Paradox Interactive today released a demo for Europa Universalis: Rome, a strategy game which covers the time period from the first Punic War to the start of the true Empire. The demo includes two playable countries, Rome and Carthage, and the timeframe is set during The Second Punic War (thanks Gamespot). Europa Universalis: Rome has already reached Gold status and will be shipping to stores in North American on April 15 and in stores all across Europe from April 18. Players will have thousand of gameplay choices ranging from country, culture, provincial and character options to name but a few, making each and every game infinitely customizable and truly unique.

Europa Universalis: Rome Demo (307.08MB)