There's a tutorial on hand for players to learn the basics, but having played that extensively for a preview, we skipped straight on to the main campaign. Through a combination of turn-based manoeuvring and real-time fighting, a huge map depicting the ancient world must be painted one colour - yours - and any that stand in the path towards that solitary objective must be crushed without pause or mercy.
There is a singular goal for someone playing Total War: Rome II, and that is to dominate and destroy your opponents.
