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About
Praetorians is set amidst the political machinations of an emerging Roman Empire. You will be transported back to the dusty battlefields of Egypt, the combat theaters of Gaul and finally to the heart of the Empire itself, Italy in the crusade to become Emperor. Your quest will not be easy, as the Empire is heavily defended by thousands of different troop types and war machines, all with special skills and individual strengths. The road to becoming Emperor depends on strategy! You must learn to combine your units and exploit the weakness of the enemy, but as you get closer to the Emperor things become even more difficult as you must face his personal guard, the most powerful and deadly fighting force in the Empire - The Praetorian Guard!Key Features
- Three different armies: Gauls, Egyptians and the Roman Legions
- Unique sets of abilities and formations for different unit types and characters
- Fast-paced action were things can easily go from hectic to wrong
System requirements for PC
Minimum:
- OS: Windows XP
- Processor: 1 GHz Processor
- Memory: 256 MB RAM
- Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7
- DirectX: Version 7.0
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible sound
Praetorians reviews and comments
Truely one of my most favourite strategy games, even after all these years.
As a child I loved to play it. I never managed to understand the whole of mechanics it offers nor did I win any campagne battle beyond the tutorials. But the Skirmish mode was always hell of a fun.
Today I finally finished the campange and I have to say, it was not that easy as I would have expected. After all this time it reminds me of my youth and I took it even deeper into my heart.
From a more neutral perspectiv, it is possibly one of the most unique strategy games I have ever played and the controls are suprisingly well made. Only on the walls the troops seem kinda buggy with their pathfinding.
Personally I can't really judge if the Ai is smarter than those of todays strategy games or if it can be compared to them. While playing it I never experienced any problems. It neither seems to be able to outsmart you nor is it too dumb to be a challange. It simply does it job by keep making preassure or defending their position. To be honest, if you lose, it's 99% of the time your own fault, because you were too impatient or managed your army wrong.
And about 20 hours for a campagne, which is really well narrated, is more than acceptable. You even learn some history on the way.
I can highly recommend this old treasure. Either this version or the remastered one.
5/5
As a child I loved to play it. I never managed to understand the whole of mechanics it offers nor did I win any campagne battle beyond the tutorials. But the Skirmish mode was always hell of a fun.
Today I finally finished the campange and I have to say, it was not that easy as I would have expected. After all this time it reminds me of my youth and I took it even deeper into my heart.
From a more neutral perspectiv, it is possibly one of the most unique strategy games I have ever played and the controls are suprisingly well made. Only on the walls the troops seem kinda buggy with their pathfinding.
Personally I can't really judge if the Ai is smarter than those of todays strategy games or if it can be compared to them. While playing it I never experienced any problems. It neither seems to be able to outsmart you nor is it too dumb to be a challange. It simply does it job by keep making preassure or defending their position. To be honest, if you lose, it's 99% of the time your own fault, because you were too impatient or managed your army wrong.
And about 20 hours for a campagne, which is really well narrated, is more than acceptable. You even learn some history on the way.
I can highly recommend this old treasure. Either this version or the remastered one.
5/5
«Liked before it became a hit»
«Underrated»
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So... I bought this game because of nostalgia, and it was supposed to work, but it's pure♥♥♥♥♥♥because it doesnt, it crashes when I want to ♥♥♥♥♥♥ play this ♥♥♥♥♥♥ coded tamagotchi game. I would not recommend. Give me back my monies. :) *dab*
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One of the best games of my childhood, unfortunately for my wallet I was really stupid being young!!
For summary, this pouring is a good big graphic scam and not only!
Please give me my money and my memories!
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HI, I find this Game even today nocht Class. Recommend it to anyone who has a desire to play On Strategy games.
However, I would find it even better if You could play the Game in several Languages.
Would be nice if it were always going to Be in German.
Still great Game.
Mfg
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Classic Unfortunately not in German, still have a CD-Rom Version that is German. I Used to like to play this Game.
If I bought this Game cheaply, unfortunately only in English is available at Steam. Another Criticism is, I have Windows 8.1, when Starting a new Game, the Screen remains black and no Sound. Too bad, too Bad I'm just saying.
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Good old strategy game, actually my first real strategy game. A Game just right for in between.
But what annoying me is that I bought the Game 3 Weeks ago for €52 and it is 90% cheaper NOW, so £0.49:-(* Trouble * Just for Recommendation; In the face of time is not the most, but those who are into old games or games from their Youth (Childhood) should access, because for €0.49 you can't say anything.
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The Game is definitely Fun until now, Clearly it's already older, the Graphics are not the latest and it has to contend with few Problems on Windows 7 Computers, or graphics Jerks, but in the Basic Form it's already pretty fun, especially with Friends the whole thing is also Spie lable. My Recommendation: Buy the Game, Install the Imperial Mod for the Game, which adds some new Classes such as Greeks etc., and play with friends, whether against each other or with each other against The AI. The Kamapgne can also be played well. With Friends definitely a Lot of Fun:)
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Praetorians is a Game that seems fast and complex in the Beginning. However, over time, it becomes more and more understandable and logical.
Those who like Total-War Battles and Age of empires will find their happy with the Game. Nagut ... It does not contain complex building Elements. Much more takes place on an Age of Empires Map InTimeBattles from TotalWar.
There are also Forests and co. In which you can hide your Troops, Terrain bonuses and Formations. If you know the Terrain and lead your Units into battle in the Necessary Formation, everyone should look at the Taste of a Commander of the Roman/Egyptians ... Come.
;D