Populus Romanus FREE
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* 14 scenarios (2 in FREE version) of varying size and difficulty, ranging from the initial conquests of neighbouring kingdoms by Roman city-state, to the First Punic War
* Single player and Local Multiplayer (players sharing same device) game modes (online multiplayer not supported)
* Freely zoomable and pannable hex based map, with multitouch gesture support
* Hex and counter style of play, like many table-top TBS board games
* Autosaving: Progress is automatically saved at end of each turn, or when you switch away from the game; No risk of losing game progress because of forgetting to save
* Designed to be playable also on lower-spec Android phones and tablets; on the other hand, users with more capable devices have an enhanced frame rate and smoother experience
* In-game help guide
* Supports natively all screen resolutions from the smallest phones in your pocket to the largest HD tablets
* OpenGL ES hardware accelerated graphics engine
The basic gameplay style of this game was inspired by many earlier hexagon based "oldskool" or retro PC strategy games like Fantasy General, Panzer General and Battle for Wesnoth as well as some of the more recent titles, such as Uniwar on mobile devices ... with a little bit of Civilization / Freeciv spirit mixed in. However, the backdrop of the game is set in the ancient Rome, and the game attempts to follow faithfully the known course of the events to the extent that is known to the modern historywriting (some liberties have been taken in interpreting the details to make the game more entertaining). The game has some minor RPG like elements such as unit leveling (success in combat leads first to veteran, then to elite status, giving stats improvements), but at its heart it is first and foremost a pure strategy game.
Nearly two millennia before the era of medieval knights and castles of the European middle ages, the first ancient settlers of the Roman tribe founded the city of Rome. As the legends customarily tell, the twin brothers and townsmen Romulus and Remus were the original founders, with Romulus eventually becoming the first king of Rome. From its humble beginnings first as a small village, and then a local kingdom, its destiny was to become a great empire encompassing all coasts of the Mediterranean sea and even beyond. For centuries, his royal majesty the Emperor of Rome was undoubtedly the most highborn ruler on the Earth, wielding total authority over a large portion of the humankind, until barbarian hordes and many years of revolution brought the fallen empire to its end.
The game begins in the very first years of the Roman saga; You, the player, will lead the Roman army, legion after legion, from a battle to another in the name of the Roman Empire against the mighty warlords of the neighbouring realms. Assault the Etruscans on river Tiber, stop the madness of Samnite invasion in Campania, conquer South Italy, drive Carthaginians out from the isle of Sicily, and much more ... May the god of war Mars spare you from the fury and vengeance of your enemies in the battlefield!
While the main campaign of the game deals with the Roman Republic expansion wars, the second campaign is played as commander Hannibal of Carthage, one of the greatest military commanders to ever live, whose brief advance against Rome brought him all the way from North Africa almost to the gates of Rome before the Romans got their defense lines established. This revival of warfare between Carthage and Rome came to be known as the Second Punic War in history.
Category : Strategy
Reviews (27)
Great turn based strategy game. Good variety of units. Terrain provided defense bonus and varied movement cost. Cities produce units, some resource management (like Advance Wars).
Very easy strategy game interface. No ads!!! Semi-historical Roman war game.
Loved this game for years
Good enough as a diversion. I suspect my problems had more to do with a lack of skill. The one major issue I had with the game was the poor labeling. It's not immediately clear what the numbers next to a unit mean, and when two identical units face off, the game tells you one won but not which side.
Seems that every time I kill an enemy unit another one appears. Not balanced at all. I simply run out of units because I am facing an inexhaustible supply of enemies. And they always have an advantage because they appear in the worst possible place. I cannot recommend this to anyone and have uninstalled it as unplayable
One of the best strategy game I played. If I continue to enjoy the experience, I would most definitely buy the full game. No annoying ads or buy gold scheme. Great strategy game. I would love to see an Eastern Roman themed version during Belisarius' conquest or viking invasion. I regained my hopes for mobile game after seeing this. Thank you.
Its so awesome I have the second one as well and it is great. Just addicting. I just hope later that theyll update the free versions so that just even a little bit more stuff and stages are availible.
Fun gameplay with a good balance between being approachable and fun. Figuring out how to use elephants and longbowmen together got me hooked enough to buy the full version.
great game but would be better with peasants like farmers and miners to produce money to make units
Finally an app that spent need any permission crap! And as a bonus, the game is actually fun and easy to use
Is there a naval aspect? My purchase of the full version hinges on this; it'd be a shame to disregard what is a huge aspect of the first Punic War
But the full version should be more and the free version should be more temptin Great game Add miners and farmers
Easy to learn and use. Challenging enough to provide fun.
Kinda cool but sourisly and you have to buy a bunch of levels
All I can say is great game for strategists.
Loved it. Amazing, keep up the good work.
Needs better grapics, and mabye more units
very nice its amazing
Very intresting
This game was so close to being awesome. I went through 16 battles, I had the odds in my favour for every battle (some by as much as 80%) and lost all of them. I immediately uninstalled.
I kept freezing when it was the computers turn
The ai needs work, even 15/1 loses a battle? Uninstalled
For free it is worth the download. My only gripe is the % calculator, I feel that for an 80/20 in my favor the computer seems to have a better chance of winning, also if the %+ from terrain and such were already worked into the final % or not I'm still not sure.
The game play is enjoyable, with an interesting unit mix and historic theme. Definitely worth checking out for grognards looking for light entertainment. It is held back by lack of sound. Graphics are clear and functional. Recommended!
It's a great strategy that's simple to understand, but the multiplayer on this is frustrating since it always crashes after I leave the game then try to return. It's a must have if you're into strategy games, but multiplayer is almost unplayable lest you finish it on the first try.
Awesome. A little expensive, would love another free map
Great game but it is difficult to see who the enemy is as they are the same colour as your own troops. Keep having to select units just to see which side they were on. It gets very confusing in bigger battles.