Rome

2016 · Real-Time Strategy / Turn-Based Strategy

Rome: Total War on mobile is an impressive port that brings the full grand strategy and real-time battle experience to touchscreens. Commanding thousands of Roman soldiers in formation-based combat on a phone feels ambitious and largely works, while the campaign map's turn-based empire management provides strategic depth between battles. The touch controls require adjustment for a game designed around mouse precision, and older devices struggle with larger battles. But having a complete Total War campaign in your pocket is a remarkable achievement that strategy fans should experience.

2010 · Action-Adventure · PC

Brotherhood refined Assassin's Creed II's formula with a stunning recreation of Rome, the addictive Brotherhood recruitment system, and surprisingly compelling multiplayer that made it a high point for the series.

2024 · Ridley Scott · 148 min · Historical Epic / Action

Gladiator II is a handsomely produced sequel that proves you can recreate the spectacle of ancient Rome without recapturing the soul of the original film. Ridley Scott stages arena combat with the confidence of someone who invented the modern sword-and-sandal revival, and Denzel Washington delivers a performance that threatens to walk off with the entire production. But the script leans too heavily on echoing its predecessor's beats, Paul Mescal's lead performance runs cooler than the story needs, and the legacy sequel structure creates expectations the film can't quite fulfill. It's competent epic filmmaking that falls short of greatness.

2013 · Grand Strategy · PC / Steam

Total War: Rome II is a grand strategy game defined by ambition that took years to fulfill. The Emperor Edition patches transformed a notoriously rough launch into a sprawling experience with some of the most visually impressive large-scale battles in the genre. AI inconsistency and battlefield chaos still hold it back from the heights of the best Total War entries, and the memory of that disastrous launch lingers in the community. But for players willing to invest in its systems and its enormous modding scene, Rome II delivers a campaign of real scope across one of history's richest settings.