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Cradle of Rome

Build the heart of the Ancient Roman Empire and become its Emperor! This legendary city was one of the most beautiful and powerful capitals to have ever existed in the ancient world! Resurrect the masterpieces…

70 27 February 2007 ESRB E

Cradle of Rome is a puzzle developed by Awem Studio, released 27 February 2007 on Nintendo DS, Wii and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Cradle of Rome is

Cradle of Rome is a puzzle game developed by Awem Studio and released in 2007. It was published by Destineer Publishing Corp.. It is available on Nintendo DS, Wii and PC (Microsoft Windows). It carries an ESRB E age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Build the heart of the Ancient Roman Empire and become its Emperor! This legendary city was one of the most beautiful and powerful capitals to have ever existed in the ancient world! Resurrect the masterpieces of Roman architecture. The Coliseum will make a good training school for your brave gladiators. And the Pantheon - the Temple of the Roman Gods - will bring you luck! The fabulous land of Caesar opens its gates before you in this engaging puzzle game, Cradle of Rome!
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Cradle of Rome holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 31% of the 2,792 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 6 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1000 MHz CPU, 256 MB RAM and 32 MB Video Card. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Cradle of Rome launched on 27 February 2007, within three weeks of God of War II, Professor Layton and the Curious Village, Peggle and Crackdown. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: God of War II, Professor Layton and the Curious Village, Peggle, Crackdown.

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Cradle of Rome — frequently asked questions

When did Cradle of Rome come out?
Cradle of Rome was released on 27 February 2007 for Nintendo DS, Wii and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Cradle of Rome?
At minimum, Cradle of Rome needs 1000 MHz CPU, 256 MB RAM, 32 MB Video Card graphics.

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