexander ($4.99) on iPad and iPhone (when compatible).

This was Creative Assembly’s third mainline Total War release and it has gone on to become one of the most beloved entries in the franchise, which just had its newest entry Total War: Three Kingdoms released last week.

Nearly 15 years ago, Creative Assembly and Activision released Rome: Total War ($9.99) on Windows.