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Great War Nations: The Spartans Review
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Posted by Donster on: 2008-04-30 17:33:01 453
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The sons of Herakles are alive alright, but not doing so well.
By Steve Butts, IGN
First things first: Great War Nations: The Spartans is a terrible name, particularly since one of the two campaigns is actually about Alexander of Macedon who basically had nothing whatsoever to do with any Spartans. Nevertheless, The Spartans do manage to shine in the first campaign and there's a sincere attempt here to provide a convincing historical framework for the characters and missions. Whatever the case, we're still a bit confused by the name. The title is apparently the sequel to "Ancient Wars: Sparta" but I guess "More Ancient Wars: Sparta" didn't go over at the marketing meeting. The game was released in Europe as Fate of Hellas, which makes slightly more sense given Alexander's inclusion, but for whatever reason they've decided to call it Great War Nations: The Spartans, let's just get on with the review.
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