Praetorians Free Download for PC is a 3D real-time tactics game developed by Pyro Studios, based on Julius Caesar's campaigns in Gaul, Britain, Crassus' battles in Parthia and the Civil War.
Players are given two options of gameplay: the Campaign, or the Skirmish.
Players may participate as Julius Caesar commanding forces of varying sizes against various hostile tribes of barbarian, Egyptian and, nearer the end of the game, Roman origin. « View full review »
The Campaign consists of 4 Tutorial levels, educating the player on how to order troops around the map, initiate combat and giving hints as to how the player may best use the units at his/her disposal, and 20 Campaign missions, beginning in 59BC with Caesar fighting the Helvetii tribe, and ending in 45BC with the final battle of the Civil War.
Alternately, a skirmish can be chosen in which the player first chooses a difficulty level (easy, medium, hard or expert) then chooses up to 1 character and up to 7 AI players, commanded by the computer. These can be Roman, Egyptian or an anonymous barbarian tribe. Once this is completed, alliances may be created by joining two forces on the same team. Imperial MOD later added additional races which were: Carthaginians, Persians and Greeks. Praetorians Download free Full Version.
Each civilization comes with its own unique unit pool with units that have different strengths, abilities and weaknesses. Some unit types are simply re-skinned for all the civilizations, but the variety in units offers different strategic ideas depending on which civilization the player is using. Light infantry units are generally weaker than heavy infantry units in hand-to-hand combat, and are very susceptible to arrow fire, but are the only units in the game that can act as builders. Heavy infantry units are strong in hand-to-hand combat and quite resistant to arrow fire, but generally much slower around the map, and cannot travel over watery terrain. Archer units are poor in hand-to-hand combat, especially against cavalry units, but can set fire to damage buildings and siege equipment. Spear units are generally competent in hand-to-hand combat, but are susceptible to heavier infantry units and arrow fire, and cannot travel in forests. Cavalry units are often quick, and can easily outmaneuver most troops, but they are frail, and most cavalry units cannot travel in forests.
There is also the presence of multiple types of terrain in the game. Forests can be used to hide infantry units, and to spring ambushes against troops out in the open. Watery terrain which prevents heavy infantry units from crossing. Grassy terrain which can be lit on fire, and can kill troops that cross the fire. Praetorians Game free Download Full Version.
Members of an alliance may not attack one another. In times of crisis team members can call upon each other via the message line: «We need help.» Allies will normally offer spare troops in assistance. 'Praetorians' differs from other games of its genre in that resources do not play a part in it. In most real time strategy games, items such as wood, food, gold, stone and glory must be collected, to be spent during the creation of troops. The only resource you need to recruit stronger soldiers are honour points. Honour points are earned by fighting and killing enemy troops. There are also troop control points and unit control points; The former will limit the amount of troops a player may have in their army, and the latter limits the amount of individual soldiers and army men that can be used.
GameSpot cites the difficulty of the zoom function and limits of the camera (For example, the camera is unable to turn 360 degrees.) as negative aspects of the game. However, GameSpot does praise 'Praetorians' for its gameplay and tactical depth, as well as its beautiful graphics. You also do not need resources, this is purely military. Game runs well on Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 andWindows 8.
Campaign
After players have completed the 4 tutorial levels, there are 20 campaign missions. Hence, the first campaign mission is named Chapter 5. The 20 campaign missions are divided into 4 sections; each new section is preceded by a short film, giving the player an inclination of what the upcoming section is, mainly, about. Praetorians game free Download for PC Full Version.
Section 1
Mission 1 (Chapter 5): Crossing the River Arar (58 BC) — The battle is a reenactment of the Battle of Arar Julius Caesar's legions must eliminate Helvetii presence on the map by capturing the two cities, Dubis and Pons. The main challenge awaiting players is crossing the river in the centre of the map, whilst dealing with the numerous detachments of enemy units. Divitiacus and Aeduii horsemen will also be separated from the main unit.
Mission 2 (Chapter 6): Escort to Bibracte (58 BC) — A reenactment of the Battle of Bibracte Caesar's legions, led by Titus Labienus and Publius Crassus, must cross from one side of the map to the other, whilst dealing with not only the forces of the Helvetii, but of their two allies, the Turingii and the Boii. The main objective of the battle is to escort the two centurions to Divitiacus.
Mission 3 (Chapter 7): Of All the Gallic Tribes (57 BC) — A reenactment of the Battle of Sabis and the only timed mission of the entire campaign. Players, controlling Caesar's 10th Legion, must survive the onslaught of Nervii troops long enough for the 9th Legion to attack the enemy villages with help from Dumnorix's cavalry.
Mission 4 (Chapter 8): Divide and Conquer (55 BC) — Caesar's legions start divided on the map, with Publius and the infantry forces on the north side, and Labienus and Divitiacus with the cavalry forces on the south side. The battle is Caesar's attempt to drive out the Tencteri and Usipetes from Menapii territory, and to prepare for future Germanic invasions. Praetorians Free Download Torrent.
