Centurion: Defender of Rome

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Centurion: Defender of Rome

Developer: Bits of Magic, Electronic Arts

Genre: Simulation

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1991-07^[1]	$59.9559.95^[2]	702501
EU	1991-06^[3]		E120SMXI
UK	1991-06^[3]	£39.9939.99^[4]^[3]	E120SMXI
AU	199x

Non-Sega versions
Amiga FM Towns IBM PC PC-9801 UX PC-9801 VX

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Centurion: Defender of Rome is a strategy game developed by Bits of Magic for DOS, and later ported to the Sega Mega Drive and Amiga by Electronic Arts.

Production credits

Game Design: Kellyn Beck, Evan & Nicky Robinson
Sega Conversion: Bits of Magic
Programming: Evan Robinson
Technical Assistance: Dominique Philippine, Ed Luebke
Graphics: Scott Walin, Jim Sachs, Dennis Clevenger, Michael Kosaka
Music: Jon Newton, Michael Bard
Producer: Chris Wilson
Associate Producer: Roland Kippenhan
Assistant Producer: James Bailey
Testing: Mike Meischeid, Gerald McLane
Technical Director: Jesse Taylor
Product Management: Rob Sears, David Bamberger
Package Design: Lance Anderson
Package Illustration: Robert Hunt
Quality Assurance: Orlando Guzman, Manny Granillo
Documentation: R. J. Berg
Documentation Layout: Jennie Maruyama
Special Thanks to: Lee Taran

Source:

US Manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Centurion: Defender of Rome/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #1: "Juillet/Août 1991" (1991-06-18)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[5]

ACE (UK)

81

^[6]

ACE (UK)

PAL

75

^[7]

Consoles + (FR)

88

^[8]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

76

^[9]

Cool Gamer (RU)

50

^[10]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

50

^[11]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4 (RU)

50

^[12]

Games-X (UK)

90

^[13]

Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1 (RU)

70

^[14]

Joystick (FR)

90

^[15]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

63

^[16]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

70

^[17]

MegaTech (UK)

52

^[18]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

72

^[19]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

52

^[20]

Player One (FR)

85

^[21]

Power Play (DE)

57

^[22]

Raze (UK)

PAL

87

^[23]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

58

^[24]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

25

^[25]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

70

^[26]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

65

^[27]

Video Games (DE)

59

^[28]

	66
Based on 24 reviews

Centurion: Defender of Rome

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	21283b14
MD5	5a8ef8e6f3dbd98e88daf8f63a935928
SHA-1	8cc2a28309b2dc61da68c77d8a6545af05660e8b

768kB

1991-06

Cartridge (US/EU)

References

NEC Retro has more information related to Centurion: Defender of Rome

↑ GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 38
↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "July 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 38
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Sega Power, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-02), page 16
↑ ACE, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-08), page 61
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 45
↑ ACE, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-08), page 60
↑ ACE, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-08), page 110
↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 64
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 128
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 48
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 300
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 73
↑ Games-X, "25th-31st July 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 23
↑ Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 2000-12-07), page 27
↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 169
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
↑ Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-13), page 85
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 76
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 33
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
↑ Player One, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 36
↑ Power Play, "8/91" (DE; 1991-07-1x), page 126
↑ Raze, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-06-27), page 38
↑ Sega Power, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-04), page 26
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 10
↑ Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 86

[:File:GamePro_US_023.pdf_p38-1] GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_30.pdf_p38-2] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "July 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 38

[:File:SegaPower_UK_19.pdf_p16-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Sega Power, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-02), page 16

[:File:ACE_UK_48.pdf_p61-4] ACE, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-08), page 61

[5] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 45

[:File:ACE_UK_48.pdf_p60-6] ACE, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-08), page 60

[:File:ACE_UK_51.pdf_p110-7] ACE, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-08), page 110

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_001.pdf_p64-8] Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 64

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p128-9] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 128

[10] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 48

[11] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 300

[12] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 73

[:File:GamesX_UK_14.pdf_p23-13] Games-X, "25th-31st July 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 23

[:File:.D0.98.D0.B3.D1.80.D1.8B_Sega_.D0.9B.D1.83.D1.87.D1.88.D0.B8.D0.B5_.D0.B8.D0.B7_.D0.BB.D1.83.D1.87.D1.88.D0.B8.D1.85_.D0.92.D1.8B.D0.BF.D1.83.D1.81.D0.BA_1.pdf_p27-14] Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 2000-12-07), page 27

[:File:Joystick_FR_019.pdf_p169-15] Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 169

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p91-16] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91

[:File:MegaForce_FR_02.pdf_p85-17] Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-13), page 85

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p76-18] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 76

[:File:Micromania2_ES_041.pdf_p33-19] Micromanía (segunda época), "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 33

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p137-20] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_012.pdf_p36-21] Player One, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 36

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-08.pdf_p126-22] Power Play, "8/91" (DE; 1991-07-1x), page 126

[:File:Raze_UK_10.pdf_p38-23] Raze, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-06-27), page 38

[:File:SegaPower_UK_21.pdf_p26-24] Sega Power, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-04), page 26

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-25] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p64-26] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64

[27] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 10

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-03.pdf_p86-28] Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 86

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Centurion: Defender of Rome

From Sega Retro

Contents

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References