Video games publisher Paradox Interactive has announced the next title in development for the Europa Universalis series. It is called as Europa Universalis: Rome and will be set in the Roman Era, where it will cover the time period from the first Punic War to the start of the true Empire.
Overview of Europa Universalis Rome:
Europa Universalis: Rome will cover the time period from the first Punic War to the start of the true Empire. Players will have thousand of gameplay choices ranging from country, culture, provincial and character options to name but a few, making each and every game infinitely customizable and truly unique.
Fredrik Wester, Executive VP, Paradox Interactive says, “A truly challenging strategy game portraying the Roman Era has yet to be released and we believe strategy gamers have been kept waiting for long enough. Our successful development team has the knowledge, skills and genre expertise to make a strong strategy game to accurately represent the Roman Era and we are more than eager to introduce this game to the strategy gaming community.”
Johan Andersson is the director of development. He comments, “Europa Universalis: Rome combines the best of the Empire Building, Conquest and Warfare genres, wrapped into a title that contains all main characteristics of a typical Paradox Interactive game. This project has the potential to become the most talked about grand strategy game to date.”
Europa Universalis: Rome will be developed by the same development team that made games such as Europa Universalis and Hearts of Iron. The game is expected to release worldwide in the second quarter of 2008.