Complementing this is the Civlopedia, a historical reference guide to the various aspects of Roman life included in the game. Julius Caesar, Cleopatra and Spartacus, among others, all make appearances at some point.
The developers have done well in including plenty of distinctly Roman culture and architecture. There are some military scenarios, but most of your time will be spent trying to attain a certain level of housing for your citizens, a population requirement, or an amount of a particular good such as wheat. You start your city from scratch, and must build houses, wells, warehouses, goat farms and other constructs if you are to achieve what are usually resource-oriented goals.Ĭiv City: Rome is predominantly about resource management.
Civ City: Rome is a real-time strategy game and, like others in the city building genre, has strong resemblances to SimCity.
