Praetorians
- January 28, 2003 00:00 AM PST
Pay attention, historical real-time strategy fans. Here's your chance to do as the Romans did.
A healthy mixture of Medieval: Total War and WarCraft, Praetorians puts you in charge of an army of soldiers from the ancient world, out to conquer all of civilization. You'll take command of the Romans, the Greeks, or the Egyptians, leaving behind such petty concerns as resource gathering and tech trees as your troops stomp across the countryside. The preview version featured detailed graphics and sound, and tight tactical gameplay, but it suffered from minor control problems that could easily be tweaked out in the final development stretch. Still, all the essentials were there for a tight real-time battle royale. If you're a dyed-in-the-wool real-time tactician looking for an ancient challenge, the combat-centric Praetorians could be the game you've been "prae"-ing for.
