Centurion: Defender of Rome
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| Developer(s) | Bits of Magic |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Designer(s) | Kellyn Beck |
| Release date(s) | 1990-1991 |
| Genre(s) | Strategy/Action/Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | N/A |
| Platform(s) | DOS, Amiga, Sega Genesis |
Centurion: Defender of Rome is a turn-based strategy computer game with real-time battle sequences by Bits of Magic, designed by Kellyn Beck and published by Electronic Arts. Set in Ancient Rome in the year 275 BC, the game placed the player in the sandals of a centurion in the Roman army. The bulk of the game involved real-time battles (of a nature that can be argued to foreshadow later real-time tactics and real-time strategy games) against various enemies of the Roman Empire, including barbarians, Carthaginians and Parthians. Centurion also featured other "side-show" activities, such as gladitorial combat, chariot racing in the "Circus Romana", and naval battles.
The game's designer, Kellyn Beck, was also the creator of Cinemaware games such as Defender of the Crown, and was similar in look and feel to those games, featuring advanced ("cinematic") graphics, animation and sound effects. Originally released in 1990 on the MS-DOS platform for the IBM-PC, the game was later ported to the Amiga and the Sega Genesis console in 1991.
[edit] Gallery
 Title screen |
 Strategic map at the start of the game |
 Battle screen |
[edit] External links
- Centurion: Defender of Rome: Complete website with information about the game, how to play it and allowing its download.
- Centurion: Defender of Rome at MobyGames
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