Nemesis of the Roman Empire is a real-time strategy role-playing video game developed by Haemimont Games and published by Enlight Software. The sequel to Celtic Kings: Rage of War, the game is set in the Punic Wars and allows the player to take control of one of four nations, as well as Hannibal the Great.
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Developer(s) | Haemimont Games |
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Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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Genre(s) | Real-time strategy, Role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single player |
In Spain the game was released on November 27, 2003 under the title Imperivm II: Conquest of Hispania, and in Italy as Imperivm II: The Punic Wars, by the publisher FX Interactive.
Nemesis of the Roman Empire is a real-time strategy role-playing game.[1] Set during the Punic Wars, the player can take control of one of four nations: the Romans, the Gauls, the Carthaginians, and the Iberians.[2]
Seeing the power and influence of Carthage, Roman legions were sent to Africa with orders to attack the rival city of Carthage, led by its general Hannibal.[3]
Nemesis of the Roman Empire was first announced on September 3, 2003 by developer Haemimont Games, who said that it would be set for release in Spain in December 2003.[4] The game is a sequel to Celtic Kings: Rage of War, originally titled Celtic Kings: The Punic Wars.[2] On January 13, 2004, Enlight Software announced they would be publishing and distributing the game in North America.[5] On March 5, 2004, Enlight said the game had gone gold[6] and was set for release on March 26.[1]
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Metacritic | 74/100[7] |
Publication | Score |
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Computer Games Magazine | [8] |
Computer Gaming World | [9] |
Game Informer | 7.75/10[10] |
GameSpot | 8/10[11] |
GameSpy | [12] |
GameZone | 8/10[13] |
IGN | 8/10[14] |
PC Gamer (US) | 68%[15] |
PC Zone | 64%[16] |
Nemesis of the Roman Empire received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[7] The game earned "Platinum" award from the Asociación Española de Distribuidores y Editores de Software de Entretenimiento (aDeSe), for more than 80,000 sales in Spain during its first 12 months.[17] It ultimately sold above 250,000 units in Spain.[18]