By Jim Rossignol on January 19th, 2010 at 2:46 pm.
Looks like Vin Diesel isn’t the only person for whom a game about Hannibal is a dream subject, because the amusingly-named Forced March Games have also made game on that theme. Uniquely, the visual style of Hannibal is somewhere between a tapestry from the middle ages and the kind of scrawlings you might see on Roman frescoes, as you can see in the image above. The game itself is a turned base strategy which seems to have a needlessly opaque interface, but is nevertheless interesting in a not-quite-Total-War-campaign way. There’s a demo on the site, which I can’t link to directly for some reason. Get it! (Tim Stone linked us to this. He is a God among men.)
19/01/2010 at 14:50 Nick says:
Low Graphics Demo (88 mb)
http://www.forcedmarchgames.com/downloads/Install_Hannibal_Reduced_Demo.exe
Hi Graphics Demo (155 mb)
http://www.forcedmarchgames.com/downloads/Install_Hannibal_Full_Demo.exe
19/01/2010 at 16:37 Rich says:
Anyone know how to get this to run in a window?
19/01/2010 at 18:12 Rich says:
Anyone? No. OK I guess I’ll have to wait rather than play it at work.
19/01/2010 at 16:50 GCU Speak Softly says:
“The game itself is a turned base strategy”
Oh really?
19/01/2010 at 17:06 RuySan says:
I don’t know if i love or hate the graphics
19/01/2010 at 17:18 Fede says:
The graphics remind me of Spice Trade. It’s different, but it gives a similar feeling.
19/01/2010 at 17:38 Nemolom says:
I adore the graphics, judging from the screenshots (the demo’s still downloading). I reacted more to some of the letters in the font they’ve made.
19/01/2010 at 17:56 Mike_in_Ohio says:
It’s pretty cool… give it a try.. nice tutorial
19/01/2010 at 19:42 JB says:
Tried this a month or so ago, it’s not bad at all. I like the graphics and the game is interesting, what with stuff like attrition (sp?) and event cards.
19/01/2010 at 21:07 Pidesco says:
The artwork is pretty awesome. And the tutorials are brilliant.
19/01/2010 at 21:20 Babs says:
Unique art style, turn-based, opaque interface – what a tease!
I’m gonna get all up into this one’s business
19/01/2010 at 23:43 Oak says:
Surprisingly unimaginative name for a game with such a striking art style.
20/01/2010 at 07:21 Blackberries says:
Wahey! This game looks a treat. I’m an absolute sucker for both turn-based strategy and ancient history (:
21/01/2010 at 13:45 Hotla says:
This would be awsome if they added side-scrolling Bayeux tapestry style battle animations of oddly shaped dudes dismembering each other etc!
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