I had enemy generals waving a white flag within moments of the start of the battle, but his troops never retreated. The outcome didn't always make sense to me. Whoever has the most men wins.independent of battle strategy. In fact, the overriding factor in all these battles is numbers. You can also change tactics in the midst of battle, but this rarely seems to affect the outcome. No hexes here each side is given a representative number of troops and you decide how best to deploy your side: flanking maneuvers, frontal assaults, wedges and other formations. The battles give you a chance to try out your war-gaming strategy. So aside from issues of taxation and entertainment, the game mainly consists of pitting your legions or fleets against those of rebellious citizens, invading armies or neighboring provinces. It's impossible to please everybody all the time - particularly those you've subjugated by invading their province and declaring yourself their ruler. Holding these events calls for many talents (the coin of the realm), so when money is scarce, you may find your-self having to plunder recent conquests and play pure strategy for a while to line your coffers.
This is where much of the fun arcade play comes to bear. You'll spend a lot of time and money just trying to keep all your subjects happy: holding gladiator fights and chariot races, throwing Christians to the lions or participating in any of several bloody extravaganzas. You can't expect your armies to do their best if they're taxed beyond reason, bored or otherwise demoralized. It's a big password, but Rome wasn't built in a day.Ĭonquest is only part of the equation.
While the game lacks a battery backup, EA has included a password feature to preserve your progress in the game. The game is one long, towering task of conquest: you must rise from the lowly rank of legionnaire in the province of Italia to become ruler of all of Europe, including portions of Asia and Africa. Centurion is yet another of its meticulous PC-to-Genesis conversions, and it's a real smorgasbord of a game: an overall flavor of strategy/war gaming with a lot of arcade sequences, superb graphics and sound effects on the side. While other publishers spend most of their energy churning out side-scrolling shooters or Mario-style slugfests, EA seems to be producing a line that spans strategy, arcade, sports, martial arts and the totally unclassifiable. Electronic Arts is turning out to be the redemption of sophisticated and eclectic Genesis owners.
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