Ancient Rome. An era and a place where the whims of a single man can send ripples though the entire known world. Where empires fall and regimes end in the face of one colossal army. Where greed, jealously, betrayal and sacrifice played such a role that they shape the future world. The intensely dramatic and deeply twisted rise of the Roman Empire is now your story. You control the army, you choose the path, you determine the destiny. Total War: Rome II puts the fate of the most powerful and corrupt empire in all of history into your hands.With the power of the vast Roman war machine under your command, you can dominate the enemies of the empire by military, economic or political means — the choice is yours. Your rise to power has brought about jealousy and betrayal from your closest allies — will you allow it to strike you down or will you turn on old friends? Will you sacrifice everything to save the Republic? Or will you turn to the darker side of ruling and plot to become an Emperor and place Rome in a dictatorship? With an epic turn-based campaign mode and thunderous, bone-splintering real-time battles, Total War: Rome II allows you to plan your conquest of the known world in exquisite detail — and according to your vision. A new graphics engine and unit cameras deliver a stunning experience of each intense clash, exotic city and massive army in incredible detail from almost any perspective. Scalable to either your PC or laptop, Total War: Rome II delivers an engrossing experience that lets you feel the scope of Ancient Rome's power, the temptation of totalitarian leadership and the intensity of colossal conquests.