Tries too hard.

I am a huge fan of the Totar War series. I have had every one of them except for Shogun. I play this one on my MacAir usually when travelling and I have found it more complicated than it needs to be. However, my main gripe is for a different reason than a previous reviewer. The gameplay is ok but the graphics are poor, by that I mean confusing. In particular, the map. It is too detailed and makes little sense. It is buggy in that it sometimes it changes the angle in which you see things which makes everything complicated. Something about it is just not right. It is as though the designers tried too hard to upgrade it and lost the simplicity it requires. The best things in life are simple but not shallow… unfortunately this is not simple and although there is lots of depth to it, I end up playing it very simply just to be able to enjoy it.

Total War as a series is brilliant and the first Rome was an absolute classic.

This version however, fails in that you are too busy working out HOW to play the game, to enjoy actually playing it.

Paulcgibbs about Total War: ROME II