"Legion Arena" is a role playing strategy game created on a massive scale, providing gamers with more than just the pure taste of battle. Set during the period of the Roman Republic, players take command of a band of simple peasant warriors and train them into a formidable fighting force. With each victorious battle, gamers can reap the rewards of fame, money and experience along with the opportunity to 'level up' their units. Troops will learn hundreds of new talents through their field experience, and will progressively upgrade their skills with each new combat they face. Gamers can play as the Roman Empire and Celtic Clans through over a hundred scenarios and must use calculated strategies in an attempt to crush their Roman enemies on the front line-Fighting for the pride and glory of the battlefield!Marco Minoli, head of marketing at Black Bean Games, underlines the high expectations about the product: "Legion Arena is a pure mix of brain challenging strategy and entertainment. We have tried with Slitherine to create an accurate historical setting for a very enjoyable game. We believe in this title and in the possibility to make it the success of this season as showed by the great number of positive feedback on the dedicated website www.legionarena.com, where you can also pre-order the game."
"Legion Arena" is a role playing strategy game on a massive scale, providing gamers with more than just the pure taste of battle. Set during the period of the Roman Republic, players take command of a band of warriors and train them from an army of peasants into a formidable fighting force. With each victorious battle, gamers can reap the rewards of fame, money and experience along with the opportunity to 'level up' their units. How players choose to use, maintain or expand their army adds in the element of RPG. Troops will learn hundreds of new talents through their endeavors and will progressively upgrade their skills with each combat they face. Gamers can play as the Roman Empire and Celtic Clans through over a hundred scenarios and must use calculated strategies in attempt to crush their Roman enemies on the front line - fighting for the pride and glory of the battlefield!
Features
- Gamers recruit and train their troops.
- Buy equipment and choose their skills. Over 100 skills to choose from!
- Personalize the appearance of each squad by selecting their textures.
- Command vast armies in epic 3-D battles.
- Earn experience and denari for every victory.
- Choice of two campaign paths—play as Romans or Gauls. Get drawn into the story of the rise of Rome.
- Over 100 scenarios.
- Over 20 unique unit types including Legionnaires, Praetorians, Elephants, and Naked Fanatics.
- Special effects including water, particles, lighting & night battles, weather and grass.
- Detailed combat model design by twice world wargaming champion, Iain McNeil.
- Real time control in battle using Slitherine's innovative order time system.
- Every unit has strengths and weaknesses. Gamers learn how to use their strengths and exploit their enemies' weaknesses.
- Real terrain effects—cavalry are weaker in woods, light infantry are weaker in the open.
- Sandbox mode to allow the design of scenarios for gamer and other players to challenge.
- Easy to learn, hard to master.
- Two-Player head-to-head mode over LAN & Internet.
System Requirements
- Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
- Pentium III 1GHz or Athlon 1GHz
- 256 MB RAM
- 700 MB Disk Space
- DirectX 9.0c
- 64MB Video Card
- 1024x768 Monitor
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