Pax Romana
Pax Romana
Pax Romana, développé par Galiléa et publié par DreamCatcher Interactive, est sorti le 6 novembre 2003 sur PC (Microsoft Windows). Classé parmi les genres aventure, simulation, indépendant et stratégie en temps réel, le titre se voit décrit dans son résumé comme un jeu RPG/Adventure qui propose une fiction alternative autour du mythe de Romulus et Remus, fondateurs légendaires de Rome, et permettant aux joueurs de créer leur propre ferme et d'aménager leur maison.
Le jeu affiche une note agrégée de 70,00. La presse a salué certains aspects du projet : Yahoo! a ainsi écrit que « Along with the captivating Roman setting, Galilea/Antik has succeeded in humanising a grand strategy game. That's a tremendous accomplishment all on its own. » tandis que Computer Games Magazine l'a qualifié de « A goldmine for fans of historically authentic strategy gaming. [Mar 2004, p.78] ». Du côté des joueurs, les retours sont nuancés : sur Metacritic, l'un a regretté que « Just one thing to say about the game: you can´t play it. I bought the game and had to find out, that the copy protection is connected to windows XP only. No up… », alors qu'un autre a confié que c'était « One of the best strategy games of my childhood. Shame I can't find it anywhere, if anyone knows where to buy or download it please let me know. It has great po… ».
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Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Along with the captivating Roman setting, Galilea/Antik has succeeded in humanising a grand strategy game. That's a tremendous accomplishment all on its own. »
« A goldmine for fans of historically authentic strategy gaming. [Mar 2004, p.78] »
« I would classify this as a game that was a fantastic idea containing a ton of great, raw material. Unfortunately, it is a little rough in the execution. »
« If there's a lesson to be learned from Pax Romana, it's this: give us all the finger-licking detail you can pack in, but don't ruin it with a poorly conceived interface. It sunk "Master of Orion III," and it sinks Pax Romana in the final analysis. »
« It contains features any die-hard--and patient--historical strategy gamer can get excited about. [Mar 2004, p.91] »
« Finding opponents (on the internet) proved a chore given that there's no central lobby or matchmaking service - you have to know the IP address of another player. [Feb 2004, p.67] »
« While the intent was a good one, the execution leaves something to be desired. Pax Romana has deep content, but the gameplay is a little on the weak side. »
« Even the tutorials are riddled with poor grammar, grainy, pixilated text, and bugs. If I were Emperor of Rome I’d feed this game to the lions. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Just one thing to say about the game: you can´t play it. I bought the game and had to find out, that the copy protection is connected to windows XP only. No update available. When trying to update, Starforce copy protection tells you, that the game is only playable with windows XP. »
« One of the best strategy games of my childhood. Shame I can't find it anywhere, if anyone knows where to buy or download it please let me know. It has great political system which makes it interesting for for anyone (Except people who used to easy mode or spoilers and hints everywhere) Would recommend it to anyone who like strategy games with a challenge. »
