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October 25, 2017

NUMANTIA Is Out Today For PS4 And PC

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You may not have heard of the Numantine War, but you’ve more likely heard of NUMANTIA, the new strategy game that puts history at your control. It’s out today for Playstation 4 and PC. NUMANTIA is based on a real event that happened over 2000 years ago, The game is set in the Iberian Peninsula during the Roman Republic era, at the tail end of a 20-year conflict between the Romans and the Celtiberian tribe of Numantia. It was at this point the Romans sent their best general, Scipio Aemilianus, to put an end to the Numantians’ rebellion once and for all, igniting a conflict known as the Siege of Numantia. “Two years ago, we decided to develop a strategy game after discovering that 2017 happens to be the 2150th anniversary of the Siege of Numantia,” says Jaime Arcaya, marketing director at RECOtechnology, the dev team that made the game. “We thought it was a great story – and a foundation like no other for a game based on the

October 19, 2017

NUMANTIA Makes A Game Out of History

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Most strategy games are based on fictional conflicts, but NUMANTIA, releasing soon on consoles and PC, takes its inspiration directly from a real event. It’s an obscure one, so odds are you’ve never heard of it. Who says education can’t be fun? NUMANTIA is set in the Iberian Peninsula during the Roman Republic era, at the tail end of a 20-year conflict between the Romans and the Celtiberian tribe of Numantia. It was at this point the Romans sent their best general, Scipio Aemilianus, to put an end to the Numantians’ rebellion once and for all, igniting a conflict known as the Siege of Numantia. In NUMANTIA you can play on either the Roman or the Numantian side. Both sides command an army of 30 units, from foot soldiers to long-range arrow-shooters. History has already been written, but how this clash ends in the game is up to you. You’ll also have the option of battling one-on-one against a friend. KEY FEATURES * Experience a narrative-driven campaign set between 153