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Nemesis of the Roman Empire

In the height of its glory Carthage was the greatest power in the ancient world. With trade routes throughout the entire Mediterranean there the was no other nation to dispute its strength. Goods, gold and…

90 27 November 2003

Nemesis of the Roman Empire is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Haemimont Games, released 27 November 2003 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Nemesis of the Roman Empire is

Nemesis of the Roman Empire is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Haemimont Games and released in 2003. It was published by Enlight Software Limited. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 8 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Nemesis of the Roman Empire holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 93% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 21 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for A 400 MHz Pentium II processor, 256 MB RAM and Video board capable of displaying 1024x768 with thousands of colors. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Nemesis of the Roman Empire launched on 27 November 2003, within three weeks of Beyond Good & Evil, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Need for Speed: Underground and Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Beyond Good & Evil, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Need for Speed: Underground, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.

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Nemesis of the Roman Empire — frequently asked questions

When did Nemesis of the Roman Empire come out?
Nemesis of the Roman Empire was released on 27 November 2003 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Nemesis of the Roman Empire?
At minimum, Nemesis of the Roman Empire needs A 400 MHz Pentium II processor, 256 MB RAM, Video board capable of displaying 1024x768 with thousands of colors graphics, 700 MB available space of storage.
Does Nemesis of the Roman Empire have multiplayer?
Yes. Nemesis of the Roman Empire supports multiplayer, including co-op for up to 8 players online.
How many GB is Nemesis of the Roman Empire?
The PC version needs about 0.7 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("700 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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