Nemesis of the Roman Empire

Nemesis of the Roman Empire is a real-time strategy role-playing video game developed by Haemimont Games and published by Enlight Software. The sequel to Celtic Kings: Rage of War, the game is set in the Punic Wars and allows the player to take control of one of four nations, as well as Hannibal the Great.

Nemesis of the Roman Empire
Developer(s)Haemimont Games
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Windows
Release
  • SP: November 27, 2003
  • NA: March 24, 2004[1]
  • EU: 2004
Genre(s)Real-time strategy, Role-playing
Mode(s)Single player

In Spain the game was released on November 27, 2003 under the title Imperivm II: Conquest of Hispania, and in Italy as Imperivm II: The Punic Wars, by the publisher FX Interactive.

Gameplay

Nemesis of the Roman Empire is a real-time strategy role-playing game.[2] Set during the Punic Wars, the player can take control of one of four nations: the Romans, the Gauls, the Carthaginians, and the Iberians.[3]

Seeing the power and influence of Carthage, Roman legions were sent to Africa with orders to attack the rival city of Carthage, led by its general Hannibal.[4]

Development

Nemesis of the Roman Empire was first announced on September 3, 2003 by developer Haemimont Games, who said that it would be set for release in Spain in December 2003.[5] The game is a sequel to Celtic Kings: Rage of War, originally titled Celtic Kings: The Punic Wars.[3] On January 13, 2004, Enlight Software announced they would be publishing and distributing the game in North America.[6] On March 5, 2004, Enlight said the game had gone gold and was set for release on March 24.[1]

Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic74/100[7]
Review scores
PublicationScore
CGW[8]
Game Informer7.75/10[9]
GameSpot8/10[10]
GameSpy[11]
GameZone8/10[12]
IGN8/10[13]
PC Gamer (US)68%[14]
PC Zone64%[15]

Nemesis of the Roman Empire received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[7] The game earned "Platinum" award from the Asociación Española de Distribuidores y Editores de Software de Entretenimiento (aDeSe), for more than 80,000 sales in Spain during its first 12 months.[16] It ultimately sold above 250,000 units in Spain.[17]

The Gamers' Temple scored it with a 78% and it said "Nemesis is a good diversion for those looking for a little different take on the real-time strategy formula."[18] Strategy Informer scored it with 7.8 of 10 and it said "Overall, this is an excellent effort, the game is fun, challenging, and difficult to beat."[19] Games Domain scored it with 7 of 10, and it described it as "Lacking base-building, deep resource control, and combat micromanagement, Nemesis of the Roman Empire seems to be rather sparsely featured."[20] Deeko rated it with the highest punctuation 10/10, the average visitor rating was a 9.6 with a total of 37 ratings.[21] Ace Gamez rated the gameplay with a 9 of 10, the graphics 5 of 10, the sound 6 of 10 and the lifespan 8 of 10.[22]

References
  1. Adams, Dan (March 5, 2004). "Nemesis of the Roman Empire Goes Gold". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  2. Clayman, Dave (March 23, 2004). "Nemesis of the Roman Empire Arrives". IGN. Ziff Davis, LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  3. Calvert, Justin (September 3, 2003). "Celtic Kings: The Punic Wars announced". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  4. "Nemesis of the Roman EmpireNemesis of the Roman Empire". Steam Powered. Valve. 2004. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  5. Grandío, Pablo (November 21, 2003). "Anunciado Imperivm II: La Conquista de Hispania". Vandal (in Spanish). El Español. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  6. Adams, Dan (January 13, 2004). "Enlight to Publish Celtic Kings Sequel". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  7. "Nemesis of the Roman Empire for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  8. Brown, Ken (July 2004). "Nemesis of the Roman Empire" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 240. p. 74. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  9. Biessener, Adam (June 2004). "Nemesis of the Roman Empire". Game Informer. No. 134. p. 136. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  10. Colayco, Bob (March 19, 2004). "Nemesis of the Roman Empire Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  11. Abner, William (April 15, 2004). "GameSpy: Nemesis of the Roman Empire". GameSpy. Ziff Davis. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  12. Hollingshead, Anise (March 30, 2004). "Nemesis of the Roman Empire - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  13. Adams, Dan (April 6, 2004). "Nemesis of the Roman Empire Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  14. "Nemesis of the Roman Empire". PC Gamer. June 2004. p. 70.
  15. "PC Review: Nemesis of the Roman Empire". PC Zone. July 2004.
  16. Dossier de prensa Galardones aDeSe 2004 (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). Asociación Española de Distribuidores y Editores de Software de Entretenimiento. March 2004. pp. 5, 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2005.
  17. https://www.elmundo.es/ariadna/2005/222/1108751065.html
  18. "Nemesis of the Roman Empire Review". The Gamers' Temple. Soltar Enterprises. August 3, 2004. p. 2. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  19. "Nemesis of the Roman Empire". Strategy Informer. August 3, 2004. Archived from the original on December 14, 2005. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  20. Smith, Mike (August 3, 2004). "Nemesis of the Roman Empire". Games Domain. Yahoo. Archived from the original on December 5, 2004. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  21. Sellers, Pete (August 3, 2004). "Nemesis of the Roman Empire - Review". Deeko. BW Group. Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  22. "The Punic Wars: A Clash of two Empires". Ace Gamez. August 3, 2004. Archived from the original on February 25, 2006. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
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