<s>
Grand	B-Application
Ages	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
Imperium	B-Application
Romanum	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
2009	O
city-building	B-Application
and	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Haemimont	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kalypso	O
Media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2008	O
's	O
Imperium	B-Application
Romanum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
then	O
choose	O
which	O
family	O
to	O
associate	O
their	O
character	O
with	O
,	O
selecting	O
between	O
the	O
Flavii	O
,	O
Valerii	O
,	O
Julii	O
,	O
Aemilii	O
,	O
or	O
Lucii	B-Operating_System
,	O
each	O
with	O
unique	O
traits	O
that	O
benefit	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
military	O
,	O
civic	O
or	O
economic	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
colony	O
includes	O
various	O
food	O
production	O
buildings	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
wheat	O
and	O
pig	B-Language
farms	O
,	O
bakeries	O
and	O
butchers	O
;	O
material	O
production	O
buildings	O
such	O
as	O
lumber	O
camps	O
and	O
brick	O
works	O
;	O
religious	O
temples	O
;	O
and	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
housing	O
for	O
different	O
citizen	O
classes	O
(	O
Plebs	O
,	O
Patricians	O
,	O
and	O
Equites	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Building	O
benefits	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
radius	B-Protocol
system	O
,	O
with	O
buildings	O
providing	O
their	O
bonuses	O
or	O
needing	O
other	O
materials	O
within	O
a	O
certain	O
distance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
construct	O
significant	O
monuments	O
for	O
large	O
or	O
global	O
bonuses	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Colosseum	O
,	O
Circus	B-Application
Maximus	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Pantheon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
players	O
fail	O
to	O
satisfy	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
their	O
citizens	O
,	O
crime	O
and	O
disease	O
may	O
spread	O
and	O
homes	O
may	O
be	O
deserted	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
lead	O
to	O
a	O
chain	B-Application
reaction	I-Application
in	O
the	O
shortage	O
of	O
goods	O
and	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
titled	O
Grand	B-Application
Ages	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
-	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reign	I-Application
of	I-Application
Augustus	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Imperivm	B-Application
Online	I-Application
in	O
Spain	O
and	O
Italy	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
in	O
Spain	O
,	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
in	O
Italy	O
and	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Reign	O
of	O
Augustus	O
is	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
previous	O
releases	O
with	O
a	O
city	B-Application
builder	I-Application
mode	O
(	O
as	O
in	O
Imperivm	O
Civitas	O
games	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
conquest	O
mode	O
(	O
as	O
in	O
Imperivm	O
RTC	O
games	O
,	O
like	O
Imperivm	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Great	I-Application
Battles	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Ages	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
little	O
difference	O
from	O
traditional	O
city	B-Application
builders	I-Application
and	O
limited	O
combat	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
another	O
generic	O
city-builder	B-Application
set	O
in	O
ancient	O
Rome	O
.	O
</s>
