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Great Battles Collector's Edition

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Great Battles Collector's Edition
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Prepare to rewrite history, the battle begins here... They were the greatest military commanders of their time, their legendary conquests known worldwide. Their tactics and battles are still revered and studied by scholars and military leaders alike -- almost two thousand years later. Now, you can...
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1997, Erudite Software, ...
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Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8, 1.8 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 3D graphics card with 1 GB of RAM or more, compatib...
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Prepare to rewrite history, the battle begins here...

They were the greatest military commanders of their time, their legendary conquests known worldwide. Their tactics and battles are still revered and studied by scholars and military leaders alike -- almost two thousand years later. Now, you can take up their sword.

As Alexander the Great. Take command of the legendary armies of Macedon. Conquer the rebellious Greeks. Crush the defiant Persians. Capture the crowns of kings and pharaohs to earn the most exalted title of all: Alexander the Great. Or attempt to turn the inexorable tide of Alexander's conquest. Assume the role of Darius, Mennon, Clitus, and other celebrated military commanders of the age. Then engage the forces of Alexander in ten different battles to rewrite the history books.

As the fearless, ruthless Hannibal of Carthage, you are the commander of 25,000 troops who have sworn their allegiance to you in blood. With decisive victories, you will bring the Roman Empire to its knees, and conquer what is rightfully yours.

As mighty Julius Caesar. Control of Rome and its hard-won provinces balances on the point of a spear. As Julius Caesar, you can cross the Rubicon and lead your troops to Rome and the supreme power. Or, as Pompey the Great, Marius, Sulla, or any other of their subordinates, you might just defeat mighty Caesar and reshape history. Either way, the prize of the greatest nation on Earth is yours to conquer. Or to lose. Everything is up to you and your tactical skill in this remarkable anthology of classic turn-based wargames. They rarely make strategy games like these nowadays!
  • Includes: The Great Battles of Alexander, The Great Battles of Hannibal, and The Great Battles of Caesar.
  • Over 30 historical battles offering an extensive variety of weapons and tactics for more variety and excellent replay value.
  • Take control of one of the three legendary commanders, fight battles they once fought and see if you can match (or outmatch) their tactical skills.
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{{'1997-01-02T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
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Posted on: April 30, 2013

duxcorvan

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Games: 2019 Reviews: 7

Unsurpassed turn-based tactical joy

Not for everyone, and obviously without the brilliancy of games like the Total War titles, these games were and still are a jewel for geeks like me, more interested in deepness, thoughtful decisions and historical accuracy (dreadfully lacking in the unmoded, vanilla Rome Total War), than on flashy graphics or thrilling action. It's very limited in scope, including just a handful of historical battles, but it does so with real depth, and it has quite replay value. You will love it if you like paused games and ancient History. If not, play some RTS instead. I was very happy when I saw this finally in GOG.


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Posted on: April 30, 2013

Vetranio

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Games: 55 Reviews: 1

Best series.

...I've been playing wargames over 52 years starting with hex board games from Avalon Hill etc. When PC's showed up this game series along with maybe Civil War Generals 2, are in my opinion the best wargames ever since. You control almost all the stategy and it gives you a close up of the action in a setting that is reminiscent of ancient battles. Yes Total War: Rome had better graphics, but not the same level of control that you would expect from someone like say Julius Caesar, or Hannibal. You really get that feeling with these three games. I sure do. I wish I-Magic was still operating.


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Posted on: April 30, 2013

kherux

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Games: 752 Reviews: 2

board game

Great games, but they're not for everyone. They're conversions of a series of board games. Quite complex, very grognardy, not very accessible to the casual gamer.


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Posted on: December 4, 2015

tjones

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Games: 23 Reviews: 1

won't run

Alexander works fine. Hannibal and Caesar start, show the video, then nothing. After starting task manager I see the .exe is running, but there is nothing on my screen. I checked the online support page for the two games and did not find a solution. I clicked to contact GOG and nothing happens. Everything else from GOG works just fine.


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Posted on: May 4, 2013

delance_br

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Games: 249 Reviews: 1

Three great games in one

Those are three full priced games from the late-90's, gems from a golden era of PC gaming. The game are limited in scope but recreate historical battles with great accuracy, which is good for much can be learned from the games. They are very different from the standard strategy game since there's a great focus on troop cohesion and routing. For varied gameplay, they have an interesting if simple campaign mode to work it all together. The manuals are good on their own.


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