Alternative title(s) | Shadō obu Rōma (シャドウオブローマ) |
Antiquity game | CAG |
Release | Feb 4, 2005 |
Publisher | Capcom |
Developer | Capcom Production Studio 2 |
Platform(s) | PS2 |
Mode | Single-player |
Genre | Action-adventure; role-playing game; hack and slash; hero-based |
Setting | Rome during and after Caesar’s assassination (44 BCE) and the ascenscion of Octavian |
Notable charactersB | Agrippa, Caesar, Decius Brutus, Cicero, Vipsanius, Antonius, Octavianus, Pansa, Maecenas, Sextus (Pompeius), Marcus Brutus, Charmian |
DLC |
Bibliography
Gardner, A. (2007). ‘The past as playground. The ancient world in video game representation’ in T. Clack & M. Brittain (eds.), Archaeology and the Media. London: UCL Press, 255-72.
Gardner, A. (2012). ‘Strategy Games and Engagement Strategies’ in C. Bonacchi (ed.), Archaeology and Digital Communication. Towards Strategies of Public Engagement. London: Archetype Publications, 38-49.
Lowe, D. (2009). ‘Playing with Antiquity: Videogame Receptions of the Classical World’ in D. Lowe & K. Shahabudin (eds.), Classics for All: Reworking Antiquity in Mass Culture. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press, 64-90.
Additional keywords
history, gladiator, stealth, detective