Total War: ROME II – Wrath of Sparta Steam

Wrath of Sparta introduces an entirely new, epic campaign
expansion for Total War: ROME II focusing exclusively on the
Hellenic world, plunging players into the turbulent events of the
iconic Peloponnesian Wars.

The year is 432 BC, and unrest grows throughout the Greek
City-States. At a gathering of the Peloponnesian League, prosperous
Athens has earned the enmity of Sparta, Korinthos and the Boiotian
League, tipping the delicate political balance past the point of no
return.

While the other factions hold a loose alliance against Athenian
arrogance, each state has its own agenda. The future of Greece
itself is at stake, and the ensuing conflict will result in nothing
less than supremacy of the Hellenic world.

Meanwhile, the mighty Persian Empire is watching, waiting, and
preparing its armed forces to turn this tide of Hellenic turmoil to
its own advantage…

Wrath of Sparta features:

New Campaign Map
The earliest period any Total War game has depicted, Wrath of
Sparta’s campaign map is a vivid and detailed representation of the
Greek world in 432 BC; featuring 22 provinces across 78 regions,
covering the Greek mainland, islands and the Ionian coast. The map
brings 12 new Wonders to light, including the Ruins of Troy, the
Temple of Zeus and the Royal Tombs of Makedon. Furthermore, as the
campaign features a tighter timeframe than the ROME II Grand
Campaign, each turn represents one month.

Four Playable Factions
Athens (Athenai), Corinth (Korinthos), Sparta and Boiotia are all
playable in Wrath of Sparta, each bringing its own faction traits,
unit rosters, challenges and geographical starting point. In
addition, famous generals and statesmen of history appear
throughout the campaign, such as the Spartan general Lysander and
the Athenian dignitary Sokrates.

In homage to their historical strengths, Sparta can field a
greater variety of troops than other factions to reflect its
mastery in land warfare, while Athens has the roster advantage in
naval warfare.

Panhellenic Games and Festivals
The Greeks of the age were keen athletes, and the annual
competitions of the Olympic, Pythian, Sithmian and Nemean games are
represented. When each is held throughout the yearly calendar,
you’ll have a number of choices to make. Do you sponsor an athlete,
back a competitor, send an envoy or do nothing? Each choice can
bring you favour or misfortune. Likewise, the Greek calendar was
packed with religious festivals, which bring their own campaign
bonuses and benefits, and bring the flavour of the age to life.

New Tech Trees
Wrath of Sparta features all-new tech trees, reflecting the
military, naval and civic developments of the time. The six
branches enable the player to advance in the fields of military,
naval and support technologies, philosophy, aesthetics and
mathematics.

Hellenic Tribalism
With the exception of the Persian Empire, the factions represented
in Wrath of Sparta are Culturally Hellenic, so ‘Culture’ has been
replaced with ‘Tribalism’. Each faction belongs to one of the Greek
tribes, and while the four playable factions won’t suffer from
public unrest due to the presence of other Greek tribes, they will
suffer major diplomatic penalties with factions that were not
‘true’ Greeks.

The Persian Threat
The Empire of Persia sits at the eastern end of the campaign map
and remains largely uninvolved with Greek affairs. However, if one
Greek state rises to dominate all others, the Persians will
escalate their military involvement over time, in a growing effort
to bring that power to heel!

New Army and Naval Unit Rosters
New unit rosters are available to all four playable factions,
representing warfare of this period in Greek history. The Greek
factions feature a heavy emphasis on hoplites, with supporting
elements to react to different combat scenarios and bring tactical
variety. There are fewer but more specialised units of mercenaries
available to swiftly bolster and bring greater flexibility to
armies, and these are more widely available across the
provinces.

The backbone of Greek naval assets is composed of tactical
variations on the Dieres and Trieres hull types, with a greater
focus on ramming and boarding. In addition, troop transports act
more as cargo ships than combat vessels, and are no longer able to
ram in naval battles, reducing the unfair advantage of troop
convoys in naval warfare. This change will be retroactively applied
to all ROME II campaigns.

Amongst over 50 new Naval and Land units for Wrath of Sparta,
you will also encounter specialist and legendary troops, such as
the Immortal Spearmen, Spartan Hoplites and Skiritai.

System requirements