<s>
Centurion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Defender	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
real-time	B-Application
battle	I-Application
sequences	I-Application
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Kellyn	B-Device
Beck	I-Device
and	O
Bits	O
of	O
Magic	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
1990	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Centurion	O
shares	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
concept	O
and	O
feel	O
with	O
Beck	O
's	O
earlier	O
game	O
Defender	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
(	O
1987	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bulk	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
involve	O
turn-based	O
strategic	O
planning	O
and	O
management	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
map	O
and	O
the	O
real-time	O
battles	O
(	O
with	O
on-demand	O
pauses	O
to	O
give	O
orders	O
to	O
formations	O
)	O
against	O
various	O
enemies	O
of	O
the	O
Roman	O
Empire	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Celts	B-Algorithm
,	O
Carthaginians	O
and	O
Parthians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Centurion	O
also	O
featured	O
other	O
"	O
side-show	O
"	O
activities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
gladiatorial	B-Application
combat	I-Application
(	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
duties	O
involve	O
financing	O
the	O
ludi	O
events	O
)	O
,	O
chariot	O
racing	O
in	O
the	O
Circus	B-Application
Maximus	I-Application
,	O
and	O
naval	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
some	O
diplomacy	O
(	O
it	O
is	O
even	O
possible	O
to	O
seduce	O
the	O
queen	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
after	O
forming	O
an	O
alliance	O
with	O
Egypt	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
designer	O
,	O
Kellyn	B-Device
Beck	I-Device
,	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
several	O
Cinemaware	O
games	O
and	O
Centurion	O
was	O
similar	O
in	O
look	O
to	O
those	O
games	O
,	O
featuring	O
"	O
cinematic	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
animation	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
and	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
an	O
accurate	O
historical	O
simulation	O
,	O
Centurion	O
"	O
succeeds	O
admirably	O
...	O
those	O
who	O
liked	O
those	O
old	O
gladiator	B-Application
movies	O
"	O
would	O
enjoy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
