Total War: Rome II is a strategy game developed by The Creative Assembly and published by Sega. Total War: Rome II allows the player to work his way as the world’s first top superpower and command the most incredible and vast war machine of the ancient world. Crush the enemies of your glorious empire by military, economic and political means. Your ascendency will yield admiration from your followers but will also attract greed and jealousy, even from your closest allies. However, external forces are on the move, looking to exploit the instability of Rome and expand their own territories. Will you fight as a defender of Rome and defeat the other members of the Triumvirate? Or lead another faction on a campaign of conquest and expansion, and take advantage of the chaos as the Roman civil war rages? The award-winning Total War series returns to Rome, setting a brand new quality benchmark for strategy gaming. Build vast armies and take to the battlefield in real-time combat mode. Put your tactical skills to the test as you directly control tens of thousands of men clashing in epic land and sea battles. Will betrayal strike you down, or will you be the first to turn on old friends? How much are you ready to sacrifice for your vision of Rome? Will you fight to save the Republic, or plot to rule alone as Dictator or as Emperor?