Then just sit back and watch the battle play out - if you planned well, you will be victorious.Īlthough inspired by the real history of Sparta, the game also mixes in some mythology, like Olympian gods or magical troops like the Gorgon. You have to choose the best mix of troops for a particular battle before it begins, as well as enable certain special events to happen while it's taking place. The combat is a mix of passive and active gameplay. The construction part is extremely easy to play, and has some nice advantages over other similar games - like allowing you to move buildings around without losing points, money or time.
While Age of Sparta's gameplay is very similar to Game of War in terms of gameplay and graphics, it's a more streamlined game that isn't drowning in options. You shouldn't ignore online play, either, as beating real players will earn you special points that you need to buy certain buildings and troops. Both will earn you experience points that allow you to level up and improve your global ranking. You can do this in single player mode, against the Persians, or against other players online. You have to combine different types of buildings smartly, to have a well balanced city that generates enough money to continue to grow your city while building up an army.īored of building? It's time to break stuff in Age of Sparta's military campaigns, where you take your troops off to battle. You create buildings to generate resources, or money, or other things like training your troops.
First you start with a tiny territory with only a few buildings, which you aim to grow into an invincible city. Managing your territory in Age of Sparta is similar to other strategy games like Game of War - Fire Age (which is set in Imperial Rome).