Salammbo: Battle for Carthage

Based upon Gustave Flaubert's 1858 novel Salammbo, this is the epic story of love and hate, revenge and rivalry. Taking place during the fall of Carthage to the Roman Empire, you play Spendius, slave and close companion of Matho, a Libyan mercenary, who is in love with Salammbo, General Hamilcar's daughter. As Spendius you must outwit rebel forces and rescue the City of Carthage as well as reunite Matho with his true love.

The game features music from "Mozarts Requiem", and rich graphics designed by famed French artist Philippe Druillet whose illustrations also appear in Ring: Legend of Nibelungen and its sequel Ring II. Druillet rescued Salammbo from Cryo, the company who began the development, and finished the product himself.

Find inventory items, talk to numerous non-player characters and solve a variety of different puzzles in this point and click, mouse-driven adventure.

Added March 8, 2020
Published By Microids
1C Company
Adventure Company, The
Ontario Europe SA
Developed By Cryo Interactive Entertainment
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The first screen you see is the Player Selection Menu. (There is no "Title" screen as such) Up to 5 people can have separate games going. (Windows) from mobygames.com
You start here .. in a prison pit with the remains of others who have been here and died! (Windows) from mobygames.com
Spendius - your character (Windows) from mobygames.com
The beautiful Salammbo (Windows) from mobygames.com
Is he any good? (Windows) from mobygames.com
He is in love with Salammbo (who is not?) (Windows) from mobygames.com
The story goes on... (Windows) from mobygames.com
Listen closley... (Windows) from mobygames.com
Some kind of a horse... (Windows) from mobygames.com
Get down.. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Who is up there? (Windows) from mobygames.com
You're dead! Luckily the game gives you another chance. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Choosing the wrong thing to say can get you in trouble. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Maps are not used for travelling .. most of the time anyway. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Picking up objects is easy. These are necessary ingredients for a potent wine. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Spendius can wear things you've picked up. Click on the item from inventory, move it to his picture and click again. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Wandering around the city of Carthage at night. (Windows) from mobygames.com
A strange fellow, this guy is called the Birdman. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Pedestals with the map of Carthage are all over the city so you can tell where you are at any given time. (Windows) from mobygames.com
In Carthage on a walkway overlooking the sea. A lovely view! (Windows) from mobygames.com
Foxy lady! Too bad her "talents" are reserved only for nobles. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Eventually Spendius will travel in dark, underground passages. Luckily there are no mazes! (Windows) from mobygames.com
You find a hidden garden. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Use an item on the correct circles here based on clues you've seen. (Windows) from mobygames.com
This statue is protected by a force field. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Place tiles you've found in the proper spots. Your clue comes from a song. (Windows) from mobygames.com
In battle screens, move your 4 groups of troops to the proper upper blocks. Then click on the bottom right icon to see how your strategy plays out. (Windows) from mobygames.com
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Spendius finds an enemy uniform! (Windows) from mobygames.com
Watch the credits scroll completely at least once. The background artwork is incredible! (Windows) from mobygames.com
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Year of Release:
2003

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Camera View:
First-Person

Control Type:
Point and Click

Setting/Theme:
Fantasy

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