Legion Arena and Cult of Mithras

Reviewed by Daniel MacKenzie

I’ll say this first. If you’re not a fan of RGP games and violence then don’t bother getting this game but if you are and you like Roman War history then this is the game for you.

Legion Arena is an RPG based game that puts you in the role of the leader of an army. You have a choice between the Roman Empire and the Celtic army. There is a tutorial army that lets you get used to the controls. After you start a campaign you get a main screen. This is where you heal troops, purchase troops, promote your men and give them upgrades like better armor and weapons.

Men you can purchase range from light infantry to heavy cavalry, heavy infantry to elephants. There is a wide range of forces you can use to conquer your enemies. Then you go to the battlefield. You get to organize your army along the battlefield to get ready and fight the enemy. Different kinds of soldiers perform differently in different terrain so you have to figure them out over time. Then you choose how they will fight and when they will make their charge. During the fight you watch your army attack the other team.

Something that I found was that the game can get very repetitive after a while. Others may say I’m wrong but after 30 battles things can get boring. That may be because this isn’t entirely my type of game. Anyway, the graphics are quite good even when they are played on my iBook G4. The sounds and theme songs sound good as well.

Freeverse also released an expansion pack for the game called Cult of Mithras. I wasn’t too impressed with this. The only thing it did was give you new bunch of troops of the Celtic and Roman campaigns. There were no new campaigns but the armies you get look pretty cool.They are ghosts and ghouls and stuff like that.

Overall, this was a pretty good game and is ideal for the history buff and RPG game player you know. Nice job Freeverse!