Platform: PC (digital distribution)
Genre: Real-time strategy
Developer: Creative Assembly
Release Date: Summer 2006
ESRB Rating: RP
Players: 1 or 1-6 online or LAN
Price: $18.95
System Specs: Pentium III 1.0 Ghz or Athlon 1.0 Ghz; 2.9GB uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 500MB for Windows swap file); 100% DirectX 9.0b-compatible 16-bit sound card and 64MB hardware accelerated video card; 1024x768 monitor resolution
Recreate the Triumphs of Alexander the Great in this Newest Rome: Total War Expansion Pack
Rome: Total War - Alexander is the second official expansion pack to Rome: Total War. It represents a first for Sega and the Creative Assembly: online-only digital distribution.
Rome: Total War – Alexander will offer all the content and new features that Total War players have come to expect from their expansion packs, but for the first time ever, it will be available exclusively for quick and easy download from www.sega.com and www.totalwar.com. No waiting in line. No boxes. No CDs or DVDs. Just point your browser to one of the two sites and begin downloading.
Depending on your connection speed, within minutes you could be immersed in the epic military campaigns of Alexander the Great, one of the most celebrated generals in the history of Western civilization.
Key Features
• An entirely new campaign map that stretches from Macedonia to Greece and into the heart of the ancient Persian Empire
• A new campaign game that tasks players with matching the exploits of Alexander the Great as he swept across Central Asia and dominated the Persian Empire
• 6 new factions, including the Macedonians, Persians, and Indians
• Over 25 new units, including Alexander’s own renowned historical troops
• A historical Alexander the Great campaign with 6 new historical battles that unlock sequentially, telling the story of Alexander and providing a historical backdrop to each of the battles
• All-new movies to support the Alexander campaign, with professional voiceovers by actor Brian Blessed (Flash Gordon, Alexander, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace)