ROME: TOTAL WAR

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After first hitting ipad a couple years back, Creative Assembly’s real-time strate- gy computer classic Rome: Total War just expanded out to iphone as well. The 2004 original is a landmark game, blending historical scenarios with real-time battles within a turn-based campaign structure, and the same kind of large-scale skirmishes remain intact on iphone. Rome: Total War’s interface has been rebuilt for the smaller screen, although navigating the dense menus and finding your way around is still a bit awkward.