ROME: Total War - Alexander 12+

The Rome: Total War series is clearly popular for a reason! I’m an avid fan of ancient history, and this game was on point the whole way through. Historically accurate, yet no less fun because of it, the premise is simple: you have 100 turns to take Alexander’s empire. The time limit means you’ll have to take bigger risks than in other games from the series, but this only heightens the enjoyability, as the payoff to a big gamble can be astounding. The battles happen in real time, and are executed wonderfully, the graphics, while not stunning are perfectly fine, and the tactical elements are well implemented without being overwhelming, so the game remains highly strategic without being to crunchy. Would recommend to any strategy fan.

I had the first version of this game on PC and loved it. This version however, makes little to no sense. I play in campaign mode and I’m doing really well. Suddenly the game tells me I’ve failed and that’s it... it’s the end of ‘the game.’ I loaded a previous saved game and continued in a different way only to be told I’d failed again! Game over. At that point I had conquered all the settlements I could see on the map, had a full rating in each of h thy me and they were all making money... fail apparently.
It seems that to complete or even play this game, you have to have a degree in history with a focus on Alexander The Great as you have to play the game the way he fought his campaign in order to play it. Don’t waste money on this.

I always love ROME: Total War Games because it gives you the right thing what happened in ancient history such as Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece like the Romans or Macedonians/Greeks. I love learning about Alexander the Great that he cross the Hellespont into Asia-Minor and did his father's grand plan to invade the Achaemenid Empire under Darius III and really stunning dramatic victories of Alexander, such as the three major battles such as the Granicus, Issus and Gaugamela. and other battles such as the Persian Gates at the Zagros Mountains when he was about to enter Persepolis and the Hydaspes when he met Porus, King of Pauravas in the Punjab. It's really amazing how ROME: Total War knows the ancient sources about this.