Also... (somewhat) understand Adam Sessler's distain for this game's campaign, after almost completing it. He's a history buff, & this game kind of pancakes together a lot of inaccurate figures. "Commodus" the evil would-be emperor from Ridley Scott's "Gladiator". Boudica the English wench. For anyone interested in the "actual" history, here's her wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudica
She never invaded Rome. I actually knew (some) history about her. So I found that aspect a little childish. Especially riding on the back of an elephant, into Rome's gates. She never saw an elephant in her life. That was likely taken from Alexander the Great's campaign, in India- or Hannibal, invading Rome from Carthage. But to anyone that knows history, that whole scenario is very laughable. Why use real historical figures? They should have gone fiction, or get some facts, right. Still a good game, though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudica
She never invaded Rome. I actually knew (some) history about her. So I found that aspect a little childish. Especially riding on the back of an elephant, into Rome's gates. She never saw an elephant in her life. That was likely taken from Alexander the Great's campaign, in India- or Hannibal, invading Rome from Carthage. But to anyone that knows history, that whole scenario is very laughable. Why use real historical figures? They should have gone fiction, or get some facts, right. Still a good game, though.
