The latest project from Capcom Production Studio 2 producer Keiji Inafune utilizes the advanced Onimusha 3 engine to take gamers back to the ancient days of the Roman Empire. Wronged warrior Agrippa and his companions must draw blood across the land on a quest on a rescue set against political conspiracy and political turmoil. Players can battle as any of the three warriors in the party on stages that roam from ship battles on the great seas to action aboard a chariot all the way to stealthy infiltration of the capitol palaces.
More bloody decapitations and less sub-par stealth shenanigans please. Read More »
Capcom's Roman odyssey is shaping up to be a worthy action/adventure game. And come on, it lets you beat a guy with his own arm. Read More »
Pushed back from its original release date, Shadow of Rome is now due in January 2005. Read More »
Shadow of Rome marks one of Capcom's first attempts at catering primarily to the Western market. They make it sound like it's as easy as supplanting samurai with centurions, but once you get to the heart of the product at hand, it starts looking a little more complex. Shadow of Rome is nothing short of Capcom's interpretation of the events surrounding Julius Caesar's assassination. It's rich with history, and the research surrounding the recreation of the period and its key players is nothing short of painstaking. A few liberties were taken, of course -- specifically, the sorts of freedoms one has to take in order to make the game's gladiatorial combat as graphic and intense as it is -- but rest assured, this was all done for the sake of creating an experience that is as riveting as it is informational. Read More »
Rome is the new Viper Room. In fact, it's the hottest club in town, to make this an even trendier metaphor. It's obvious that Capcom has been scanning the lines of The Hollywood Reporter ever so closely. Read More »
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