The Ancient Roman Empire will rise again when D3Publisher (D3P) brings the PC  casual games brand Cradle of Rome to Nintendo DS this fall. Players will  re-create the legendary city of old using a unique variation of the much loved  Match-3 puzzle mechanic to build more than 20 masterpieces of the Ancient Roman  architecture. More than 100 mind-bending levels, each with its own puzzle board  design, will call for players to use a different strategy each time to build and  conquer their way to become Emperor. Cradle of Rome is slated to ship to North  American retail stores on November 18, 2008.

In Cradle of Rome, players  can build more than 20 historical sites from 5 different eras of Ancient Roman  architecture by gathering resources such as wood, tools, gold and more by  matching rows of 3 or more on the puzzle board and obtaining as many as possible  before the time runs out. The more resources players gather, the faster they can  build the city from a lowly saw mill and progress to historical monuments such  as the Temple of Venus and eventually the mighty Coliseum. Multiple gameplay  modes offer various degrees of difficulty and a vast array of bonus tools adds  even more incentive to continue the game and eventually become  Emperor.

Cradle of Rome has been developed by cerasus.media and is  currently rated "E" (Everyone - Alcohol Reference) by the ESRB.