Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece

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Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece
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Developer(s) Longbow Games
Publisher(s) Longbow Games
Series Hegemony
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
ReleaseHegemony: Philip of Macedon
  • WW: 11 May 2010
Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece
  • WW: 23 February 2011
Genre(s) Real-time strategy
Mode(s) Single-player

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.

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Reception

According 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]

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