Fraser Brown
PC GamerImperator: Rome review
Published 4/25/2019
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Linux / PC / Mac - 4/25/2019
Imperator: Rome
"Paradox Development Studio returns to ancient history with Imperator: Rome, a new title set around the growth of Roman power in a threatening Mediterranean. Unify Italy and then the world under the eagles of your legions. Or rule an Eastern monarchy with claims to the mantle of Alexander. Slaves, barbarians and war elephants bring the distant past to life in Imperator: Rome. Can you be a Caesar?"
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- Paradox Development Studio
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
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Critic avg
78
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50–95
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 78 across 14 scored reviews, with a 45-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 90–100 band.
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90–1005 reviews · 36%
80–894 reviews · 29%
70–792 reviews · 14%
Below 703 reviews · 21%
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Phil Iwaniuk
PCGamesNImperator: Rome review – a grand yet demanding historical epic
Published 4/25/2019
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80
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalJason Rodriguez
PC InvasionImperator: Rome Review – It Came, It Saw, It Faltered
Published 4/25/2019
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60
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Read originalRick Lane
EurogamerImperator: Rome review - a smart grand strategy that lacks the spark of Paradox's other efforts
Published 4/25/2019
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