Raise an army in Rise of Rome
Commanding armies, building a city, and employing strategies to complete a variety of quests are a big part of the action in Rise of Rome. On the quest to create a strong roman empire, players can upgrade their city for defense and upgrade their army to be able to conquer more territory. Rise of Rome is compatible with iOS devices running iOS 5.0 or later.
In Rise of Rome players are lord of their own city and are trying to defeat enemies in historical battle locations like Assyria or Sparta. The game features characters based off of real life commanders like Rameses II or Caesar. Players must manage resources in their city along while balancing military strategies and upgrading the city. Some of the buildings in the city affect what level of gear their military can use, while other buildings affect more routine activities like tax collection. You can level up each building using one of the currencies in the game, copper.
Players can use copper in Rise of Rome to afford a lot of different items from building upgrades to weapons. Upgrading a building like the bank allows players to store more copper for use in projects later. However, you cannot upgrade any building more than the level of city hall. For example, if city hall is level three, you cannot have a blacksmith building of level four.
Players can choose to take their armies and go to war with others to conquer territory. In some successful campaigns, the conquered army's leader may join a player's army. Players can provide these leaders who join their team with strong armor, weapons, and other upgrades which strengthen player's strategies.
The wait time for upgrading increases the more you play during the game's day cycle, which encourages players to be strategic with what construction, war, and research projects they perform. Rise of Rome does offer in-app purchases so players can afford upgrades that cost in game gold or if they need more VIP points. However, if players are resourceful, they can use copper to keep building up their city and continue playing without needing to resort to in app purchases.
There are a lot of quests to accomplish each time you play, however, some of the gameplay feels repetitive and this leads players to stay in the game less time than they could otherwise. This is especially apparent with the way the game sort of punishes players for staying in the game past completing some battles and upgrading a few times.
A few drawbacks to the overall experience of Rise of Rome are that there is a bug that happens for iOS 8 users that causes layout problems when logging in. It can sometimes be confusing to know what to do next or how to win tough battles, and that you have to log in to Facebook or Game Center to start playing. Having to log into either Facebook or Game Center before the game even starts is annoying as players don't know if they will like the game before logging in.
Rise of Rome is free on the App Store and recommended for players who enjoy strategy games that require a balance between building up defenses and commanding armies.
