It would have been easy for me to quit this game after the first few hours of playing and say that I hated it. Mostly because I really did hate it because of one stupid level that hurt my ego and crushed my spirit. I'm really not sure what it was that finally got me over the hump and allowed me to have fun, but it eventually happened. I guess games like this one give me some more appreciation for the fact that I'm required to push my way through the pain and get to know a game better than simple first impressions. There's still an amount of frustration with Nemesis of the Roman Empire that I just can't get over, but the core of this game certainly isn't rotten. There are actually some pretty good mechanics at work here to create a game that forces quick thinking and immediate reaction. It's a good game that needs a bit of help to become a great game.