<s>
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
;	O
its	O
publishing	O
rights	O
have	O
since	O
passed	O
to	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2010	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
released	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
version	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
version	O
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
on	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
split	O
between	O
real-time	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
battles	O
and	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategic	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
received	O
widespread	O
acclaim	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
official	O
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
Barbarian	B-Application
Invasion	I-Application
and	O
Alexander	B-Application
,	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Total	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Total	O
War	O
series	O
,	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
has	O
two	O
primary	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
:	O
a	O
turn-based	O
,	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
an	O
overhead	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
a	O
real-time	O
battle	O
system	O
that	O
occurs	O
on	O
3D	O
battlefields	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
cities	O
are	O
conquered	O
by	O
either	O
training	O
soldiers	O
in	O
cities	O
that	O
are	O
already	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
control	O
and	O
then	O
using	O
those	O
soldiers	O
to	O
besiege	B-Application
enemy	O
cities	O
or	O
by	O
bribing	O
the	O
city	O
into	O
switching	O
sides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
cities	O
grow	O
too	O
unhappy	O
,	O
they	O
may	O
revolt	B-Application
and	O
either	O
return	O
to	O
a	O
faction	O
that	O
previously	O
controlled	O
them	O
or	O
become	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
generic	O
"	O
rebel	O
"	O
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassins	O
can	O
assassinate	O
characters	O
and	O
commit	O
sabotage	B-Device
in	O
settlements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
turn-based	O
campaign	O
,	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
also	O
features	O
3D	O
,	O
real-time	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
campaign	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
custom	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
preset	O
"	O
historical	O
battle	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
real-life	O
military	O
engagement	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
battle	O
against	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
cases	O
,	O
the	O
ultimate	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
is	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
enemy	O
forces	O
by	O
either	O
killing	O
or	O
routing	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
troops	O
;	O
in	O
a	O
siege	B-Application
,	O
the	O
attacker	O
can	O
also	O
achieve	O
victory	O
by	O
capturing	O
and	O
holding	O
the	O
town	O
center	O
for	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
units	O
for	O
battle	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
broadly	O
categorised	O
into	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
cavalry	O
,	O
archers	O
,	O
and	O
siege	B-Application
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Units	O
can	O
create	O
different	O
formations	O
that	O
alter	O
how	O
they	O
perform	O
in	O
combat	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
many	O
types	O
of	O
spearmen	O
can	O
form	O
the	O
phalanx	B-Application
formation	O
,	O
while	O
many	O
Roman	O
soldiers	O
can	O
form	O
the	O
testudo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barbarian	B-Application
Invasion	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
barbarian	O
nations	O
of	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
during	O
the	O
migration	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Alexander	B-Application
expansion	O
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Alexander	B-Application
the	O
Great	O
and	O
replays	O
his	O
conquests	O
and	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
featuring	O
a	O
playable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
River	O
Trebia	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
taking	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
general	O
Hannibal	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2004	O
and	O
is	O
freely	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
series	O
also	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
music	O
track	O
as	O
the	O
battles	O
in	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
services	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
migrated	O
to	O
Steamworks	B-Application
as	O
of	O
patch	O
1.51	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
no	O
release	O
date	O
has	O
been	O
provided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
allows	O
for	O
the	O
manipulation	O
of	O
some	O
game	O
resources	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
text	O
files	O
and	O
textures	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
modifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
the	O
20th-best-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2013	O
,	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
alone	O
had	O
totaled	O
876,000	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
;	O
it	O
won	O
numerous	O
awards	O
and	O
high	O
scores	O
from	O
gaming	O
websites	O
and	O
magazines	O
alike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
named	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
the	O
fifth-best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
magic	O
formula	O
for	O
how	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
great	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
has	O
it	O
down	O
pat.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
nominated	O
Rome	O
as	O
their	O
2004	O
"	O
Strategy	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
Real-Time	O
)	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
Warhammer	B-Language
40,000	I-Language
:	I-Language
Dawn	I-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
The	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
announced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Total	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
the	O
next	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Total	O
War	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
16	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
since	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
remastered	O
edition	O
named	O
Total	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
Remastered	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reception	O
was	O
positive	O
with	O
reviews	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
remastered	O
edition	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
way	O
to	O
play	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
today	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
mechanics	O
felt	O
outdated	O
compared	O
to	O
more	O
recent	O
releases	O
in	O
the	O
Total	O
War	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
