Salammbo: Battle for Carthage
Inspired by the novel of Gustave Flaubert and the works of Phillippe Druillet, Salammbo: Battle for Carthage puts you in the middle of two of antiquities greatest powers. Can you deliver Salammbo's message…
Salammbo: Battle for Carthage is an adventure developed by Cryo Interactive, released 8 May 2003 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Salammbo: Battle for Carthage is
Salammbo: Battle for Carthage is an adventure game developed by Cryo Interactive and released in 2003. It was published by The Adventure Company. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In 264 BC, Hannibal's proud city has just been overrun by its rival Rome in the first Punic War. Tired of waiting to be paid, the mercenaries who fought for Carthage against Rome revolted and laid siege to the city. In the very heart of the disruptions and massacres, Salammbo, the daughter of the Shophet Hamilcar, commander of the Carthaginian forces, falls in love with the chief of the rebels, Matho, who is leading the war against the city. Portraying Spendius, an escaped slave and companion of Matho, the player will discover the fantastic history of these mercenaries who fought against Carthage. Spendius is a survivor and an opportunist more than a conqueror. He is a man who stays in the…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Salammbo: Battle for Carthage launched on 8 May 2003, within three weeks of Silent Hill 3, Rise of Nations, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow and Fire Emblem.
Released around the same time: Silent Hill 3, Rise of Nations, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Fire Emblem.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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