Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece is a real-time strategy game developed and published by Canadian studio Longbow Digital Arts Inc.[1] It began as Hegemony: Philip of Macedon which revolved around the campaigns of Philip II of Macedon. It was originally released on Windows on 11 May 2010. It was updated as Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece on 23 February 2011 [2] which added scenarios set in the Peloponnesian War.[3] The game features simultaneous real-time tactical battles and real-time strategic empire management, with a focus on the logistics and planning of military campaigns.[4] It was followed by Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar in May 2014 and Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients in August 2015. A DLC for Clash, The Eagle King, was released in February 2017.
| Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece | |
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| Developer(s) | Longbow Games |
| Publisher(s) | Longbow Games |
| Series | Hegemony |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | Hegemony: Philip of Macedon
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| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Reception
editAccording to Steam user reviews the game has a "very positive" rating. GameStar reported that Hegemony: Phillip of Macedon offered "Demanding Real-time Grand Strategy" and gave a 73/100 rating, despite the game's graphics not achieving high standards.[5] Strategy games magazine Armchair General gave Hegemony Gold a rating of 93/100.[6] Furthermore PC Masters rated the game with 84%, Destructoid 75% und GamingXP 70%.[7]
Further reading
edit- Robinson, Joe (23 September 2016). "Impedimenta: Divide and Conquer". Wargamer.
References
edit- ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece (PC)". IGN. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece". longbowgames.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ Gillen, Kieron (28 May 2010). "Great Expectations: Hegemony Interview". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ Patrick Lück (1 August 2010). "Hegemony: Philip of Macedon im Test - Pappa ante Portas". Gamestar (in German). Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ Charlie Hall (23 September 2011). "Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece – PC Game Review". Armchair General. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Metacritic Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 3 April 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
External links
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