The new historical battles in Rome – Alexander unlock sequentially, telling a story and accurately reflecting the conditions that Alexander endured and the tactics employed by his army. For the first time in the Total War™ series, developer Creative Assembly is elevating the production values and storytelling of its battles by linking them together with seven high-quality movies featuring the incredible voice talent of Brian Blessed (Flash Gordon, Alexander, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace)....

The new historical battles in Rome – Alexander unlock sequentially, telling a story and accurately reflecting the conditions that Alexander endured and the tactics employed by his army. For the first time in the Total War™ series, developer Creative Assembly is elevating the production values and storytelling of its battles by linking them together with seven high-quality movies featuring the incredible voice talent of Brian Blessed (Flash Gordon, Alexander, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace). These movies will tell the epic story of Alexander and provide an in-depth historical backdrop to each of the battles.

The new campaign in Rome: Total War – Alexander will give players the objective of matching the achievements of one of the greatest generals in Western civilization. It adds four new factions to the original game, including the Macedonians and Persians. More than 60 new units are also now available, including Persian scythed chariots, elite immortals, and all of Alexander’s most famous units, including the Hypaspists, Phalangists, and Companion cavalry.

Features:
A brand new campaign game – A unique Total War experience that recreates Alexander’s epic push to conquer the known world. Replicate the feats of the greatest general that ever lived and push relentlessly through the vast Persian Empire, conquering all before you.
Six new historical battles - Recreate Alexander’s most momentous conflicts in six brand new historical battles. Will you choose to replicate the tactics of one of history’s greatest battlefield strategists, or hatch your own battle plans and put them to the test against seemingly insurmountable odds?
Multiplayer battles – Play each of the historical battles in multiplayer with varying player setups, such as 1v1, 2v2 and 3v1.
Four new factions – Alexander’s Macedonian army, The Persians, The Indians and the Barbarians.
More than 60 new units – The expansion includes the mighty Indian war elephants, Persian immortals and Indian naked female archers. Alexander’s forces include some of his most famous units, including the Hypaspists, Phalangists and Companion cavalry.
Voiceover by Brian Blessed – the renowned actor lends his considerable voice to campaign and historical battle scene-setting movies.