Review: Asterix in Belgium

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Asterix in Belgium Asterix in Belgium by René Goscinny
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Roman legions, best in the world when it comes to martial maneuvers...and puns have suffered long and hard the attacks of the local barbarian tribes who refuse to bend the knee. Now they have been sent to a less grueling assignment, as a form of Rest Cure. To Armorica, to be beaten up by a relatively less threatening magic potion chugging village of Gauls.

Anything they reckon, is better than suffering at the hands of the Belgians, ferocious warriors whom even Caesar has proclaimed as the bravest warriors in the world. Which, does not sit well with the formerly mentioned Gauls, in particular their chief Vitalstatistix. After all, everyone knows who the bravest and most ferocious adversaries to Romans are. This mistake needed to be rectified.
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If you've read the story for any length of time, you can pretty much guess where it's headed to. It's off to Belgium, boys.

The Belgians are, hard to believe, even more boisterous and party loving than the Gaul. A real terror on the Romans, they're not one to shy away from a challenge. To determine who comes out on top, our favorite gauls and the Belgians decide on a single bet; as to who can beat up and destroy the most Romans. It is not a good time to be a Roman soldier; or Caesar for that Matter.

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All of this culminates as one would expect. In a cluster fracking of the well oiled, well maneuvered, but ill fated Roman Legions. Something very satisfying to see the Romans get beaten up, there is.
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With a new unlocked civilization we have a whole lot of new puns to play with.

Ø Pseudonymus
Ø Beefix
Ø Brawnix
Ø Melancholix
Ø Potbellix
Ø Alcoholix
Ø Bonanza
Ø Saintlouisblus
Ø Wolfgangamadeus
Ø Monotonus
Ø Dietetix
Ø Botanix & Cauliflowa
Ø Umbelliferus

Rating for 4 out of 5


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