Rome Total War - Barbarian Invasion (PC)

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Rome Total War - Barbarian Invasion (PC) (2005)
genre: strategy

score: 77%
users: 83%

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'A poor expansion, with not much in the way of expanding on the previous. In fact it's possibly made the game a damn sight less playable, although hopefully my love for Total War will return with time.'
Read more » AceGamez
'Adds a bit of new life to an already great game even if there isn't enough new to make the expansion pack truly exceptional.'
Read more » 1up.com
'But attempting the single-player campaign mode as the Roman Empire, especially the West, will present the greatest challenge to experienced players.'
Read more » GamesRadar
'Barbarian Invasion isn't a must-have, but it definitely doesn't disappoint. It may not reinvent the original game, but it's certainly worth picking up for any Rome: Total War fan looking for some satisfying new challenges.'
Read more » Gamespy
'As magnificent an example of the add-on pack as Rome is, it doesn't redefine the game completely in order to make it an absolute essential buy for anyone who was interested in the mother-game. It's an imaginative more-of-the-same, but still – at its core – a more of the same.'
Read more » Eurogamer
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'For those of us who crave battles with thousands of bloodthirsty warriors on each side, the Total War series is still your best bet for total carnage.'
Read more » GameChronicles
'The ten new factions along with hundreds of new available units will help give this title new life, and even though the changes in gameplay won’t make any new fans out of the series, Barbarian Invasion delivers almost everything that fans could’ve asked for.'
Read more » GamersHell
'It offers more factions, more units and a couple of cosmetic touches that will be sure to have you falling in love all over again... What is less easy to look past is the relatively homogenous nature of the barbarian factions.'
Read more » IGN
'Barbarian Invasion adds a lot of new features and improvements to Rome: Total War, and the result is a much more challenging and satisfying strategy game.'
Read more » Gamespot
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