Antonio Guerrero (Spanish, 1777-after 1802) The taking of Numantia, Detail, 1802 Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando

INTERVIEW: Numantia: Recreating the Ancient Iberian World

RECOTechnology is a small game-developer studio based in Madrid, Spain. Their latest video game - Numantia - allows players to explore the conflicts between the ancient Iberians and ancient Romans. James Blake Wiener of Ancient History Encyclopedia (AHE) speaks to Mr. Pablo Serrano of RECOTechnology about the game and ancient Iberia in this exclusive interview.

Pablo Serrano is a video game developer based in Madrid, Spain. He has worked on several projects in various studios through the last years. He studied history and art and is an avid devotee of ancient history. He is currently RECOtechnology's project manager for the video game Numantia.

“We had our own historical advisor working with us during the development of Numantia. He has helped us greatly on matching dates, creating gear and units, and in our own understanding of the Celtiberian society of this particular period. And of course, we have individually expanded that documentation with lots and lots of books and documents regarding Numantia and the Iberian Peninsula during that time.” 

Review: Numantia (PlayStation 4)

Numantia is a Turn-Based Strategy game that takes place in the ancient conflict between Rome and the city of Numantia, in a war that lasted for more than two decades. Pros: Decent graphics. Platinum trophy. 5.50GB Download size. Two modes- Campaign and arena. Two armies to play in the campaign. Activate or deactivate the tutorial. Normal and hard difficulties. Decent voice work. Nice art…